Coloured South Africans are essentially multiracial people. It's not just genetics, but a culture, too. We exist in our own racial classification because of the apartheid government's social engineering. If you physically spend time in a typical South African Coloured community, you'll see people with very dark to very light skin tones and every shade in between, with a variety of features and hair textures. Some look Caucasian with a tinge of colour, others different kinds of Asian and some look Black. The genetic makeup of Coloured people also differs regionally. In Cape Town, for example, you'll find more Coloured people who look Malay/Indian, while deeper inland, in the Western Cape countryside, you're more likely to find folks that look like the indigenous people of South Africa, the Khoisan and Bushmen. In Kwazulu-Natal Coloureds are generally more mixed between Indian, Zulu and many of them have British settler ancestry. I could talk about the other provinces, but you get the gist of it. We are not a homogenous group in terms of skin and class, like any other ethnicity/race/tribe, but our collective culture as Coloured people is mostly the same and only differs slightly regionally. We have been compared in genetic makeup to Hispanic people, and we have the highest level of mixed ancestry in the world. Basically under apartheid we were classified as a step above Black people and didn't have to carry passes (which is why many Black people got themselves reclassified as Coloureds), but we were also removed from prime land and relocated far away from it. Some Coloured people identify as Black. Others don't because they're still indoctrinated, and some of us can't, in good conscience, call ourselves Black because we don't look Black. Then there are those who have taken back their indigenous identity, because the indigenous were slightly yellower in skin tone and were classified as Coloured by the apartheid government. However, regardless of skin tone, most Coloured people's lived experience is very similar to Black South Africans'. Personally I embrace the Camissa movement because I can't call myself Black, Malay or Indian due to my appearance. I'm not white, my appearance is a mix between Indigenous and Asian, but I can't claim either of those labels because I wasn't raised in those cultures. You can read more about the Camissa movement online, - Patric Tariq Mellet is the go-to source.

I see many comments here people are not being realistic, they wanna play khumbaya, yes there's a division but in reality from my experience most colored people don't even wanna identify as black some even call black people kaffer with means monkey, you get called all kinds of racists words by colored trust black people in South Africa are so welcoming and accepting but most colored people (not all ) they would rather claim their Caucasian side than their black side, the also do think they are better than us in some way because most are light skinned,have curly hair some straight....... I don't blame them the damage was done by the colonization and our government didn't even try to bring us together to help us unite its painful 💔 we are one people there's too many stigmas and fear around this issue. Colored people deserve better

I come from a background where my grandparents made us aware our family history and some coloureds don't wanna go the extra mile to know who they are. I'm a ferm believer that if you know who you are, you'll have a sort of direction for your life.

What causes confusion among the coloured community is the fact that you have coloured parents who had coloured parents before you can even trace which great grandparents where from which heritage or race. So you have coloured of different shades and have different home language based upon their upbringing. Although there is biased and prejudice the coloured community is covered under the Black economic empowerment as a group that was previously disadvantaged.

We also identify according to tribes just like in Kenya. Just like Trevor Noah is biracial but he identifies as Xhosa or Amanda Du Pont who is biracial but identifies as Swati or Pearl Thusi who identifies as Zulu. The colored community have a culture as well and are essentially a trib on their own. So not just anyone can decide to be colored. Basically you should be identifying according to your parents culture. My cousins are biracial but call themselves as Zulu because that is their father's tribe and the culture they were brought up in and so that is the way the world treats them and perceives them. In South Africa we have the choice to choose for yourself where you belong. Like the guy that has a Zulu grandfather then his father should have been identifying as Zulu and so he should be identifying himself as Zulu.

Honestly, South Africa is got a serious issue of inequality. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer. The issue of unemployment is across the board for both blacks and coloureds even some whites are now joining the queue. There is a quite number of unemployed young black people. I am talking about unemployed graduates who are both black and coloureds. I understand that for them it's even complex because they have been placed in a specific category but unemployment is not the coloureds issue in South Africa. There are areas like Diepsloot that are predominately black and there is all sorts of criminal activities including drugs going on in those townships. For the lady who mentioned that these kids finish matric and they don't know what to do with themselves, I don't agree. There is NSFAS that pay their University tuition, give them allowance for food, accommodation and transportation. It's entirely up to the child to do well in matric so that they can get NSFAS. There are a lot of coloureds students who are enrolled in university using NSFAS. The truth is that Westbury is not the only area that is faced with these challenges. There are so many areas like Westbury in South Africa such as Diepsloot, Alexandra etc. There are black people going through the same issues. I stayed in Diepsloot for many years and these things used to hapoen before my eyes but it was my choice to not participate in them even though I was highly educated but still struggling to get a permanent job. The big elephant in the room here is unemployment due to corruption in our leadership . We cannot box it and say it's a coloured issue. We all go through this issues whether educated or not and whether coloured or black. However, I do not invalidate these people's experiences because it is their reality.

