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Poor Whites

Black people should learn from how Afrikaners went from poor whites to economic prosperity
Analysis
/ 22 September 2016

Black people should learn from how Afrikaners went from poor whites to economic prosperity

Once put-upon, the Afrikaners engineered their own economic turnaround. Similarly, black people should be creating jobs, not seeking them.

By Abel Dlamini
Danville: Promised land is home to the poor
Article
/ 19 July 2013

Danville: Promised land is home to the poor

Six years ago President Zuma said he would find homes for destitute white people. He recently delivered on this promise to 15 families.

By Sipho Kings
Poor whites: Penury goes beyond the pale
Article
/ 24 May 2013

Poor whites: Penury goes beyond the pale

Some of the problems poor whites face began after apartheid ended, but who, if anyone, is really to blame?

By Fred de Vries
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Article
/ 30 March 2010

Zuma: Poor whites will also receive govt services

President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday visited an impoverished white Afrikaans-speaking community, promising improved government services.

By Staff Reporter

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