According to statistics, 80% of South Africans are black, while only around 8% are white. Yet white families earn an average of $35 739 (R608 079) per year, five times more than black families who earn an average of $7 479 (R127 251) per year.
In recent years, monopolizing a good part of the debates within South African society, the question of land reform remains at the heart of the political debate. And for good reason, it strongly reflects the inequalities, vestiges of apartheid, which still prevail in the country.
According to the government, 72% of South African farms are owned by the white minority, compared to only 4% owned by the black majority.
The picture below show the list of the 10 richest people in South Africa versus 10 richest Nigeria, Only one black in South Africa.
Successive post-apartheid governments have never succeeded in repairing the injustice caused by the Native Land Act, passed in 1913 which reserved only 7% of South African land for black populations.
Despite the adoption in 1994 of a subsidy program for the acquisition of land sold by white farmers, in favor of blacks, the results are far from positive. Experts say barely 8% of commercial farmland belonging to white farmers has been redistributed so far.
ANC the new ruling party of post-apartheid South Africa since the election of Nelson Mandela in the 1994 election, has failed under the horrors of scandals to reduce social injustice. 25 years after the end of racial segregation, the fight for economic and social equality of races seems more topical than ever.
South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters, the country’s second-largest opposition party, has positioned itself as king-maker in last year general election, promising to nationalise all lands, banks and mines and double welfare payouts in its bid to lure voters, but ANC has won last year election.
So clearly, South Africa still belongs to white people.
What is your opinion about this? Comment below...
In recent years, monopolizing a good part of the debates within South African society, the question of land reform remains at the heart of the political debate. And for good reason, it strongly reflects the inequalities, vestiges of apartheid, which still prevail in the country.
According to the government, 72% of South African farms are owned by the white minority, compared to only 4% owned by the black majority.
The picture below show the list of the 10 richest people in South Africa versus 10 richest Nigeria, Only one black in South Africa.
Successive post-apartheid governments have never succeeded in repairing the injustice caused by the Native Land Act, passed in 1913 which reserved only 7% of South African land for black populations.
Despite the adoption in 1994 of a subsidy program for the acquisition of land sold by white farmers, in favor of blacks, the results are far from positive. Experts say barely 8% of commercial farmland belonging to white farmers has been redistributed so far.
ANC the new ruling party of post-apartheid South Africa since the election of Nelson Mandela in the 1994 election, has failed under the horrors of scandals to reduce social injustice. 25 years after the end of racial segregation, the fight for economic and social equality of races seems more topical than ever.
South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters, the country’s second-largest opposition party, has positioned itself as king-maker in last year general election, promising to nationalise all lands, banks and mines and double welfare payouts in its bid to lure voters, but ANC has won last year election.
So clearly, South Africa still belongs to white people.
What is your opinion about this? Comment below...
