Statement by South Africa at the Third Session of the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues, 14 to 15 December 2010 Chaiperson, Independent Expert, Ms Gay McDougall The South African society comprises various racial, ethnic, cultural, religious and linguistic groups. The injustices of apartheid on the majority of South Africans and their participation in economic life needs no elaboration in the United Nations, which adopted numerous resolutions over the past 4 decades in a concerted effort by the international community to eliminate apartheid in South Africa. The consolidation of democracy in our country required the eradication of social and economic