PICTURE: MARCUS JOOSTE History teaches us that a revolution has never fixed the ills of society. SA is in a far worse situation as it struggles to fix the ills of the past — it has never had a revolution.The election of our "founding father", Nelson Mandela, encapsulated centuries of dreams and aspirations of our forebears — a country in which all races are treated equally, with the prospect of living in harmony with others.Recent sobering trends suggest that "true" freedom remains a fallacy for the majority. The vision of a free and prosperous SA for all, painted by our leaders at the dawn of democracy, was just an illusion. The situation hasn’t changed much for the majority 20 years on, some may argue.Today, there are more graduates from previously disadvantaged backgrounds, a growing black middle class, and the freedom to choose where you want to live and work. Yet poverty every corner of our cities reeks of poverty. It’s near impossible to find a busy intersection that has no be...
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