@TheDemouchetsREACT

Жыл бұрын

Whoo! Thanks for shedding light on this, Neo. I'd love to know if there has been any changes to better help the people prosper. Is NSFAS new?

@neomontja71

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDemouchetsREACT There has been in terms of higher education because every child can easily go to University now and it's entirely up to them however the issue is that after getting their qualufications they sit at home with them because there are no jobs. As much as it hurts me to admit this, South African education in my days taught us to get education and then get a job and that's it. I am so happy that the young ones are taught innovation and all that and they are doing things themselves not waiting for someone to give them a job. NSFAS is not a new thing. It started with us in 2003 in my first year of varsity, then it was called TEFSA(Tertiary Education Fund of South Africa). I used TEFSA to fund my education then it was loan that we had to pay back in the future when you work. They used to only pay for our fees and accommodation if you stayed at Res. In the second year they gave us cards loaded with funds to purchase textbooks. It then changed some years after I finished my varsity to NSFAS(National Student Financial Aid Scheme) and now they pay their tuition, give them cards for textbooks, pay their accommodation and if you don't stay at Res you get transport allowance and a grocery card for Pick n Pay loaded with R2000 monthly. For them they don'teven have to pay it back. Honestly, if a child does not get education in this country it's entirely up to them . Even our government schools are free, no school fees. In terms of helping people to prosper the government established a scheme called NYDA(National Youth Development Agency) some years ago which was supposed to fund young entrepreneurs in order to eradicate poverty. However, due to corruption and miss management of funds, only a few benefited and are benefiting from it.

@TheDemouchetsREACT

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Kindergarten (5 year olds) through high school (around 17-18 year olds) can receive free public education here. University education is only free if you receive acedemic and/or athletic scholarships or qualify for grants. Sisi, you already know I'm trying to think of ways to help. One day, I will be able to!

@neomontja71

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDemouchetsREACT Here your acceptance to any University in South Africa and your low income earning or unemployed parents guarantee you NSFAS. There is a bracket of income they use to determine whether the child qualifies or not. Your family, that includes both mother and father must earn R350 000 per year or less then you qualify. I know you are truly trying to help Sisi and yes one day you will win. I truly appreciate 👏❤️

@brennymapulemotlhake9109

Жыл бұрын

Thank u Neo, u thoroughly explained the situation in our country far clearer. Youth unemployment (all races) is a big problem in SA & the bigger elephant 🐘 is Corruption , sad reality 💔

Only SAns do understand what's on going on here

@MthokoMpofanaTV

Жыл бұрын

And Namibians, Brazilians, Mexicans & Cubans...

Namibia also have coloured people. I recently returned from a trip in Cape Town where I asked a coloured lady how she identified herself and of course she said coloured. Her ancestors came from South East Asia and her religion is Islam. What am saying is there are those mixed with Khoisan and Dutch but u also get those mixed with Dutch and Malaysian hence I do understand when most coloured although look black don't identify as black.

South Africa is still using the white apartheid system. Classifications of races is still here till this day how do we get rid of racism when the government is still functioning with the same system

Its hard to explain what a coloured person is unless u cme here to see for urself. Thank u for sharing.

I love your reactions. You guys dive deep and make it so easy to listen to and respect your opinions more. I love the honesty and how neutral yal aways are. Love Dem🔥🔥💯

I think it’s very difficult for you to make a comment when you haven’t lived here to understand the culture. This isn’t just about being marginalised with work. This is about making poor choices and right choices. And as for being called coloured, it’s who people identify themselves as. Fact: Most of coloured don’t want to be called African. I would appreciate that you come and observe before making up your minds. This thing is complicated and always easily brushed off as , Americans and South Africans have same history. That’s not entirely true. Please let’s talk about parenting, let’s talk about work ethic. Let’s address those issues please!

