South Africa marks 30 years since apartheid amid growing discontent

Polls predict ANC likely to lose parliamentary majority, due to high unemployment and wealth inequality South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital that included a 21-gun salute and the waving of the country’s multicoloured flag. Any sense of celebration on the momentous anniversary was however set against a growing discontent with the current government. As head of state, president Cyril Ramaphosa presided over the gathering …