Answer to Question #268451 in Sociology for ruchel

Question

Provide a definition of democracy, then discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the notion of democracy in South Africa

Answer 1

The COVID-19 epidemic has exposed the limitations of South Africa’s democracy. Very little has been achieved to address the critical issue of racialized poverty in the country. A new approach to tackle this enduring problem is needed, writes Lungisile Ntsebeza. At the heart of it all is the failure of the democratic state to resolve the land question in South Africa.