A new survey says half of young South Africans think the world is becoming a worse place

Forty eight percent (48%) of young people in South Africa think that the world is becoming a worse place ‚ with only 15% thinking it is becoming better. It was also revealed that 30% young people in South Africa think that their country is a good place in which to live‚ while 19% said it was a bad place in which to live.
A large majority of South African young people (68%) think their government is doing too little to solve the global refugee crisis. Eighty-three percent (83%) of young people cited terrorism and extremism as what makes them fearful for the future. A similar proportion (81%) were worried about the possibility of conflict and war.

The survey also found out that young people overall were pessimistic about the future. They said money is the most common source of personal anxiety for young people with half (51%) naming money-related issues as one of their top sources of anxiety.

Finally, nearly two-thirds of young people (63%) believe that same-sex marriage should be legal‚ though women are far more likely to be in favour than men (70% vs. 54%).

The findings was published by the Varkey Foundation‚ based on in-depth opinion polling by Populus.


Source: Sowetan Live