South Africa is a reminder that being the continent鈥檚 strongest economy does not guarantee universal income improvement for all. Its surging growth left behind large swaths of the population 鈥� due in large part to the persistent legacy of apartheid 鈥� leaving South Africa with one of the worst income inequalities in the world (a Gini index of ).
Two decades after apartheid-era control over the nation鈥檚 wealth by white South Africans ended, the country more equitable income distribution. In fact, , with inter-racial inequality worsening since the end of apartheid.
