Income inequality worsens for black Africans, improves for whites and Indians

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Income inequality worsens for black Africans, improves for whites and Indians

Black African and coloured-headed households were the only two groups classified as chronically poor, with black African-headed households having the lowest levels of access to medical aid coverage, Stats SA revealed on Thursday.

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Black African-headed households have the lowest level of access to medical aid cover and earn the lowest wages when employed, Stats SA said in an “Inequality Trends” report on Thursday.

While much has changed since the dawn of democracy, inequality is still rife in SA.

Statistician-general Risenga Maluleke said the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo, with large rural populations, had a larger share of chronically poor households.

He said while economic inequality had decreased for Indians/Asians and whites, it remained fairly constant for coloureds and increased for black Africans.

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The example of the US shows black economic empowerment doesn’t work

The example of the US shows black economic empowerment doesn't work | The Citizen

In the US, the most successful ethnic group are the Asians, and no one ever created a policy to help them out.

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A most socioeconomically damaging policy is affirmative action, as well as the euphemistically termed broad-based black economic empowerment in South Africa.

 

[Techne]

I am sure there is a metric out there somewhere that makes this predictable... what can it be

 

[BBSA]

The same people who are mostly disadvantaged by BEE, will defend it.

 

[koeks525]

At the end of the day, you are responsible for your life. If your employer is not giving you the remuneration you deserve, resign and move to an employer who will give you the same and pay more.

While it is true that pay inequality exists in the workplace, you have to fight for yourself... There are good employers who will pay you what you deserve and show commitment in investing in your growth... if you settle for less, that's your problem.

 

[Sarg3_ZN]

Couple of questions.
What is the average household size for each of the race groups?
What is the distribution of child support grants per race group?
Why has BEE not benefitted the intended recipients?

 

[Splinter]

This is called cherry picking:

"Statistician-general Risenga Maluleke said the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo, with large rural populations "

The wealthy black population live in other provinces. The so-called black diamonds.

The Eastern Cape is where many of the "poor " SA blacks live. Where most domestics come from, and return to in the December holidays.

Rather inflammatory reporting there.

 

[Alan]

The example of the US shows black economic empowerment doesn’t work

The example of the US shows black economic empowerment doesn't work | The Citizen

In the US, the most successful ethnic group are the Asians, and no one ever created a policy to help them out.

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but supporting it makes certain wealthy white people feel better about themselves...

At the end of the day, you are responsible for your life. If your employer is not giving you the remuneration you deserve, resign and move to an employer who will give you the same and pay more.

While it is true that pay inequality exists in the workplace, you have to fight for yourself... There are good employers who will pay you what you deserve and show commitment in investing in your growth... if you settle for less, that's your problem.

Whoa far right extremist!

 

[Willie Trombone]

At the end of the day, you are responsible for your life. If your employer is not giving you the remuneration you deserve, resign and move to an employer who will give you the same and pay more.

While it is true that pay inequality exists in the workplace, you have to fight for yourself... There are good employers who will pay you what you deserve and show commitment in investing in your growth... if you settle for less, that's your problem.

Great advice.
The trouble with thinking in this country is that everyone is a victim. It's always someone else doing you in and because of someone else that you aren't getting what you want. As long as you're somebody's victim, you won't move up.

 

[EADC]

Impossible I have been here long enough to know white people can't get jobs.

 

[TheChamp]

The same people who are mostly disadvantaged by BEE, will defend it.

White people?

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Why do you guys talk about BEE when the article is more about income inequality resulting from the labour market and wages?

Your taxi empty?

 

[TheChamp]

Your taxi empty?

I have no idea what you are trying to say.

 

[lived666]

Why do you guys talk about BEE when the article is more about income inequality resulting from the labour market and wages?

Due to the fact that 80% of the population is black, it stands to reason the majority of the poor will be black.
Also very few non-black individuals in the low paying labour market, so of course a huge income inequality will be there, just too many unskilled labourers earning **** all.

Take away all the white and Indian Middle class this huge gaps still remains, the race is irrelevant here.

There is huge income inequality between rural/squatter camp black South Africa and Middle class Black South Africa.

In Fact, as the number of Middle-Class Black South African families is on the rise, the income gap between them and poorer black South Africans is just going to increase.

 

[Vrotappel]

White people?

Just remind us fighter, who got richer and who got poorer under the empowerment Estina dairy farm project?

 

[LD50]

White people are the schit

 

[Flanders]

ANC, EFF and BLF salivating over this bulldust no doubt.

 

[TheChamp]

Due to the fact that 80% of the population is black, it stands to reason the majority of the poor will be black.
Also very few non-black individuals in the low paying labour market, so of course a huge income inequality will be there, just too many unskilled labourers earning **** all.

Take away all the white and Indian Middle class this huge gaps still remains, the race is irrelevant here.

There is huge income inequality between rural/squatter camp black South Africa and Middle class Black South Africa.

In Fact, as the number of Middle-Class Black South African families is on the rise, the income gap between them and poorer black South Africans is just going to increase.

Good points, I was just pointing out that it is very dishonest to lay all our inequality problems at the door of BEE, as much as the government failed spectacularly at that it does not explain the wage differences in the labour market for an example, we know that there are massive salary disparities that were never addressed by employers.

Nothing was said about the low end of the labour market by the way, just that the labour market is the chief culprit. True that there are few non blacks at the lower end but the article talks about the labour market in its entirety if I understand correctly.

 

[Tokolotshe]

It's not working, so do a double down again ...

At least that's what a gambler says being losing it all.

If your taxi is empty, don't bother replying.

 

[Splinter]

White people are the schit

Eks, get a life.