Equality for all: 99 steps to go.

One of the bigest challenges facing South Africa today is creating an environment of tolerance and equality for all. The constitution, hailed as the best in the world, guarantees the rights of people from all walks of life. Unfortunately there is a huge difference between the words of the consitution and the reality on the ground. People are violated daily for being different and for choosing not to conform. They are killed for reasons ranging fom religious affiliation, nationality to gender. While the constitution celebrates diversity, there are some who see it as an enemy. Through the writing of the constitution, South Africa took the first step towards providing a place were everyone and anyone can be themselves. That step was the first of a hundred required. It is time South Africa started walking the last 99 steps towards realising the kind of society that the constitution aspires to create.