Exactly this, as another person who grew up in South Africa the constant minimisation of apartheid's long-term effects is a frustrating problem. One of aparthe

Exactly this, as another person who grew up in South Africa the constant minimisation of apartheid's long-term effects is a frustrating problem. One of apartheid's most awful and lingering consequences is spatial apartheid, the creation of isolated racially-segregated communities far outside city centres, poorly-served by transport options, in areas marginal for local business and industry. The ANC owns its fair share of blame for our present state, particular during the Zuma administration. The electricity crisis, worsening of police ineffectiveness and corruption, and collapse of local services are all failings of the ANC first and foremost. But what's most important to understand is that fixing South Africa after 1994 was always going to be hard because of the huge amount of damage performed by apartheid. We were all far too sanguine about how easy it would be to move ahead, and coasted on a few years of goodwill and optimism without addressing the deep structural issues that caused social ruptures later on.