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'20% of Afrikaners have left SA' - Here's why...
More Afrikaners are choosing to leave South Africa and seek refugee status in the US. According to the Solidarity Movement, the migration of white South Africans has been an ongoing occurrence over a lack of employment opportunities. Last week, a second batch of the minority group left the country under the resettlement plan. Thousands more are expected to follow them. According to Solidarity Movement spokesperson Jaco Kleynhans, up to 8 000 white Afrikaners will take up refugee status in the US over the coming weeks. However, thousands more have left before them. He posted on his X account: '20% of Afrikaners have already left the country permanently or temporarily because they could not find work here. The white unemployment rate is completely skewed. 'Hundreds of thousands of Afrikaners have been pushed out of the formal labor market and have started their own businesses or emigrated. Like Kleynhans, many white South Africans believe 'race laws' harm their chances of employment. Jaco Kleynhans's claims about the white population – which includes Afrikaners – fall in line with statistics. According to a 2022 census, white South Africans made up 7.3% of the total population, which is about 4.5 million people. Of that, around 3 million are Afrikaners. Over the years, reports indicate the following decline in the white population 2011 – 9% 2016 – 8,1 % 2021 – 7,8 % Although stats reveal a dip in unemployment, the Commission for Employment Equity noted that white people still occupy 62,1% of top management level posts while Black people occupied 13.8% According to many recruitment agencies, many Afrikaners immigrate to other countries for farm work opportunities abroad. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 . Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp , Facebook , X, and Bluesky for the latest news.
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26-05-2025
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Whites still dominate top jobs in South Africa
The statistics contained in the 2025 Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) annual report forms part of the Department of Employment and Labour's basis to forge ahead with legislative amendments despite pushback from opposition parties, in particular the DA. Image: Leon Lestrade/ Independent Newspapers WHITES are eight times their Economically Active Population (EAP) at top management, while the black African population representation at just 18.0% is four times below their EAP. The white population in top management represents 61.1%, Indians 11.9% (four times their EAP) and Coloureds 6.2% while foreign nationals make for 2.8% at this occupational level. The statistics contained in the 2025 Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) annual report forms part of the Department of Employment and Labour's basis to forge ahead with legislative amendments despite pushback from opposition parties, in particular the DA. The party has confirmed it will legally challenge the government's attempt to narrow this inequality, which the department maintains does not bode well for the future sustainable economic growth of the country. 'Despite 31 years of democracy and progressive transformative legislation, there remains a need for further transformation and equality in the workplace. Diversity and inclusivity for all those persons previously disadvantaged in the workplace must now be heard, seen and felt. 'Moving forward, radical measures must be taken to capitalise on the opportunities in the workplace by developing, recruiting and promoting persons from the designated groups,' read the report. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Part of this includes amending the Employment Equity EE (Act), with a view of introducing a provision that allows for the setting of five-year sector targets. Speaking at a recent workshop in East London, the department's employment equity director, Ntsoaki Mamashela said: 'We have had more than enough engagement and consultation on the setting of sector numerical EE targets with various sector stakeholders, including through the publication of two sets of Draft EE Regulations on proposed sector EE targets for public comment in May 2023 and February 2024, respectively.' 'Let us give sector targets a chance to be implemented, and after five years we will review progress,' Mamashela said. The CEE report also shows that male representation remained dominant at the top management level, which is more than two-and-a-half times the female representation. Males are over represented in terms of their EAP (53.9%) and females are under-represented in terms of their EAP (46.1%). Only Africans and Coloureds are below their EAP in the private sector at this occupational level. The representation of the African population group (74.6%) is slightly below their EAP in government, while in the private sector the African representation continues to lag behind (14.7%) at top management level.
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21-05-2025
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IRR to equity consultants: Will you recommend firing employees who refuse racial classification?
The government blatantly refuses to comply with its racial directives while compelling the private sector to obey. The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) on 21 May wrote to ten employment equity consulting firms across South Africa to ask for clarity on a core issue of liberty and law: will they advise their clients to dismiss employees who refuse to racially classify themselves under the Employment Equity Amendment Act? This direct engagement follows the implementation of coercive sectoral race quotas in April 2025, now enforced by more than 50 newly deployed equity inspectors. These officials have been tasked with upholding a system built on mandatory racial categorisation. This policy undermines merit-based hiring, punishes success, and promotes job-killing regulations at the expense of economic growth and personal dignity. Says IRR Strategic Engagements Manager Makone Maja: 'Not only do the regulations undermine the rule of law, with evidence of the state's unwillingness to adhere to its own rules, but they highlight the challenge of compliance with the draconian and arbitrary red tape they entrench.' The Commission for Employment Equity recently reported to Parliament that of the 29 269 reports from public and private companies employing nearly 7.7 million people, or 45% of the share of the employed in the last quarter of 2024, only 1.9% of the reports were provided by government entities and state-owned entities. This demonstrates the state's blatant refusal to comply with its racial directives while compelling the private sector to obey.
