FOUNDING PROVISIONS - SA CONSTITUTION May 18, 2008
Posted by frostygirl in History.trackback
Chapter 1.1 of our Constitution states the following:
1. Republic of South Africa.- The Republic of South Africa is one, sovereign, democratic state founded on the following values:-
(a) Human dignity, the achievement of equality and the advancement of human rights and freedoms.
(b) Non-racialism and non-sexism.
(c) Supremacy of the constitution and the rule of law.
(d) Universal adult suffrage, a national common voters roll, regular elections and a multi-party system of democratic government, to ensure accountability, responsiveness and openness.
Once again we see that when our Constitution was written it was intended that the “New” South Africa would treat every individual equally and that there would be no difference between the various race groups in the country.
I agree that the previously disadvantaged individuals had to be uplifted and various projects were instituted to do so, but somewhere along the line we have seen reverse “apartheid” creeping in where it is nearly impossible for white South Africans to be gainfully employed.
Our young white males especially have to find a living for themselves overseas, which is not right. We are losing young engineers, doctors, etc. because of the policy of the country regarding employment of whites.
I saw the other day that there are 88,000 vacancies in Government departments that cannot be filled. Why? Because they cannot find skilled “black” South Africans and will not employ the skilled whites.
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Sounds like you are struggling with our “affirmative action” program. This we have had in the USA for a long, long time. Probably longer than your new government has even been around. Let me use our experience to whisper something in your ear: “It doesn’t work.”
Yip, give the jobs to the zibabweans like here in Namibia!