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Article: South Africa's tribal traditions prevent new freedoms.(CULTURE)
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- The World and I
- Article date:
- March 1, 2006
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South Africa's freedom independence and one-man-one-vote rule have been the law of the land since 1994, when South African citizens adopted their new constitution. Unfortunately, this document has become a paper tiger, because the black majority government could not implement the statutes in ways that would benefit its own race. Couple this with the centuries-old cult-like traditions that keep blacks bound to their roots and they have a recipe for the continued "drowning" of the entire continent.
HIV/AIDS, poor education, poor housing and unemployment have enslaved the black population for more than fifty years. These conditions are worse now than ever before. ...