South Africa, Fifteen Years On

A boutique in Sandton City, Johannesburg's smartest shopping
center
Benedicte Kurzen / VII Mentor for TIME

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A boutique in Sandton City, Johannesburg's smartest shopping center. Under the ANC its small, connected elite have prospered, but the number living in poverty has actually increased from 1.9 million in 1996 to 4.2 million in 2005.

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