@1HourOf.

Жыл бұрын

It's a complex conversation that needs to be had, I could hear from the boxing coach that he understands that it's up to the individual's choices, I myself didn't realize until now in University, how many provisions I had in my hood but never appreciated, but again in some other hoods the circumstances are not as better...

@LB_die_Kaapie

Жыл бұрын

Since when do we not call ourselves African? Don't lie man.

@shamanaysolomons2952

Жыл бұрын

As a 'coloured',I most definately consider myself an African and so does my fam..

@LB_die_Kaapie

Жыл бұрын

@Courage before Dishonor Wrong, us Coloureds call ourselves African.

@afckajjansi

Жыл бұрын

@@LB_die_Kaapie That's like North Africans asking "why do we say we're not African?"

Much love from Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

The comparison between the histories of Coloured South Africana with Black Americans is fitting. The boxing coach's surname, Moses, is a slave name. Many/most Coloured people get the surnames from enslaved ancestors. A big part of our heritage is our ancestors being taken from other parts of Africa and Asia to be made slaves here, another is our Indigenous ancestors being persecuted driven off their land made little better than slaves to the European settlers. Because of slavery, Coloured people's cultures are often seen as more "western" than "African". In some ways, we have similar disconnections from our (pre-slavery) roots as the diaspora in America. A lot of Coloured people find it easier to identify with Black Americans than with other Black South Africans. Even when many Coloured people wouldn't want to be associated any kind of Blackness. And while some of us do identify as Black, we still have acknowledge and remember that under the Apartheid system, our communities weren't classified as "Natives" and so had some recognised rights and protections when other Black people weren't even counted as citizens. The Coloured-Black dynamic in South Africa is a complex of colourism and internalised racism and a on-going back and forth between separation and solidarity.

When you talk of a successful coloured, I can refer to the now late AKA. He was more than just a rapper, he was an activist, he was an icon. There are issues about him that were never cleared that I will still like people to address. Aka was a big fan of Pan- Africanism, he wanted to create a bridge between South African artists and Nigerian artists, so he featured a lot of Nigerians in his music and was best friends with Burna Boy. There was issues in South Africa regarding foreign owned businesses which led to a protest from South Africans and it was termed xenophobic. During that incident Nigerian artists posted fake videos of people being thrown out high buildings and claimed it was in South Africa which was not true, one of them was Burna Boy. Aka reached out to Burna Boy to tell him that the video was not from South Africa he responded to with a threat by Burna. Other Nigerian posted a tweet from AKA allegeing that it was xenophobic, tweet, which AKA declares a fight with Nigeria was actually about the rivalry between SA and Nigeria in football. They photoshopped the tweet and changed the dates. Till today many Nigerians still believe the fake video and tweet. But overall, AKA remains one of the most successful coloureds in Africa not just South Africa. May his soul rest in peace.

There is no race called coloured! There might be a culture associated with the people called 'Coloured' today. What we call Coloureds are descendants of the hunter-gatherers and pastoralist societies that inhabited South Africa's west coast and south coast. They lost their land, and as a result their lifestyle, culture and language. They spoke Dutch and infused it with elements from their own languages. It was called Khoi-Dutch. They called themselves Afrikaanders. That is where Afrikaans came from. They are African just like Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, people. The term coloured was given by the colonial and apartheid governments. They are as African as any African. Infact they may be more African because they are ancient people.

@chimakalu41

10 ай бұрын

Well said

In Malawi 🇲🇼 we also have coloreds but they easily identify as blacks themselves so it’s not a race issue like in SA

Guys is it possible for you guys,to watch the entire video...before you comment...please.

@TheDemouchetsREACT

Жыл бұрын

It wouldn't be a reaction video, love.

@izzsaws7647

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDemouchetsREACT exactly…….thanks! Reaction 😂

I'm coloured and I really don't mind. I also don't hate it because I don't have a reason too .

