Yes, I Blame Apartheid

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Description: Links: Number of millionaires: http://www.nriinternet.com/Did_you_Know/India/index.htm Apartheid debt: http://www.aidc.org.za/?q=book/view/200&PHPSESSID=1f0fd303e55d13cc4495b638c625699c Rank by PPP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29_per_capita Rank by GDP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_Domestic_Product Growth: http://www.southafrica.info/doing_business/businesstoday/economy_update/639807.htm Houses, electricity, water http://www.dfid.gov.uk/countries/africa/southafrica.asp The Apartheid System:Non-whites were not allowed to run businesses or professional practices in those areas designated as "white South Africa" without a permit. They were supposed to move to the black "homelands" and set up businesses and practices there. Transport and civil facilities were segregated. Black buses, known as "green" buses because they had a green marker on the front windscreen, stopped at black bus stops and white buses at white ones. 1st and 2nd class train carriages were for whites only. 3rd class carriages were for blacks only. Hospitals and ambulances were segregated. The white hospitals were generally of a very good standard with well-educated staff and ample funds, while black hospitals were seriously understaffed and under funded, with many black areas without a hospital at all.[4] Blacks were excluded from living or working in white areas, unless they had a pass — nicknamed the dompas ("dumb pass" in Afrikaans). Only blacks with "Section 10" rights (those who had migrated to the cities before World War II) were excluded from this provision. Strictly speaking, whites also required passes in black areas. A pass was issued only to a black person with approved work. Spouses and children had to be left behind in non-white areas. Many white households employed blacks as domestic workers, who were allowed to live on the premises — often in small rooms external to the family home. A pass was issued for one magisterial district (usually one town) confining the holder to that area only. Being without a valid pass made a person subject to immediate arrest and summary trial, often followed by deportation to the person's homeland and prosecution of the employer. Police vans patrolled the "white" areas to round up "illegal" blacks found there without passes. Black people were not allowed to employ white people. Although trade unions for black and "coloured" (mixed race) workers had existed since the early 20th century, it was not until the 1980s reforms that membership of a trade union by black workers became legal. In the 1970s each black child's education cost the state only a tenth of each white child's. The Bantu Education Act specifically aimed to teach blacks only the basic skills they would need in working for whites. Higher education was provided in separate universities and colleges after 1959. Very few places were provided for blacks and all the existing and reputable universities remained white. Black police were not allowed to arrest whites. Blacks were not allowed to buy hard liquor (although this was relaxed later). Black areas rarely had plumbing or electricity. Public beaches were racially segregated, with the best ones reserved for whites (white beaches were typically developed; whereas black beaches were situated in remote areas with little or no development). Public swimming pools and libraries were segregated, and there were practically no pools nor libraries for blacks. Pedestrian bridges, drive-in cinema parking spaces, graveyards, parks, pedestrian crossings, public toilets and taxis were also segregated. Cinemas and theatres in "white areas" (i.e. all significant towns and economic areas) were not allowed to admit blacks. There were practically no cinemas or theatres or restaurants or hotels in black areas. Most restaurants and hotels in white areas were not allowed to admit blacks except as staff, unless the government had given specific prior permission (such as when African diplomats needed to be accommodated). Black Africans were prohibited from attending "white" churches under the Churches Native Laws Amendment Act of 1957. This was, however, never rigidly enforced, and churches were one of the few places races could mix without the interference of the law. After 1948, sex and marriage between the races were prohibited. A white driver was not allowed to have a black in the front of the car if that person was of a different sex. Taxation was unequal — the yearly income at which tax became payable by blacks was 360 rand (30 rand a month), while the white threshold was much higher, at 750 Rand (62.5 rand per month). On the other hand, the taxation rate for whites was considerably higher than that for blacks. Most blacks were stripped of their South African citizenship when the "homelands" were declared "independent". Thus, they were no longer able to apply for South African passports. Eligibility requirements for a passport had been difficult for blacks to meet, the government contending that a passport was a privilege, not a right. As such, the government did not grant many passports to blacks. Apartheid pervaded South African culture, as well as the law. This was reinforced in many media, and the lack of opportunities for the races to mix in a social setting entrenched social distance between people.
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bassapekin ::: Favorites hye kaffer... shut the fuck up, go back 2 your soweto plakkers kamp, and fuckin stay there, you dont know what you talkin about, you kaffers are animals and kill people like ants, shut the fuck up you kaffer.-Antormar 2006 How irony? What gives you the right to tell an African where to go in his own country? And that name calling just clarified the kind of animal you are. Grow up. 07-08-29 15:56:04 _____________________________________________________
XhosaWarrior ::: Favorites Your my hero bro!. 07-08-29 14:42:19 _____________________________________________________
berghwerner ::: Favorites But the government is not staying out off it, is it? And by there influence they are actually weakening the country, and the people. Just think off how well South Africa would have done now that there are no sanctions against us, if they let things grow ass they should 07-08-29 12:45:49 _____________________________________________________
Sweetiekap ::: Favorites Thats exactly the idea berghwerner - to GROW the economy - government should stay out of private business and let them make money - as long as they capitalists they have a fighting chance. 07-08-27 22:25:38 _____________________________________________________
berghwerner ::: Favorites The houses that are being built and the thriving economy are a result off independent business and not that off the government. 07-08-26 15:53:50 _____________________________________________________
splutonium ::: Favorites I'm glad you brought up the government and the economy . Our economy is booming like crazy and anyone who says the country is struggling economically does not know what they are talking about. The government , like any has some small fry corruption , but compared to most countries in the world , we generally have an excellent government . Good for you for pointing thse out Kaya , I think a lot of white south africans have an agenda to try and downplay the achievements of our government .. 07-08-26 06:06:49 _____________________________________________________
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splutonium ::: Favorites Hey Kaya as a White South African I'd like to distance myself from the ignorant idiots making comments here . The problem with out country as you say is ignorance on both sides . I do think we need to stop perpetuating race through programs like affirmative action , as all it does it keeps people thinking about each other differently due to the color of their skin . 07-08-26 06:02:42 _____________________________________________________
bloubulboer ::: Favorites let's give credit where it's due - SA is #1 in Africa because of whites settled there and developed the land, cities, infrastr, farms, idustry, natural resources. # of whites in SA is largest of any african country - take them away and you end up with another zim. then who will you blame? aparth again? or those who you give the credit to? Why could no other african country reach the heights of SA? blacks are riding the wave inherited from whites 07-08-26 04:22:06 _____________________________________________________
stealthkiller2107 ::: Favorites Fucking kaffirs. Worst pieces of shit on this earth. 07-08-25 23:47:52 _____________________________________________________
antonmar2006 ::: Favorites And fuck mandela 2, cause i saw that video, of him singing kill them whites kill them whites{ amma bulu} i should say, you kaffers should aal die and i wiil personaly come fuck all you kaffers up when i come back 4 holliday, you fucken monkey 07-08-24 15:46:22 _____________________________________________________