Don't forget that South Africa, with all of its problems, is still probably the most successful country in Africa.  Also, don't forget that South Africa is only 15 years out of an extremely racially segregated society (apartheid).  That system had already been in place since 1948 and beyond. It caused a lot of damage to people's psyches.   Add to that, adverse current world economic conditions, then South Africa still has a long way to go.  But again, compare conditions in South Africa with other countries in Africa, and one will find that South Africa is still way out in front.  Also, take a close look at the White community in South Africa to see where they are at right now.  There is also, or at least there used to be, a sizeable Indian (India) community in South Africa, and it would be beneficial to take a look at where they are at right now.  In summary, South Africa has a diverse racial community besides black (Zulu etc.), and those communities need to be examined to see how they fit into the equation. A large part of South Africa's problems are the deep wounds caused by apartheid.  Those wounds are in a healing process which will take a while, but the "patients" are out of the critical stage.  

He should not even be allowed to stand for election, too many criminal accusations against him.

I wish to correct the statement,"and the troubling wealth gap that endures despite the end of apartheid."
there are more black millionaires in South Africa than white, and the richest man in S.A.is a black man. more whites have been driven into poverty by the R. D. P. system, disregarding experience and knowledge and replacing it with a color apartheid system more devastating and detrimental to the country than ever in the a  that disregards equality, and promotes more ethnic intolerance than in the apartheid era, let us not be fooled by false reports but take a good look at the destabilisation of the whole of Africa since it was handed to the Africans. Is  Zimbabwe not a true picture of the African way of ruling, and believe me, South Africa will be no different, for when the most5 corrupted people are voted in as Presidents what can one expect, another Blood State?          

JZ you are the leader of this coutry and we are proud of you as the youth of south africa and plz know that we'll always love you MR JZ.

I AM PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN AND I'M HAPPY FOR THE RULING PARTY TO RULE AGAIN.MR MALEMA 'S THE TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN FOR THE YOUTH OF SOUTH AFRICA,you can even see that most voters were young people.

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