Hey man i thank you guys for doing this videos about south africa im a south african living in the uk and i realy thank you guys for these videos man keep going we need it can you guys do a video about akon talking about africa

Blackness is a cultural and social belief construct that has very little to with skin color. As the Kenyan comedian Nyabi Macgrath said in her video, Africans don’t have the tunnel view of their cousins America, they are still in bed with their oppressors, still unable to understand the damage done by slavery and colonialism. Many South Africans love their color boundaries imposed on them by their oppressors. I am coloured and proud , you heard that loud enough ! It is offensive to call someone a coloured these days as my parents were once referred to. My heart aches for the those young people in the drug infested areas who see no hope than fall on drugs and violent crimes . We need healing ❤️‍🩹

@TheDemouchetsREACT

Жыл бұрын

As we've said before, we share the same sentiments of Black being more than about skin color. Americans cannot be generalized to fit in one group or as if we are incapable of understanding others' struggle and fight for peace and prosperity. South Africa has a complicated history indeed. Our intention is never to act like we have all the answers because we do not. However, we do know history continues to repeat itself if mindsets do not change. We're happy you are proud of who you are.

@stanleyglover5534

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDemouchetsREACT I cannot disagree, human or social problems are neither right nor left ,we should rather strive for a compromise by listening to both sides of the arguments. 🙏

Only amongst SA people I hear this colored thing. Used to work with a South African HSE officer who is mixed, but he will always make me understand that he is not black, neither is he white, but in my mind I always see him as black, not minding the fact that he tends to roll more with the white dudes. Had a little discussion with a South African diver, I had to ask him if there are no blacks in South Africa that are into diving, because all the divers I knew from SA were whites (we might have 20 or more divers from SA and it's always all whites). His response was, blacks and colored people don't like this kind of job, also they don't like working as expats because they know nothing beyond South Africa. I got to understand that colored people in SA are simply biracial or half cast as we call it in Nigeria, but in SA it's like a race on its own and in their social economic status it's white, colored and the black on descending order. Don't know where they place the Indians though 🤔

The idea of taking in the drug dealers & addicts and training them to also be in the police force to help their communities is so innovative and genius!!! Not even our president has thought of that😭

Look at me I'm from Cape Town i call myself black but if I'm in black community they call me coloured if i go to the coloured community I'm accepted but they still see blackness in me. It's hard I don't know where i stand.

As a colored I appreciate u guys for reacting and sharing yall opinion on our daily struggles.Don't mind these angry ones they want us to struggle,bcoz they know who we really supposed to be🤫🏹⚖️

Some of these people seemed to have a recognizable Indian accent, while others look phenotypically mostly African. I'm curious within the coloured community itself, whether there is any distinction between the "black" coloureds and "Indian" coloureds (and "Malay" coloureds) or if they operate as one broad group without reference to differences.

@khutjoseepe6900

Жыл бұрын

No theres no difference

5:35 Sierra said that exactly right. Traditionally, whatever your parents are is what you are, especially your father.

This is the hood 👌 our hood South Africa 🇿🇦 CPT CAPE TOWN

You right when you say we have almost similar backgrounds.But remember SA is a century behind USA.We still have a long way do go, we'll stumble here and there but will be the US of Africa one day.

Your intros are perfect. how many takes?

@TheDemouchetsREACT

Жыл бұрын

1.

Honestly I think we need to redefine racial classifications in South Africa and stop using classifications that were forced on us by the apartheid government.

Many are there for generations

I didn't know America could ask about race on a job application. In Canada you can't. Not race, gender, ethnicity, religion, marital status, sexual orientation etc. I'm sure some company's try though I don't know.

Hey. Did you know the so-called coloured is the descendants of the original people of southern Africa. With the oldest DNA in the world. So we are the Aborigines here. But the discrimination is too much. Love videos. Greetings Get khoisan info

@vusiselani9175

Жыл бұрын

Not every Coloured is a descendant of the Khoisan,some Coloureds are descendants of the Malaysians and even Indians.I have cousins who defaulted to be Coloureds,they went to predominated Coloured schools,stayed in the predominated Coloured communities and mainly speak Afrikaans,they're Xhosa in and out but somehow they'd rather be identified as Coloureds that's how complex it is.The Coloured community is diverse and dynamic,on the sidenote Khoisans are Africans through and through...

@GABRAN47

Жыл бұрын

I am coloured and can dispute that..

@Bbb-ml4gb

Жыл бұрын

You know you are lying because they are mixed race.

