South Africa risks becoming a failed state, with some arguing that this may already be the case. 👀Read why here 👇
, a state is deemed to have failed if it loses control of its borders; there is increased erosion of legitimate authority; it is unable to deliver basic public services as defined in the Constitution; state monopoly on physical violence is compromised; it can no longer contract with other states and political corruption becomes endemic.Research Director at North West University, Professor André Duvenhage, explained that there are three categories of states: soft, weak and failed state.
Duvenage said a failed state is one that was losing its sovereignty over its territory and is not the dominant actor in certain environments. He said currently the South African government is not dealing with corruption nor upholding the rule of law, which means the country is now a mafia state.Skidding into a failed state is among the nine top risks facing South Africa, according to the
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