Do young South Africans still believe in Nelson Mandelas legacy?

Published: July 19, 2022, 1 a.m.

Africa Daily is on the road in Africa\u2026 first stop: South Africa. And Alan has arrived just in time for Mandela day \u2013 a celebration of the former president\u2019s birth. \n \nWhen Nelson Mandela became South Africa\u2019s first democratically elected president in 1994, he was a hero in his own country, and an inspiration across the world.\n \nBut 28 years after the fall of apartheid, some, particularly those who are younger than 28, are beginning to question Mandela\u2019s legacy.\n \nThe South Africa of today is struggling with high poverty levels, shortages of clean water and disruption of its electricity supply. \n \nEight million people are jobless, in a country of 60 million.\n \nToday, for Africa Daily, Alan Kasujja is Johannesburg and brings together people from across the generations in Mandela\u2019s former home. \n \nHe hears from some young people who blame his political decisions for some of the country\u2019s current problems\u2026and those who say he\u2019s still their hero.\n \nPresenter: Alan Kasujja (@kasujja)