Why can the end of apartheid in South Africa be called an institutional victory and not only a moral victory?

Correct answer: Because equality was institutionalised through the Constitution and elections

Correct answer: C. A moral victory means that an unjust system is recognised as wrong, but an institutional victory goes further by changing the rules and bodies that govern public life. In South Africa, the end of apartheid was expressed through a new constitutional order, equal citizenship, a Bill of Rights and democratic elections. These arrangements gave equality a continuing legal and political structure instead of leaving it as an ideal or speech. A is wrong because democratic institutions depend on values such as equality and justice. B is wrong because major legal and political changes occurred, not merely speeches. C is correct because equality was embedded in constitutional rules and representative elections. D is wrong because new rules and institutions were precisely what made the change durable. Memory cue: ideals become lasting when institutions carry them.