Zuma: Affirmative action stays

[EtienneK]

ANC resident Jacob Zuma has declined to pander to minority concerns about affirmative action, saying no sunset clause is on the cards.

"We have not reached a stage when we should say affirmative action is on the way out," he told members of Johannesburg's Hellenic, Italian and Portuguese community, which had raised the issue.

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Obviously. Still interesting to read his views, though.

 

[Laanie]

Good Decision. AA needs at least another 5 years.

 

[icyrus]

Hardly a shock. Zuma has no policies on anything other than do what needs to be done to get elected.

 

[Morgoth]

Good Decision. AA needs at least another 5 years.

or not, AA needs to go its stupid, racism, discrimination,

 

[Geriatrix]

Why don't they for the sake of deplomacy set a clause then that would indicate when a sunset clause would be considered?

Like when there is this % of representation is achieved, the sunset clause of 5 years until the removal AA/BEE would active.

 

[Zenbaas]

I'm surprised. He seemed to hold a hand out to young white South Africans. Maybe he doesn't need their support anymore.

Or maybe he never cared in the first place He is a political whore, and will say whatever pleases the particular group he is spewing his filth to.

 

[Morgoth]

I'm surprised. He seemed to hold a hand out to young white South Africans. Maybe he doesn't need their support anymore.

Nothing more then propaganda.

 

[lilGr]

Good Decision. AA needs at least another 5 years.

Are you on drugs? AA People need to work harder , they think just because they AA they can sit back and wait for money etc... They need to catch a fsking wake up.

 

[Morgoth]

Are you on drugs? AA People need to work harder , they think just because they AA they can sit back and wait for money etc... They need to catch a fsking wake up.

I think his name explains how he got a job >>

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

I'm surprised. He seemed to hold a hand out to young white South Africans. Maybe he doesn't need their support anymore.

Nail on head .......... anything else he was telling the Afrikaners or whoever was just political BS.

 

[lilGr]

South Africa belonged "to all of us, black and white".

Hahahahahaha!!! Should go in "Funniest jokes you know" thread

 

[lilGr]

I think his name explains how he got a job >>

 

[boramk]

Good Decision. AA needs at least another 5 years.

You're not an idiot. Just completely blind. Maybe even obese

 

[marine1]

Yes, Laanie, lets keep AA forever. It is so nice to see this country deteriorate even further. What a brilliant comment

 

[LazyLion]

I for one think that all of our politicians should go to AA ... Alcoholics Anonymous!

 

[dlk001]

Good Decision. AA needs at least another 5 years.

In fact, from what Mdladlana and Manyi said lately, its likely to last much longer!

 

[Laanie]

You guys should go watch some TRC videos and come back to this thread. There is still lots of work to be done and no, I dont agree with giving people jobs who are completely incompetent but they should get preference if there is equal footing.

lol everytime I think of AA, I picture Mr. Terre'blance singing "a new day has come"

 

[fskmh]

You guys should go watch some TRC videos and come back to this thread. There is still lots of work to be done and no, I dont agree with giving people jobs who are completely incompetent but they should get preference if there is equal footing.

lol everytime I think of AA, I picture Mr. Terre'blance singing "a new day has come"

Is there some reason why people cannot check the calendar before dragging out the tired, warty old events of the past? How is the "R" in TRC ever going to happen when people focus on the past and not the future?
Perhaps it's just easy for some to rationalise their outdated points of view, just like those who actually want the 2010 WC to fail, just to warm the cuckolds of their spiteful little troll hearts. There is no difference between these two extremes, and when more saffers start to realise that we will start moving forward. Assuming the critical skills mass hasn't been reached by that time, forcing the rest of us leave, even though we would prefer to stay and be part of some actual change for the better.

 

[Slooth]

Good Decision. AA needs at least another 5 years.

Laanie, I'm guessing you don't understand the concept of a sunset clause. You have just suggested a sunset clause of 5 years, whilst JZ went against it. In the same breath you mentioned his decision was a good one?

 

[Laanie]

Ok #19. You make some very good and valid points. However, if you look at the population of SA in a whole then the majority of the majority is still living in poverty for numerous reasons. Some might say well then they should try and get a job but they cant because they are uneducated and lack skills - and we all know what is to be blame for that. It is those very people's children who are at school or about to enter the job market who AA is aimed at. Its like today, you find people calling poor people who have less pigment stupid. I would think its because they had all the opportunites and yet they were too thick to be able to take hold of them.