Why is South Africa such a poor country?

South Africa is not a poor country; it's one of the most developed nations on the African continent! I'm talking about the “Eurocentric” view of what development means, in this regarded it's even far better than most nations of eastern Europe. read more

It can't be ‘such a poor country’ if it has the 6th most shopping centres in the world, and there's still more demand. And it is the richest miniral country in the world. However South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world. You're either rich or poor, and the middle class hardly exists. read more

The question about why Africa is so poor is loaded with bias, and presumes two things: the first is that there’s a homogeneous place called Africa, and that Google’s search algorithm will find some pithy yet succinct quote to explain 54 distinctive trajectories. read more

Best Answer: In truth South Africa is not a poor country at all,our country is however facing some serious issues in the financial department (corruption being at the top of the list).A recent external audit of all South African municipality`s showed that more than ten milliard rand(about 1 298 701 299 USD) had mysteriously vanished in the last financial year alone(13 of 200+ municipality`s recieved clean audits). read more