This paper attempts to discuss tribalism in South Africa’s democracy as ‘a ‘monster that, compromises democracy and the constitution of the country. The scourge of tribalism has serious racist implications and, therefore has to be dealt with decisively. From this perspective, it has to be fully understood that the majority of the voters will be youth in the coming election, scheduled for the 7th of May, 2014. This will be either an opportunity or a threat. The emerging tribalism must therefore not be allowed to pollute the youth because, South Africa’s youth is a new generation that, can consolidate the new found democracy and place the country into a trajectory of development, growth and acceptance both internally and externally. The researchers are aware that a paper of this nature can cause controversy, but posits that different sets of view must be allowed to surface, in order to allow the freed of speech. The paper is important from the perspective that South Africa is made up of different race groups and their rights have to be protected by means of the rule of law and the constitution of the country, as envisaged by the constitution and the Freedom Charter as was promulgated by the ruling party the African National Congress. The paper, in no way pretends to capture all aspects of the subtle nuances attached to this controversial subject, but outlines the importance of dealing with this issue.

This paper attempts to discuss tribalism in South Africa’s democracy as ‘a ‘monster that, compromises democracy and the constitution of the country. The scourge of tribalism has serious racist implications and, therefore has to be dealt with decisively. From this perspective, it has to be fully u...