Since the end of apartheid, South Africa has prospered, achieving equity between black and white wealth, lowering unemployment across all races, and reducing crime
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
RATIONALE: Today, South Africa's GDP (PPP) is $12,700 (similar to that of Brazil), but there is still a huge economic gulf between the haves (mostly whites) and have-nots (mostly blacks). There remains a large black underclass, and an overall unemployment rate of 25 percent (50 percent among youth ages 15–24) fuels an ongoing epidemic of petty and violent crime, especially in the cities.
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What will be an ideal response?
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