Hundreds of voters queue to vote in the local government elections. The quality and strength of South Africa_s democracy is one of the factors that will ensure it remains globally relevant well beyond 2030, according to the writer.
By Jakkie Cilliers – Independent Online
Africa Day this week honours the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963, and the inauguration of the AU in 2002, with a new charter emphasising democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
Africa’s past has been thoroughly scrutinised, so let us rather look to its future, where we will see that the collective impact of eight factors is profoundly improving the prospects of the continent, despite its deeply entrenched poverty, massive size and immense complexity.
These are:
- The momentous impact of population growth and urbanisation that is driving economic growth rates – so much so that Africa will shortly surpass emerging Asia as the region with the fastest-growing economies.
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Jakkie Cilliers is the director of the Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria.
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