South african here. You pretty much answered your question already. Loyalty, corruption and no competent opposition.

Seems very odd that there is no competent opposition in a country that quite obviously could use it. Do you know what the reason for it is?

oyalty because the ANC are the ones who fought so hard against apartheid. A lot of the older generation are just loyal to the end for that.

I get that for the older generation, but given SA has well over a third of it's registered voters being under 30 doesn't that also change voting behavior given these people were born post apartheid? Or do they juat not vote? Remain loyal to the ANC via parents? Can't find much on youth voting patterns in SA myself.

Corruption is also a big issue. There are people who get into politics to get rich, not to make any change. What better way than to support a corrupt party? Get into a party rife with corruption. Embrace corruption. Profit.

Yeah, but that sorta brings me to point one, it would seem to me like that naturally leads to a counter reaction with more idealistic people forming an alternative to the norm given SA is a democracy and all I would guess that the ruling party can't/doesn't suppress the opposition.

The last point is a bit more debateable - there are no competent parties. The DA have a pretty good record but they do not appeal to the majority. They're seen as a party for white people and white interests. I've even spoken to people who were worried if the DA go back to apartheid. That's obviously not going to happen but on the more reasonable side of that, people are concerned that a DA government would not do enough to help black people and instead focus to keep their loyal white supporters happiest.

Have they made an effort to address that and become more of an all-encompasing party? Or do they simply try to retain their base at all costs?

Things are changing though - DA and other parties did gain votes. ANC lost votes. We now have a coalition government. Hopefully in the next elections we will be able to take more steps in the right direction, be it voting for DA or another party that can prove itself.

It would probably help a lot if there was more plurality so coalitions have to be formed and a single party can't just effectively rule alone or with minimal support, but yeah, that would require competent opposition partiea.

As for the general situation. I'm white. I don't see a genocide here. I live in a city so I can't comment much on farmers but keep in mind that whites in south africa tend to be better off financially. Farmers are usually quite well off and they're in remote rural areas that police cannot respond to quickly. It makes sense that they would be targeted for crimes. I will also say there could be racially motivated crimes, some might be motivated by the idea of land grabs (as Zimbabwe experienced. I don't know of farms here being taken without consequence) but they're not statistically significant to call it a genocide imho.

Yeah, you don't have to convince me there, I am on the side of no genocide, can't really be on any other side there factually at least. Just lots of corruption, crime with a likely "healthy" sprinkle of hatecrime in the mix.

On the other hand, I personally can't stand Julius JuJu Malema (the guy singing kill the boer) and I am extremely disappointed that our constitutional court allows it. There is context of it being a "struggle song" but personally I think that doesn't justify it. I'm not the con-court though so my opinion is just that. I don't think there is a white genocide but I do think that Juju is and his rhetoric is harmful to our peace and reconciliation and attempts to move forward from apartheid.

Oh the consitutional court allowed it? Damn that seems weird at best, I mean it is hard not to see it as an incitement or call to violence tbh.