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#WorldAtFive 🇿🇦 The worst bout of lawlessness since the end of apartheid makes a fresh exodus of talent from South Africa seem likely, writes @janeflan thetimes.co.uk/article/south-…

The mass departures of the early 90s were dominated by so-called “white flight”, but recent inquiries are split evenly along racial lines. “Mostly young and highly skilled families” looking for safe haven in Britain, Canada and Australia

More than half of those polled this year believed corruption still festered among politicians, officials and advisers working in the office of the president. That number has been creeping up steadily since 2002 when 13 per cent expressed distrust.

In many parts of Africa’s most industrialised economy, where municipal authorities are bankrupt and communities are left to sort their own bin collections, water supplies and security, there is little sign of the state.

Almost half of black South Africans, and three out of four young people, are already out of work. Ramaphosa himself estimates his government’s strict Covid-19 lockdowns meant that two million people lost their jobs.

Read the full report here: thetimes.co.uk/article/south-…