{"id":135621,"date":"2016-09-07T19:10:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T17:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=135621"},"modified":"2016-09-07T17:15:40","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T15:15:40","slug":"the-most-racist-provinces-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/135621\/the-most-racist-provinces-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"The most racist provinces in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Research commissioned by the City Press into experiences of racism in South Africa reveals which provinces in the country are perceived to have the biggest racism problem.<\/p>\n

The research was conducted by Plus 4 Research, and is based on interviews with 1,635 people that are demographically representative of the country.<\/p>\n

Plus 4 found that the vast majority of South Africans still hold beliefs of racial superiority and inferiority, which play out in education at home, at school and in the workplace.<\/p>\n

Worryingly, respondents of all races felt that they had faced some form of racial discrimination in the past year – from both other racial groups as well as their own.<\/p>\n

In summary, black respondents were the most attuned to the general definition of racial discrimination – noting that xenophobia and tribalism were included in their experiences.<\/p>\n

White people said they felt like they were being punished for the past, with black people insulting them and expressing that they would be willing to kill whites.<\/p>\n

Coloured respondents echoed the entrenched sentiment that “first we weren’t white enough, and now we’re not black enough”; while Indian respondents reported high rates of racial discrimination from both whites (83%) and blacks (75%).<\/p>\n

Provincially, the data was broken down across three main areas of racial discrimination:<\/p>\n

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  1. Where respondents held a belief that some races were smarter than others;<\/li>\n
  2. Where racial discrimination was experienced the most; and<\/li>\n
  3. How racial discrimination made respondents feel in terms of feeling small and angry.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Racial\u00a0views on intelligence<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    #<\/th>\nProvince<\/th>\n% who believe some races are smarter than others<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    1<\/td>\nFree State<\/td>\n73%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2<\/td>\nMpumalanga<\/td>\n69%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    3<\/td>\nLimpopo<\/td>\n67%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    4<\/td>\nNorth West<\/td>\n65%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    5<\/td>\nNorthern Cape<\/td>\n63%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    <\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/em><\/td>\n61%<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    6<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n60%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    7<\/td>\nEastern Cape<\/td>\n58%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    8<\/td>\nKwaZulu Natal<\/td>\n57%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    9<\/td>\nWestern Cape<\/td>\n54%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Racial discrimination experienced<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    #<\/th>\nProvince<\/th>\n% who\u00a0experienced racism<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    1<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n34%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2<\/td>\nNorthern Cape<\/td>\n33%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    3<\/td>\nKwaZulu Natal<\/td>\n29%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    4<\/td>\nEastern Cape<\/td>\n27%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    <\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/em><\/td>\n27%<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    5<\/td>\nFree State<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    6<\/td>\nNorth West<\/td>\n24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    7<\/td>\nLimpopo<\/td>\n23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    8<\/td>\nMpumalanga<\/td>\n22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    9<\/td>\nWestern Cape<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Feelings of anger<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    #<\/th>\nProvince<\/th>\n% who were left feeling angry<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    1<\/td>\nNorthern Cape<\/td>\n88%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2<\/td>\nKwaZulu Natal<\/td>\n86%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    3<\/td>\nMpumalanga<\/td>\n82%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    4<\/td>\nWestern Cape<\/td>\n81%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    5<\/td>\nEastern Cape<\/td>\n80%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    5<\/td>\nNorth West<\/td>\n80%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    <\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/em><\/td>\n78%<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    7<\/td>\nLimpopo<\/td>\n76%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    8<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n73%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    9<\/td>\nFree State<\/td>\n64%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Similar research conducted by Plus 4 in 2006 found that 24% of over 2,000 respondents felt they had been discriminated against based on their race. This compares to the 27% in 2016.<\/p>\n

    Overall, every race group in the country feels more discriminated against based on race a decade on.<\/p>\n

    One point noted by the researchers was that income level had a big role in the experiences of respondents: more affluent people saw other racial groups as equals, while lower income groups deferred to people based on race.<\/p>\n

    More on race<\/h3>\n

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    Racism a national security risk: security minister<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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