Born Free
This year marks the 18-year anniversary of democracy in South Africa, Born free’ is a haunting notion, and it is frequently used in the current media dialog to imply that the kids born after the apartheid era have an advantage over previous generations.
Eighteen years after the demise of political apartheid, South Africa remains at least to me an unequal society, There is no doubt that its considered attractive to many teenagers to be described as ‘born free’; it is probably a more than fair assumption that most of our born free South Africans do not experience their lives in quite a good way as born free implies.

This subject has caused many debates and arguments about its meaning and its effect. Most of our class falls under this category and it seems to make everyone very excited to speak on it.
Many people argue that we are still affected by the happenings of apartheid, and in truth some people are still feeling the effects of what happened about 18 years ago. But I think the effects of what happened during apartheid are still felt today.
Some, of course, feel a weight of expectation that is not eased by their view of the current opportunities open to them. However, what is so heartening is that these previously–disadvantaged young people, presumed to be so care-free while they battle their own adversities, actually do step up and get involved, give up some of their weekend time to be involved in a programme aiming for the greater good. In this way, they are perhaps not so different from their ancestors who bravely challenged apartheid and struggled, against the odds, for positive change in our country. In conclusion I think if the born frees believe in themselves and stop listening to what other people have to say they can be the generation to rid South Africa of most of the corruption and maybe grow past the racial differences that