Just because the current South African govt. is crap doesn't mean that apartheid was OK. The current situation does make one wonder about all those people who were "so busy and committed" with South Africa during apartheid aren't so busy and committed to South Africa now.

I never deemed Apartheid to be OK. As for the people who were so committed I have to agree, South Africa has become a country in which the trend is every man for himself, for me it's a sad fact. What strikes me though is Africa's trend to blame every one else but themself for their current situation (which includes South Africa).

If you subscribe to dependency theory, Apartheid will be blamed for two generations from the point of so called 'freedom'. I am not sure how accurate this will apply to South Africa's situation as most Dependency Theory research has been conducted on countries where large 'colonial' population do not exist (I know Afrikaners do not consider themselves colonialists, I don't mean any offense by using this popular expression). The RSA might be different, as there is a large white community and a large Asian community that is not leaving. Could be interesting.

"I was wondering for how long will Apartheid be blamed for all the problems in South Africa." For at least as long as the "White Devil" has been blamed for the disaster in Zimbabwe rest assured..