White poverty a reality: Zuma
President Jacob Zuma criticised the pre-1994 governments for not acknowledging that there were poor whites during the apartheid era. Zuma was speaking to an Afrikaner community at Bethlehem informal settlement in Pretoria West.
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Very strategic of you Mr Pres, but on a serious note these issues need to be adressed speadily
Murrow
Why bother visiting poor Afrikaners when you refuse to criticise the singing of ‘kill the boers’? Think about it, Mr President.
Patrick
There is a lot of in balances, within every government system.
We all need to join forces, stop the finger pointing and work as a collective to obtain results.
We are aware that this is not the only problem that we are facing as South African’s, yes Black Economic Empowerement, needs to be reviewed, it is not beneficial to every one, in needs to be done on a needs analysis basis, and then name then changed to something else, that incorporates everyone.
Our president goes around, and tells other nations to be united, charity begins at home.
Let us stop the colour devide, and move away from the apartheid era, that was one of our greatest historic moments.
Everyone needs to move away from the past, and concentrate on making South Africa, a great place for our next generation.
Can we just do that, and stop the finger pointing.
samsam
@PATRICK, I understand but how many % of whites living under poverty line. The reason is that 100% of blacks were completely marginalised economically for 350 yrs and we cannt say the entire nation can be rich with minumum resources. think in america the same situation blacks are cmplaining with Obama for not empowering blacks, and they are suffering in places like Kansas city, orleans etc
victor
it beats me why Zuma is so concerned with the afrikaners who never vote for him and make a mockery of him at every turn.. put your energies into people who put you were you are.. the white vote you will never get no matter what you do for them.. they are ungrateful.. we will get rid of you if you continue making concessions to them..
Thina
i think visitin south african citizens is very gud 4 a prez to asses our livingconditions,(whites,indians,blacks or colourdz it dasnt meta) aparthed has terribly damaged our minds & beings…The problem with south africans is that we ar Too Obsessed with Race… i think that i myself might be racist, if not why am i so obsesed with “represetatity”, especially TV?
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