How far are the problems which Thabo Mbeki and South Africa faced today which exist as a result of p
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... o find work whilst their families were left in the Bantustans. (Black homeland, 13.5% of the land reserved for 70% of the population) A culture of prostitution developed, mothers needed money to feed their children. As the Bantustans were overcrowded and the situation in them was one of poverty. This poverty helped to spread the disease. Lack of money meant that people were having unprotected sex with multiple partners. They turned to prostitution because of poverty. Why hasn't the current government dealt with the problem though? Thabo Mbeki failed to realise the relationship between HIV and AIDS. However it is only recently that the government has seen the problem in its true form as a potential epidemic, however this is too late for most. The government have been inefficient with dealing with it and informing the people about the risks of unprotected sex and about AIDS.
Inequality is still a factor. At the moment, whites still own 80% of the land. The land reform policies have fallen behind in meeting targets. Out of the 65 000 applicants for land which was taken from them in apartheid, only 6 500 claims have been processed. At a glance this seems like a lot but infact it is only 5%. Given that the government has had 8years to deal with this. You may say that '50years of apartheid cant be undone in 8', I'm not saying that I just think they could have done a bit more than that. 5% of the population own 88% of the wealth. The government promised land reforms, work and equality and to an extent haven't delivered. Because of this ...
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