Africa is a continent rich in human and natural resources, but the majority of its population lives in poverty (Carr). Located at the tip of southern Africa is the country of South Africa. South Africa, later known as the Republic of South Africa, is a country where people have repeatedly experienced injustice and corruption from their respective governments, apartheid and the African National Congress. The apartheid system is made up of all-white government officials, while the African National Congress is made up of people of color. Despite the differences in governance, the outcome of the two had similar negative effects on its population. Both governments shared a similar theme within their system of government: the exploitation of the country's abundant resources and people. As a result, the South African people have faced a number of problems, such as injustice, corruption and an increased crime rate. Both apartheid and the ANC participated in corrupt and unjust practices that led to the mistreatment of the population, increased poverty and unemployment rates, and high levels of criminal activity. Apartheid and the ANC are responsible for adversity caused mainly by injustice, corruption and high crime rates. The apartheid system demonstrated unjust practices that prevented the South African people from respecting their natural rights. Apartheid succeeded in limiting and subjugating the majority (mostly black Africans) and established an all-white government. Apartheid was established after World War II and the Great Depression brought an economic depression that convinced the government to strengthen its policies of racial segregation (Apartheid). The National Party, an all-white party, gained political power in... half of the paper......ljustice.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/index.php/Overview_of_Apartheid>.Belcsák, Hans. “Hot Spots: South Africa.” Business Credit 112.4 (2010): 26-27. OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson). Network. 2 December 2013. "South Africa's moral crisis". Christian Century 116.1 (1999): 9-10.OmniFile Full text Mega (H.W. Wilson). Network. 2 December 2013. Breetzke, G.D. “Understanding the scale and scope of crime in post-apartheid South Africa.” Social Identities 18.3 (2012): 299-315. Premier of academic research. Network. December 2, 2013. Elder, G. S. (2003). Malevolent traditions: Hostel violence and the procreative geography of apartheid. Journal of Southern African Studies, 29(4), 921-935Du Plessis, Anton and Antoinette Louw. "Crime and crime prevention in South Africa: 10 years on". Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice 47.2 (2005): 427-446. Premier of academic research. Network. December 2. 2013