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Whites: Take Up The Challenge

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Whites: Take Up The Challenge: IOPEN LETTER: WHITES: TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE ‘Whites’ – a human phenomenon with a unique connotation in South Africa – is not a homogeneous entity; they are a very diverse group. Among them are the rich and the poor; from very rich to very poor. They fit into all the status strata in society, from very important to where they are deemed to no longer count. Some have benefitted through apartheid, others didn’t. Some found a way to survive and even … [Read more...] about Whites: Take Up The Challenge

Alternative Fact that Whites own 80% of the economy/land

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Like a stuck record (remember them?) I say it again; "Merely accepting anything posted on Social Media as true is really really dangerous. Make sure that you cross check any 'facts' posted on anyone's timeline- we all have bias." Todays Fact Check is the often repeated 'Goebbels like' statement: "80% of the economy being in the hands of whites IS the problem" https://twitter.com/ntsikimazwai/status/834648956193951744 According to Fact Checking web site; Africa Check the claim is … [Read more...] about Alternative Fact that Whites own 80% of the economy/land

1867: White’s Road – Then and Now

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This image is from the MyPE Editor's Flickr Account - offering some topical daily images from a phone smarter than Alan, occasional images from a DSLR and scanned images of Port Elizabeth as he wanders around the Bay pretending to know a lot and sometimes succeeding in making a complete hash of it! 1867: White's Road Image by awstraton At the foot of White's Road looking towards Market Square after the great storm of 20 to 21 November 1867. White's Road today: This image is … [Read more...] about 1867: White’s Road – Then and Now

Don’t tell the whites

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The Rhodes University Student Representative Council (SRC) has condemned a voice note which cautions strikers to exclude white students because they "cannot be trusted". The voice note quickly went viral on social media. The protest action is over an increase in fees and the minimum initial payment (MIP), a 50% lump sum of their total tuition which for a full time students amounts to over R40 000. "They don't want any whites knowing because we can't trust them. So just black and non-white … [Read more...] about Don’t tell the whites

Make white people live in shacks

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Dear Ratepayers, Business and Civil Society, Following the failure of MEC of Local Governmenet Mlibo Qoboshiyane in September 2013 to deliver on his promise to place the NMB Metropolitan Municipality under administration for failure to comply with important regulations, mainly the appointment of key personnel including a City Manager, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Directors, the NMB Ratepayers Association proceeded with the submission of over 3000 ratepayer dispute forms. Six days … [Read more...] about Make white people live in shacks

Municipality refutes Mayor said Whites must live in shacks

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Municipal communications spokesperson Kupido Baron issued this statement in reaction to front page headlines in the Weekend Post that stated "Make white people live in shacks'"with a strap line saying; "Bay Mayor Fihla agrees with UDM Councillor Bobani that 'mansions' be re-allocated". In his statement, Baron said; Mayor Benson Fihla, affectionately known as Oom Ben, agreed with an opposition party leader that radical change is required. Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Executive Mayor … [Read more...] about Municipality refutes Mayor said Whites must live in shacks

Dear Julius; ‘Are You Telling me that these WHITE ANC Members Voted for the DA?’

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On Saturday 4 June ANC Youth League president Julius Malema said it was not true that he had driven white voters away from the ruling party. "I never drove them (whites) away. They have never voted for us (the ANC)," he said during the KwaZulu-Natal youth league's provincial congress at the Durban City Hall. Well Julius I have trolled through the listings of the ANC Members of Parliament in the National Assembly as provided on the official web site of the ANC - you should visit there … [Read more...] about Dear Julius; ‘Are You Telling me that these WHITE ANC Members Voted for the DA?’