@denslinkrotz522

Жыл бұрын

@@vusiselani9175 you should watch Sabc2. 9'clock Sunday night. Every other who came to SA mix into khoisan. That's our history Vusi

@hlengiwemasondo2858

Жыл бұрын

Denslin educate yourself please

Hi fam, that's the hood

5:13 Good point by Dion. People have been labeled that way for so long due to their environment. They start to think that's all they are.

It’s so sad how neglected the coloured people of South Africa are in our history. When it comes down to it coloured people have never been acknowledged and had to create their own self.

Am not saying it's ok the government discriminating against the colored people, but when she said in Kenya, they are all Kenya but different tribes, yes it's an African issue .. there's under tone tribal issue discrimination all around African countries as Rwanda.. tribalism use to be one of Nigerian biggest issues back in the early 90's where parents would refuse allowing their children marrying from a different state, and tribe or even religion.. but it doesn't happen anymore like that, even if the parents initially refuse they get to accept in the main time

This South African video made me think about the Afro-Mexicans in Mexico who experience racism because of their dark-skin. What is the blackest town in Mexico? Cuajinicuilapa, which sits in the Costa Chica region, is one of several regions in Mexico with the highest population of people of African descent, with an estimated 229,661 Afro-Mexicans. Cuajinicuilapa-The Blackest town in Mexico kzread.info/dash/bejne/X4CFzaysoanRnKg.html Afro Mexicans kzread.info/dash/bejne/fqpo2tacpq2vd9I.html

Sierra, I also think it's sn individual thing,

For the job part it depends on the field you're looking at to be honest

As a coloured I appreciate you reacting to this you must see Cape Town coloured areas you will be more sad that government overlooked us for your . Great channel ♥️

Glad y'all reacted to this the week US Twitter was busy telling South African coloreds that they shouldn't call themselves colored because they're black

@valentineisraelshabangu4069

Жыл бұрын

Of which its true

@RendaniGamede

Жыл бұрын

@@valentineisraelshabangu4069 false

It is the hood

In Nigeria it's more of your ethnicity, where you come from is our problem in Nigeria

Why we so fixated on the topic of race. Accept everyone for who they are or who they claim to be. At the end of the day god created the human race and also the amazing race lol

@RKZ_23

Жыл бұрын

Easier said thn done cz racism wont go away nomatter how we try to erase it😐

@collingriffin7644

Жыл бұрын

There have been many noble efforts out there to make a shared sense of humanity, these efforts are currently power curupted. They are crafted around a particular career or vanity - a political person/organization. Resulting in a time of a fractured, relativistic, and interpretive sense of humanity. An injury to justice and basic sanity. On the upside we have a sharp rise in philosophical and practical inquiry from all perspectives. God bless.

Please react to the documentary schools under siege

Please react to Albanians truth or myths

The situation in South Africa is so complex, it's not just the colored community dealing with issues, it's like this in many parts of the country, it's not that people don't want to work but it's because there isn't enough jobs for the people, alot of people lost their jobs during the covid19 pandemic, a lot of companies have been closing, many are even trying to start businesses but as as you know not everyone can succeed at that. On top of that we have a huge influx of people coming into South Africa seeking greener pastures because were they come from it's also very difficult and probably worse. Some of the people who come into the country end up being cheap labours and are prepared to earn up 80% less off the minimum wage of South Africa because they are trying to feed their families, which resort to companies now preferring to hire foreign nationals because they can pay them way less, they can exploit them and unfortunately they can't do anything about it because most are not registered. And then locals start to feel like they are being sidelined in their country. Tensions then start to raise and the blame game happens. It's a lot honestly 🤦🏾‍♂️

West-berry is the hood

I've been looking for a job for the past 10 years too ... Okay my hustle pays off all my depts but I've never scored an interview in my life 🤣. Jobs are like unicorns out here.

This life we living of "the hood" and "making it out" messes me up all the time

@Bee-dp3st

Жыл бұрын

@Courage before Dishonor Not a drive by! More like a walk by

@andilemalope6437

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂Walkby it's not a laughing matter but that was funny

@1HourOf.

