The civil rights organisation AfriForum today released a report on the most blatant examples of the South African government\u2019s racially discriminatory legislation. The report analises and critiques affirmative action policies, as well as provides details on the connection between racially discriminatory legislation and corruption. Finally, AfriForum\u2019s report provides answers to the question of what has the government\u2019s legislation and policies that discriminates on the basis of race accomplished?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the launch of the report today, Ernst van Zyl, Campaign Officer for Strategy and Content, at AfriForum sat down with the author of the report, Johan van der Merwe, to discuss its contents and answer questions. Van Zyl highlighted how the tide of public opinion has turned against the ANC\u2019s race-obsession in recent years, while Van der Merwe emphasised the extent of the damage the South African government\u2019s racially discriminatory legislation has done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSouth Africa has a huge systemic racism issue in the form of BEE and the ANC\u2019s growing list of race-laws. It should not be called \u2018reverse racism\u2019 either, its just plain racism. Racially discriminatory laws were wrong in the past, and they are wrong in the present,\u201d Van Zyl continues.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow that racially discriminatory laws by the government have continued into the 21st<\/sup> century, as AfriForum\u2019s report shows, it is high time for the retirement of this abhorrent practice, and to stop the grasping at straws to try to justify it in the present,\u201d Van Zyl concludes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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