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The South African government sets 'black quotas' for businesses and favours companies owned by black people. But critics accuse the government of neglecting its responsibility to white citizens.
As union rep Kallie Kriel states: "It's ironic that a government that fought racial laws is now doing exactly the same thing."
As union rep Kallie Kriel states: "It's ironic that a government that fought racial laws is now doing exactly the same thing."
But like all things, rapid change, low economic status and imbalanced social standings creates bias, hatred, and violence. Which maybe fueling even more racism in South Africa.
Reminds me of the attitude towards 'affirmative action' in poor white communities of United States.
"All your questions is about the whites" - he's so right, is she on a mission or something? Fall from a position of "win" is a shame, but the entire country's in horrible shape, eh?
I'd get just as annoyed with her as he did... wonder where she was trying to take that interview...
None of that beating around the bush crap that all the other supposedly 'well trained', 'MBA in Journalism' professional news reporters end up doing.
The only thing that made this story worth telling is "oh no reverse racism" when their is not much of a story, since all those rich whites have not been run out of the country.
>> ^Irishman:
The level of ignorance about South Africa displayed in the comments here is sickening and disheartening.
Otherwise the response she would've gotten was just another government official's pre-prepped answers.
As of 2007, comparatively speaking white unemployment is pretty low at 4%. In the coloured demographic, which has a similar total population, unemployment is still incredibly high at 21%.
The black unemployment statistics have dropped by around 10% over the last 7 years, currently at 26%. Oddly, the coloured unemployment statistics have seen minimal shift over the same period of time, which is strange considering the Employment Equity Act covers blacks and coloureds under the same umbrella.
I'm not as interested in whats been going on with unemployed whites as much as I am interesting in the coloured unemployment stats. Even the white unemployment rate has dropped over the last 7 years.
The Employment Equity Act is far from flawless though, and it's not an efficient piece of legislation. The statistics may look good superficially, but the quality of the workforce the the EEA has created is questionable. Especially considering the governments rush to fill EEA 'quotas' without the required corresponding investment in relevant education and training to guarantee the ability of the individuals thrust into these new positions.
The annoying thing is the the only coverage South Africa seems to get in the international press is badly researched pieces like this, or something to do with Nelson Mandela.
Daar is geen plek in die wereld vir 'n dom afrikaaner. Jy moet hard werk my china! Die koeksister kom nie van niks nie.