Sandile Memela has either been observing reality without a jaundiced racially tinted victimhood eye, or he's been reading Crazy Like a Fox, and either way, hopefully some will take notice:If we are to be fair and reward merit, the 2009 matric results tell us that white and Indian students deserve to be the future leaders of this country in the next decade or so.
But will this be allowed?
It is time Africans accept that they are raising uninspired students who are encouraged to rely on false affirmative action.
In fact, African pupils have internalised a culture of entitlement that overemphasises skin colour, material worship and political connection over merit.
This marks the beginning of the end of African rule and self-determination as ultimate power, knowledge and intelligence will always rest with whites.
If we want a better future for our youth, it is time we critically examined their performance in matric as that will determine the quality of leadership for the country.
White matrics are our black future
Sandile Memela, Mail & Guardian
Monday, January 18th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Now that we know that 230 000 African matric students failed last year, we can sit down to have a decent conversation about what is wrong with them.
The fact that it is white and so-called Indian students who achieved straight As has serious implications for the leadership of this country in the next 10 years or more.
If we are to be fair and reward merit, the 2009 matric results tell us that white and Indian students deserve to be the future leaders of this country in the next decade or so.
But will this be allowed?
A few days ago I had a conversation with my niece, Nomfundo, about the matric results.
She is a second-year science student at Wits university who obtained one distinction at a private school. She does not believe that whites possess more intelligence than Africans.
“It is not that whites are smarter. The fact of the matter is that African students are just lazy and uninspired. They lack focus, discipline and determination. Anything else is just an excuse,” said Nomfundo.
It is a fact that in the post-liberation period African students in matric hold the record for the worst performers.
If you look at the faces of the smiling and happy pupils who have obtained more that six distinctions in matric this year, they are mostly white.
Of course, that tells us something not about who has superior intelligence but who is willing to work, work and work hard even if they go to parties.
Nomfundo told me that during her high school days, what struck her was what African students obsess with.
“African students seem to be interested in hair, designer labels, parties and, of course, booze.”
“It is no excuse that their parents are more interested in being BEE multimillionaires who do not monitor their school work,” she said.
Of course, this is a generalisation, which makes the innocent suffer but one needs to visit malls, festivals, night clubs and other places of entertainment to find out which direction African students channel their youthful energies.
The reality of the situation is that white pupils are too small a minority for them to dominate the matric results.
It is time that hard questions are put to our African post-liberation society: for how long are Africans going to depend on affirmative action and government tenders to make headway in life?
Of course, it is a justifiable government policy to demand that tertiary institutions give preferential treatment to African students when enrolling.
But who deserves the opportunity more? A white student or a time-wasting African student with low marks?
I would be wary to answer quickly, without any reservation and with the deepest conviction of my heart and soul, that the opportunity should go to an African student.
It is time that the African nation re-examines the under-performance of African students at matric level and beyond.
Since 1994 African students like Nomfundo have been given the same equal opportunities as their white counterparts.
They now have the power to choose to be great super-achievers or mediocre talent.
Their parents and government continue to sacrifice huge amounts of money for them to attend the best white schools under the best conditions.
The excuse of racism, victimisation and blaming white teachers and principals for their poor performance no longer holds.
Fundamentally, African students are products of their socio-economic circumstances.
Their matric results have very little to do with their genes or the ability to do better.
It is time Africans accept that they are raising uninspired students who are encouraged to rely on false affirmative action.
In fact, African pupils have internalised a culture of entitlement that overemphasises skin colour, material worship and political connection over merit.
This marks the beginning of the end of African rule and self-determination as ultimate power, knowledge and intelligence will always rest with whites.
If we want a better future for our youth, it is time we critically examined their performance in matric as that will determine the quality of leadership for the country.
But the present youth are failing themselves and the country.
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Media Censorship About the consequences of BEE, AA, etc. on Safety & Security of South African communities..
White Refugees (Excerpt)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
 Crazy Like a Fox: One Principal's Triumph in the Inner City; By Dr. Ben Chavis, Carey Blakely |
Dan Rather, shortly after 9/11 described media censorship as follows:“there was a time in South Africa that people would put flaming tires around peoples' necks if they dissented. And in some ways the fear is that you will be necklaced here, you will have a flaming tire of lack of patriotism put around your neck. Now it is that fear that keeps journalists from asking the toughest of the tough questions.... And again, I am humbled to say, I do not except myself from this criticism. What we are talking about here - whether one wants to recognise it or not, or call it by its proper name or not - is a form of self-censorship.”
