Article via CNN: South Africa is the world’s most unequal country. 25 years of freedom have failed to bridge the divide

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South Africa is the world’s most unequal country. 25 years of freedom have failed to bridge the divide

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More than two decades have passed since South Africa overhauled a racist regime designed to keep the country’s black population under the thumb of an elite white minority.

But while democracy has delivered freedom for all South Africans, not enough has changed for those living in the country’s vast townships.
In fact, despite 25 years of democracy, South Africa remains the most economically unequal country in the world, according to the World Bank. If anything, the rainbow nation is even more divided now than it was in 1994.

By Katy Scott, CNN
Graphics by Henrik Pettersson, CNN

Updated 11:38 AM ET, Fri May 10, 2019

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