White youth to get govt money

Ok, five percent means little in the grand scheme of things (except for those benefiting) but more importantly is the recognition finally that the white youth being discriminated against on the basis of their skin hue is leading to poverty.

Kids that had nothing to do with apartheid or that were not alive in 1994 are being marginalised as the report states. For me this issue remains my biggest bugbear with the new dispensation for three reasons; a) the blatant hypocrisy that black racism is acceptable as denoted by the silence of the media lambs and society as a whole, b) that people can still be discriminated against on the basis of their skin in a so-called post-racial era and c) having kids of my own, having to tell them that their country of birth does not value them (except as taxpayers). This leads to resentment and anger in most whites which causes them to stop contributing to the country.

It is a vicious circle that is self-defeating and something the major political parties grasp except the ANC, ironic since it was supposedly the party of non-racialism. Yeah right. I say, do it to me if you must, if you think I "benefitted" from having a second-rate public school education in apartheid South Africa, I can take it but don't you dare think you can do it to my kids. In the meantime, the country loses out on my expertise, experience and taxes, multiplied exponentially when you include the other one million plus people who have done the same. How is this policy meant to improve the lot of blacks?

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South Africa's hidden white poverty
Give a helping hand to poor Whites

A new study, commissioned by the Umsobomvu Youth Fund, has recommended that the fund should start to start assist poor young white persons wishing to start a business.

According to Veronica Mathebula, a researcher at the fund, 5% of the money will be allocated for this purpose.

In the investigation among poor whites ages 18 to 35 between April and June 2008, in which various players were involved, it was found that these youths numbered among "the most marginalised groups" in South Africa.

According to the report, households of this group earned between R500 and R3 000 a month, and most of the youths had neither matric nor any further qualification.

The study indicated that their needs could be better met if they were included in the existing government programmes to uplift the youth.

It was also recommended that those who qualified should be taken up in the organisation's job database, so they could receive training and be informed about job opportunities.

Umsobomvu chief executive Malose Kekana announced that as soon as the report was concluded the fund would present its findings to various interest groups - including government departments, private-sector groups and non-governmental organisations - to find ways to help poor white young people in a joint effort.

According to Solidarity deputy head Dirk Hermann, this is the first time that a credible report breaks the silence about white poverty.

In the meantime President Kgalema Motlanthe said the Umsobomvu Youth Fund would merge with the National Youth Commission in the near future in order to form the National Youth Development Agency