"Corruption creates a lot of uncertainity in the country," according to Someleze Sigudu, a 28-year-old South African, who, like many of his peers, has become frustrated by the uptick of corruption in the country and a lack of accountability by political leaders.
This is also seen in the recently released 2024 African Youth Survey where over 5,600 young people between the ages of 18 and 24 voiced their concerns over corruption in their countries.
The poll, commissioned by the Johannesburg-based Ichikowitz Family Foundation, surveyed youth from Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.
Sigudu believes the South African government is failing society due to its handling of various corruption cases, which highlight the lack of significant consequences for those accused, which encourages even more corruption.
"I feel like we are not fighting enough because they are not being punished and people still eat money," he told DW. He added that corruption creates political instability and unemployment because investors would not invest in a country where corruption is very high.
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