When you think of South Africa, images of safaris, natural beauty and the wonderful legacy of Mandela crop up. Looking more closely at the day-to-day reality and experiences of its citizens a rather bleak picture emerges.

Gerhard Schutte, retired professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the Universities of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg) and Wisconsin paid a recent visit to the country of his birth and shares his experience and impressions with us.

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