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South Africa's social and political challenges: Covid exacerbates socioeconomic inequalities amid ANC infighting
Südafrikas gesellschaftliche und politische Herausforderungen: Covid verschärft sozioökonomische Ungleichheit und trifft auf einen zerstrittenen ANC
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Abstract Political and social relations in South Africa are eroding. This is the result of structural changes and concurrent developments that mutually reinforce each other. Any hopes of generating tourism revenue in the months of November 2021 to February 2022 have been dashed by the international travel re... view more
Political and social relations in South Africa are eroding. This is the result of structural changes and concurrent developments that mutually reinforce each other. Any hopes of generating tourism revenue in the months of November 2021 to February 2022 have been dashed by the international travel restrictions put in place since the discovery of the Covid variant Omicron. Moreover, tensions within the governing African National Congress (ANC) limit President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ability to act. Nevertheless, progress is slowly being made on reforms. The party system has also become increasingly differentiated since the local elections in early November. Germany and the EU can support positive developments through well-designed and appropriate assistance, but they should always keep a number of (especially socioeconomic) factors in mind. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Republic of South Africa; socioeconomic development; economic situation; epidemic; impact; political development; party system; local election; election result; corruption
Classification
Political Science
Free Keywords
COVID-19; Innenpolitische Lage; Instabilität; Soziale Faktoren; African National Congress; Ramaphosa, Cyril; Politischer Wandel; Wahl/Abstimmung; Korruptionsbekämpfung
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
6 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 61/2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2021C61
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications