Racism | Political Analysis South Africa

Racism | Political Analysis South Africa:

'via Blog this'There is also a typical argument used in opposition to AA and BEE policies, white South Africans often argue that then white and black South Africans attends the same schools and universities they, on the basis of receiving the same education, become equal – nothing could be any further from the truth. Why?

While attending the same university with their white counterparts, black South Africans are usually the first graduates in their families and the vast majority of their parents are usually uneducated; and if educated are mostly nurses, teachers or clerks earning paltry salaries and rely on the black students to alleviate the rest family (which includes parents and siblings) from poverty. Also, most black students usually rely on financial aid or governmental assistance for everything related attaining an education: tuition, accommodation and food.

Contrast this to white South African students attending the same universities, usually the fifth or the sixth generation to attend university, their parents usually have well-paying jobs; some even working for some of the universities, resulting in some white students receiving fee remissions. When white South African students complete their studies, unlike their black counterparts tend not to have the burden of poverty alleviation within their immediate family.

In any case, the hardships faced by the black South African students to complete their universities studies are far greater than those faced by white students, which among other things may include: orientating themselves to the English language and the ‘white’ system of education due to an inferior educational level at secondary school and often studying on empty stomach with no parents or networks of value to call upon.