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south africa gained its independence from britain in 1910. why did this not lead to freedom and equality in south africa?

Because in South Africa the sudden absence of Britain's rule lead to a power vacuum, and civil wars. Any government that was established would often be very corrupt and brutal.

Apartheid legay continued after the independence, which was mainly a political independence. Social conditions and policy failures failed and furhter accentuated inequality among social classes.

Explanation:

The British legacy on the country means negative effects with long term consequences; widespread discrimination among white and black, with further divisions. Instead of racial divisions, now the class is a dividing lack where only a minority is in control of the capital, resources management and access to education as well as a voice in public policy.

This tendency is seen worldwide where countries gaining Independence in the postwar period replicated the colonial conditions after gaining Independence.  In South Africa, an elite remains in control of the wealth of the country and prevents the majority of the other citizens to obtain benefits of becoming Independent.

The democratic change resulted in only a few seizing control of key assets.

The access to a labor market is determined by the structural conditions, this means that only the people that since birth or for past generations enjoyed the access to education and accentuated disparities.

Lack of quality jobs, among failure to create human capital, are other reasons