Skills drain is synonymous with the New South Africa,
with thousands of people who have already left for overseas jobs.
Politicsweb list a number of push and pull factors as
reasons for emigration:
(68*) “The major push
factors, particularly for white South African emigrants, have traditionally been
put down to high levels of violent crime (often personally experienced) and the
racial employment policies of the African National Congress government. To
these one could add the growing evidence of state decay and a resurgence of
demands by ANC politicians for something to be done about continued white
wealth”.
(68*) “The pull
factors have recently weakened considerably due to the global financial crisis.
However, if the ANC government decides to go ahead with threatened amendments
to the Employment Equity Act - which would apply more punitive sanctions to
companies that continued to promote whites into senior and top management
positions - we are likely to see another surge of emigration by this group”.
Those who left the country as well as many remaining behind, feel that the
situation in the country will not improve. It may in their opinion worsen,
especially with Government’s “second transition” in mind.
Affirmative action and discrimination continuously feature
as key “push” and “pull” factors and keep on surfacing as motives for emigration.
(69*) CBC News claims that: “Those leaving South Africa
It further alleges: “The irony is that they are also whites and their
flight has sparked resentment and bitterness at the highest level. South
African President Nelson Mandela is frank when he describes those who decide to
leave. ‘Those who have not got the courage let them go. It is good riddance.
The real South Africans are remaining in South Africa
(70*)This video takes a look at South Africa South Africa
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(70*) Video 1: The New South Africa
or
(71*) The next video supports
Governance “good riddance” attitude towards emigration, with the Safety and
Security Minister bluntly stating that: “They can continue to be as negative as
they are, or they can simply leave this country”.
(71*) Video 1: Video: Safety and Security
Minister -- If you don’t like the crime in South Africa
(72*) South Africa’s Minister of
Rural Development and Land Reform, Gugile Nkwinti, takes the “good riddance”
concept to the highest dimension when he declares: “Whites are unwelcome
‘settler colonialists’ with no role to play in South Africa’s future”
The
contribution white citizens make to the economy needs to be applauded. The
opposite however apply. Government realises that affirmative action and
punitive measures “thrown at the unwelcome settler colonialists” seem to not
deter them enough. They are strong enough to triumph over the system and soar
way above those that are intentionally advantaged by affirmative action. Is this the real stimulus or motive for
Government’s second transition? Did Government run out of affirmative action
options, to the extent that it even considers changing the Constitution?
Apart from white emigrating and
others staying behind fighting and triumphing against all odds, there is a
third group choosing
to confess and apologise for the wrongs of Apartheid. Some physically wash the
feet of senior ANC officials; others mentally. Do they think that Government’s
attitude towards them or whites in general will change, and that affirmative
action measures will be scaled down as a result of this? (73*) Do they aim at
qualifying as a “white antiracist”? (This title applies to: "a white man or woman who
is clearly identified as an ally to people of colour in the struggle against
racism and someone who "daily vigilantly resist[s] becoming
reinvested in white supremacy")
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(68*) Politicsweb.co.za -- How many South Africans have left the country? http://www.google.co.za/url?q=http://politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71619%3Foid%3D318618%26sn%3DDetail%26pid%3D71619&sa=U&ei=IE23UNCYLIqFhQf_zIDQCQ&ved=0CC4QFjAE&usg=AFQjCNFyCRuuO8y4_J2yQfnt2uoNmG2f3A
(68*) Politicsweb.co.za -- How many South Africans have left the country? http://www.google.co.za/url?q=http://politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71619%3Foid%3D318618%26sn%3DDetail%26pid%3D71619&sa=U&ei=IE23UNCYLIqFhQf_zIDQCQ&ved=0CC4QFjAE&usg=AFQjCNFyCRuuO8y4_J2yQfnt2uoNmG2f3A
(69*)
CBC News -- Brain drain' sapping South Africa
(70*) Video 1: The New
or
(71*) Video 1: Video: Safety and Security Minister -- If you don’t like the crime in
(72*)
Genocide Watch – South
Africa
(73*) White Antiracist
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