One of the articles I read that was extremely helpful in getting a better understanding of the present day South Africa, was an article posted by Hashem. It focused on South Africa's present day president, Jacob Zuma. I really appreciate this article being posted, because we hadn't really covered the present day politics, and reading this motivates me to do more research on the future president election.
The second article that I read was Faith's article which focused on the progress or lack of progress since apartheid. The article gave some alarming facts that proved that there is a lot that still needs to be done to improve the lives of the people who have been oppressed for many decades.
The third article that I found intriguing was the article posted by Larisa Manescu. It is titled "9 Questions About Nelson Mandela You Were Too Embarrassed to Ask". I really like it, because it is a very stripped down version of what we have been learning these past few weeks, but it still hits the main points. Another reason why I like this article was because it contained a different perspective of Mandela. Mandela who is usually praised for leading a peaceful revolution, was depicted as someone who encouraged violence. Not undermining any of the accomplishments of Mandela, I just find this perspective of him interesting since it goes against what we have been learning these past weeks.
In this blog post I am only including 3 interesting pieces of information on South Africa founded by my peers. In my next post, I will be posting my top 10 list of other information that gives great insight of South Africa. Stay tuned!
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