Жыл бұрын

@Courage before Dishonor this had nothing to do with music. The guy had enemies

@akhonazasembo3016

Жыл бұрын

@Courage before dishonor this had nothing to do with music There was a lot going on in his personal life even the family that blames him for the death of their daughter is from Durban our bro had alot going on in his life that time he was bringing back the south African hip hop his game was up

Please react to south Africa king of spin 🤙

As a Coloured my people are still marginalized after apartheid because of B.E.E [black economic empowerment] created by the ANC party providing first approval to anyone who ticked the black box and not the coloured, white, indian or asian race box. Being required to still provide your race in 2023 is very outdated and racist. For all coloureds out there reading this do a Ancestry dna test and see that we can have up to 7 race backgrounds we got through slavery.

Even Asians are coloureds in SA

So was there a mixture with every African American ?

@1HourOf.

Жыл бұрын

Mmm, but how accurate are these figures🤔one person three continents, how many of these Americans with 100% West African DNA still exist?? ...😅😅and I'm laughing at this one video where Oprah was disappointed at the fact that she is not descendent of the Zulu because no slaves where traded from South Africa. 😂

@LB_die_Kaapie

Жыл бұрын

@@1HourOf. they're averages

@TheDemouchetsREACT

Жыл бұрын

Good question. Due to the history of the plantations, I would say "almost" everyone during those times. The children who were born to the enslaved/plantation owners would have children with other enslaved Africans. Today, it is much different. We (The Demouchets) don't consider ourselves to be mixed because of what happened on the plantations. We are fully African Americans.

@AfricanMaverick

Жыл бұрын

@Courage before Dishonor African Americans are not only west African descent. They also have Central Africa and southeast African ancestry.

@AfricanMaverick

Жыл бұрын

@Courage before Dishonor Not every African American descend from west Africa.

But why do people always watch negative videos of our people?! Nxa

@KS-yy2cp

Жыл бұрын

These are the Demouchets 🙄

@BatsiraiMusuka

Жыл бұрын

With this channel they come from a place of wanting to relate. And as you can hear…they are seeing similarities in their own communities. The Demouchets are quite balanced. They have plenty of positive videos they have done as well.

@TheDemouchetsREACT

Жыл бұрын

Thank you @batsira. We don't necessarily care to relate. We believe there are positives and negatives everywhere. Also, this video was requested BY COLOUREDS.

@BatsiraiMusuka

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDemouchetsREACT …ditto. The world has lesson for all of us. Gotten so used to watching you guys react l sometimes forget…the suggestions come from us😅

@neomontja71

Жыл бұрын

If you have been following the Demouchets you would realise that they have been doing a great job of bringing out the best about us out there, the best of Africa as a whole. Even so, we cannot pretend that we are perfect and I don't think they are highlighting any negativity here. They are merely heading to the request of one of their subscriber to react to this video of which I do not see anything wrong. Neither did I hear them utter anything negative. They just gave their view so please let's relax. It's not that deep.

Hey guys, let me tell you about this situation. All colored people have either a black grandmother or grandfather who is either Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, etc. These grandparents speak all native languages, and these guys who call themselves "coloreds" in South Africa are actually black. However, since they liked the better privileges given by the apartheid government because they were light-skinned, it's kind of like how we have it stateside. These guys just chose the better part because they got it better, so the more darker guys said, "H-mm, okay, go ahead and be whatever it is that you want." We won't chase after you. They are colored when its beneficial for them, black if it benefits them etc.

you are taking a side .... the only thing making them is the Aparheid language Afrikaans but in reality we are together they accept being. Africans but not better just different

@TheDemouchetsREACT

Жыл бұрын

What is the benefit of us taking a side?

@josephbertolini1400

Жыл бұрын

Afrikaans is a coloured language created by the slaves. The dutch and colonizers didnt climb off their boats with afrikaans, they came here with dutch and through broken communication we the coloureds created afrikaans.

@josephconradie5935

Жыл бұрын

@josephbertolini1400 thanks for telling the person that it seems they don't know how the language was created is contains may khoi and Malay words but the base is just Dutch but our history is in the language the last of what is left of our original language

Thanks so much for this video ! I'm an Anglo Australian and even in our fairly solid democratic country we just can't get better living and health conditions for Aboriginal and Islander people. The problem just gets passed around like a hot potato and nothing gets better. In SA corruption in government is the root cause of all the sadness these people are put through. When it comes to election time, the strong men send out their heavy muscle to frighten opponents that have platforms to reform the system and reduce the inequality. This keeps them in power and the money flowing to the extended family and supporters. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_South_Africa