Download or read book Socio-economic Equity and Democratic Freedom in South Africa written by Mamphela Ramphele and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2013 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the past 18 years of democratic rule in South Africa, the disparities have hardly been reduced, as is manifest in the realms of education, health, security, and employment. As a former liberation movement, the African National Congress underestimated the tasks ahead when transforming South African society, and the degree to which the apartheid legacy impacted the people's ability to make use of their democratic rights and to call politicians to account for their performance. This book calls for citizen responsibility to shape the nation's future and defend the rights of liberty enshrined in its constitution. (Series: Carl Schlettwein Lectures - Vol. 8)