Some Soweto residents who cast their votes for the first time in 1994 have harshly criticised the party for failing to fulfill promises made during the dawn of democracy.
JOHANNESBURG - As South Africans recall what three decades of democracy means to them, the governing African National Congress is again under sharp scrutiny as the country takes stock of gains and losses since 1994.
The long-lasting impact of the oppression and racial segregation that soweto residents faced during the apartheid era has featured prominently as elderly voters recall life before freedom. "There are some challenges, which are fair, but the reality is we need to work as one unified people to deal with the problems that are affecting our country, one of them being the unemployment crisis."
He listed poverty, unemployment and the poor education system in the country as some of the ANC's government’s biggest failures.
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