, DVA3706 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 1 2025 (888968) - DUE April 2025
Since 1994, South Africa has identified several strategies to
address the injustices created by its colonial and apartheid past.
Among the various strategies adopted by the government, rural
development has always taken centre stage to transform the
country’s political, social, economic, and environmental
challenges.
Rural Development in South Africa: A Detailed
Examination of Post-1994 Strategies, Challenges, and
the Way Forward
Introduction
Since the end of apartheid in 1994, South Africa has
embarked on a long and complex journey toward
addressing historical injustices and socio-economic
disparities, particularly in rural areas. Under the apartheid
regime, rural communities—predominantly inhabited by
black South Africans—were systematically marginalized
through policies that restricted land ownership, limited
access to resources, and ensured the economic dominance
of white-owned commercial agriculture. This led to
severe underdevelopment in rural areas, characterized by
poverty, unemployment, lack of infrastructure, inadequate
healthcare, and poor education systems.
Semester 1 2025 (888968) - DUE April 2025
Since 1994, South Africa has identified several strategies to
address the injustices created by its colonial and apartheid past.
Among the various strategies adopted by the government, rural
development has always taken centre stage to transform the
country’s political, social, economic, and environmental
challenges.
Rural Development in South Africa: A Detailed
Examination of Post-1994 Strategies, Challenges, and
the Way Forward
Introduction
Since the end of apartheid in 1994, South Africa has
embarked on a long and complex journey toward
addressing historical injustices and socio-economic
disparities, particularly in rural areas. Under the apartheid
regime, rural communities—predominantly inhabited by
black South Africans—were systematically marginalized
through policies that restricted land ownership, limited
access to resources, and ensured the economic dominance
of white-owned commercial agriculture. This led to
severe underdevelopment in rural areas, characterized by
poverty, unemployment, lack of infrastructure, inadequate
healthcare, and poor education systems.
