Once in a while, I visit South Africa, and every time, I’m confused after seeing the gated communities and shops with fences and doorbells. I know why they are there, and I see the almost insurmountable problems the country has to deal with. The happy few have safely locked themselves up, and the rest is free to wander and experience the rain.

Having grown up in Europe, I don’t feel qualified to have an opinion, but I can’t help but ask myself: How happy are the few?