South Africa questions its identity, strengthens democracy

South Africa is undergoing intense introspection following an election that resulted in a significant break from the African National Congress, the party that secured the nation’s freedom and democracy three decades ago.

In the wake of turning away from what was once the country’s most cherished party, South Africans are grappling with crucial questions about their future direction and the progress they’ve made in their fledgling democracy since the end of apartheid in 1994.

Despite having Africa’s most industrialized economy, the injustices of South Africa’s past have not been made right three decades after Nelson Mandela and the ANC were elected in the country’s first all-race…