Thursday, January 8, 2015

South Africa Racial Trends and Die-Hard Apartheid

South Africa Racial Trends and Die-Hard Apartheid

South Africa
The diverse ethnic groups in South Africa continue to sling racial remarks and blame the die-hard apartheid system of setting a new trend. In South Africa, it is the white minority group of people who receives the brunt of criticism and are marked as racist in the new South Africa. After twenty years of democracy, the social divide among the different cultures cause social inequality.

General comments on racial hatred over social media and newspapers are despicable but considered an excellent political tool. The public has raised concern about President Zuma’s speeches that always seem to refer to the past and critical references to white people. The Constitution of South Africa is envisaged as a non-racial societal democracy and disheartens cultural groups. The continual blame of whites who benefited from the diehard apartheid system remains the widely fashionable reason for the troubled land. The apartheid dividend has been squandered and the ANC government is beyond repair. Curbing freedom of speech on the Internet is another ploy by the governing party to maintain control of South Africa.
 
The latest politician to comment on the racial hurls is Blade Nzimande who said the media allowed public remarks to be published. The media according to Nzimande had no intention of controlling the racial comments. The hate speech, racism and blatant intolerance permitted by media must be curbed according to Nzimande.
Nzimande wants the South African Human Rights Commission to take drastic action against the media for racial remarks published on the Internet. Chairperson of South African National Editor’s Forum (SANEF) confirmed that measures are in place to stop undesirable content posted on the Internet and said Nzimande was not aware of SANEF commitment to end racial hatred published online.


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