Is there still racial tension in South Africa?

Answer 1

Are there still fish in the sea? Yes! Of course there is still racial tension! The only problem is that if a black person says something against a white person (which always happens), they consider that as not racism, because only things said against them is! It's a load of rubbish!

Answer 2

Yes, there's still some racial tensions. Racial tensions will never be totally eradicated, The only good thing is that most of white and black south Africans have accepted that mistakes were made in the past. We learned from that and must move forward as one people of the country. Here and there you'd find those tensions. Bu hey, it happens everywhere.

It is also true that some laws make the white community feel discriminated against. But honestly, I think some of the reactions are just emotions. For instance, I disagree that affirmative action is detrimental to white people. If a company produces a plan that truly reflects the demographics of the area, that essentially becomes a job reservations for both black and white. My only worry about it is that the government seems to have been less firm with it.

That creates a perpetual implementation. If we could have done one right thing from the beginning by penalising companies that did not do what was required, the white kids who started school in 1994 (the Mandela children) would not be worried about their prospects of getting jobs. We, the parents failed them

Answer 3

yes there is still a bit of racial tension just like in any country but the viewsw expressed by people on affirmative action are wrong. I have recently studied the legislation and it states that when a job is advertised only those who meet the requirements should be considered. Then if there is a black and a white who meet the requirements then the black should get the job. But definitely not if he is incompetent. One can also not just compare a black and white based on their qualifications - surely a C grade in a township school where there are no resources and teachers are constantly absent is better or equal to an A grade in a 'white' school where all the resources are present?

Answer 4

You can change the system in a country but it takes a few generations before its out of the head of the people. I visited South Africa several times and traveled through SA for months. I found in some places more racial tension then in other places. But it is chancing, it only takes time.

Answer 5

Yes - almost 13 years after democracy there are racist laws in South Africa. The group areas act and the pass acts have been replaced with the employment equity and the black employment equity acts. So racism is still legislated in the country.

The previous government admired the Nazis for their racial purity. The current government admires Robert Mugabe for showing that a black leader can be just as crazy as Adolf Hitler.

At an indiviual level there is minimal racism but at a government and ANC party level level racism is policy.

Answer 6

In terms of work environment I really don't know because I've been working abroad for the past 3 years, but generally and socially yes there is some mild racial tension. I really don't believe this tension is motivated by hatred. It's a matter of accepting one another, but for some reason that is not happening as quickly as it should happen. Our children are getting along (interracially) very well, but some of them are receiving wrong education from their parents which will in turn affect interracial interaction. Just my point of view.

Answer 7

Yes there is still racial tension in SA. not only between white and black, but also between black and coloured/Indian etc. and also between black and black. Especially with this affirmative action that Takenoticenow is talking about. It is the apartheid, just the other way around, where you don't get a job because of your qualifications, but the colour of your skin, thus people getting appointed which is not qualified for the job. Don't get me wrong,I am not racist at all, but surely fair should be fair???

Answer 8

There is some. But South Africans on the whole seem to accept each other . There are some racists on all sides of the colour spectrum. The current employment act is called "affirmative action " which basically ensures that jobs go to "previously disadvantaged" . This generally only applies to black people, not the Coloured or Indian etc. So i believe that is racism too.

Answer 9

Yes, I would be inclined to say AGAIN. Things seemed better in the 90's than now. And, as before the 90's, the government is to blame for pursuing idealistic policies than doesn't cause economic growth for the country as a whole and is yet again discriminatory against a part of the South African population.

Answer 10

Yes there is and no more than what is in the England and America. This country is really trying and i think we are doing well enough under the ANC rule. as long as they don't put Zuma forward for president and that is not a racial statement i just don't think his the man than can lead South Africa in the international stage.