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."
legacy0100says...

I particularly agree with the comment made on 12:40. And the fact still remains that 80-90% of South African people living in poverty are Blacks.

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.

Kruposays...

*long

"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...

legacy0100says...

I think it was a good interview nontheless. Asked direct questions and got direct answers.

None of that beating around the bush crap that all the other supposedly 'well trained', 'MBA in Journalism' professional news reporters end up doing.

dgandhisays...

I think the reporter was taking a serious "oh no not the whites" position when it is clear that whites are not systematically discriminated against. While she did mention all those rich white people she glossed over the overwhelming population of poor blacks.

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.

legacy0100says...

Now that I think of it, perhaps the reporter purposely egged on her interviewee just to amplify and polirize the issue, which makes the answers very precise and clear cut.

Otherwise the response she would've gotten was just another government official's pre-prepped answers.

SpeveOsays...

Lets look at the stats:

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.

Fadesays...

Ohkhay! I'm telling for joo why come joo don't get da job. It's because joo talk liek a blerry bonehead.

Daar is geen plek in die wereld vir 'n dom afrikaaner. Jy moet hard werk my china! Die koeksister kom nie van niks nie.

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