In that context, I suggest reading the following two reports, James Myburgh's Racial Lunacy in the Police (A policewoman who was refused a promotion because she was white); and IOL's Police Angered by Community Justice (township residents tired of waiting on an inneficient and incompetent police force, -- hired upon racial quotas, as opposed to merit -- to protect them from criminals; resort to vigilante justice bundu courts).
Remember the White Refugee Petition?: the inneficiency and incompetence of the SAPS is a direct result of BEE and AA, and furthermore, a violation of the Social Contract, in that the Helen Suzman Foundation's studies on Affirmative Action Labour Policies showed that a majority of South African citizens want Labour Policies to be based ON MERIT, NOT COLOUR/RACE.
 The Affirmative Action Hoax: Diversity, the Importance of Character And Other Lies; By Farron Steven |
Excerpts: Why We Are White Refugees Petition to Federal Court Justices, Canada:[4.12] In a report, The South African Police Service: An Organisation on the Brink of Collapse, by Ivan Myers, an SAPS specialist; that documents the collapse of the SAPS, causes and consequences; he states among others:
[4.12.1] Many communities are not very cooperative with the police because they perceive the police as a joke, when they see the polices inability to exercise literacy skills, and the police's general reluctance to respond to complaints.
[4.12.2] It is interesting to note that Ask Afrika's Orange Index gave the SA Police Service a 0% rating whilst private security companies achieved a 60.71% rating. What is even more disturbing is that Chicken Licken outlets achieved a service rating of 53.57% which, if it was feasible would make it appropriate to report crime at your nearest Chicken Licken outlet.
[4.12.3] Most cases are shoddily investigated from the outset and suspects are released due to lack of evidence associated with the poor investigation techniques of the police. The courts continually criticize the Service for the manner in which they conduct their investigations, yet nothing is done. The reason is quite simple; the Service has lost the capacity to do anything about it as all the skilled detectives have left the Service or have been placed out of their fields of expertise leaving the blind to lead the blind.
[4.12.4] Crime Statistics, especially in the Western Cape are the be-all and end-all of policing. Statistics are easily manipulated on the computer system. Where a station has a high rate of Robberies for example then the charges are altered to theft off person. Attempted rape is recorded as indecent assault etc. In many instances ... the public are turned away from reporting serious crimes thereby no record of the crime is on the system and a reduction is shown.
[4.12.5] Corruption and Morale: Corruption in South Africa and in particular the SAPS has become a cultural norm that is prevalent across the African continent. Endeavours to curb corruption or report malpractices by conscientious members of the Service are met with scorn and claims of racism at best. When malpractices are reported the individual making the report can expect a future of misery and endless departmental charges and eventual dismissal.
[4.13] South African Citizens Views on Affirmative Action, and Black Economic Empowerment Laws: A report released by the Helen Suzman Foundation, Who Needs Affirmative Action?, Focus Survey, 19 Sept. 2000, provides evidence of three surveys done, which document that the majority (over 60% of South Africans of all colours, support merit, over AA or BEE):
[4.13.1] A 1994 Post Election Survey on Affirmative Action revealed that 61% of all voters, including 52% of Africans wanted to see appointments made strictly on merit, "even if some people do not make progress as a result".
[4.13.2] A 1996 Survey on Affirmative Action found that only 23% of voters took a hardline position in favour of affirmative action, whereas 54% were clearly opposed believing either that "There should be special training of African/blacks but the best applicants for jobs should be appointed whoever they are," or that "There should be no such policies and jobs must go strictly on merit." A middle group of 22% believed that "preference should be given to African/blacks, but if others are better qualified, they should get the job." Thus 76% regarded merit, not race, as the overriding criterion.
[4.13.3] A June/July 2000 Affirmative Action Survey, found that 22% took a hardline position in favour of affirmative action, while 56% took a hardline position against it, with a middle group declining to 19%.
If you agree, Please Sign the Petition!
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