again, why do white people need to be punished, for something which happened so long ago – more than a decade ago. Where this generation knew so little about and barely understood what was happening.

I can understand where my black brothers and sisters are comming from. About their struggles and other life issues.

But these issues will never be resolved by looking down at the next race and shifting blame. Unfortunately Mr Tokoloshis comment was very extreme. Perhaps he was really traumatised as a kid, but then again where so many white people. If the Zim regime were to come to SA. Many many people will suffer … including our non white communities.

Since the white population is smaller compared to our black brothers and sisters so many more will be affected. Then yet again, statistics will be brought in. The black people will unfortunately suffer yet again. This time not under white regime but under black regime. Then who will you have to blame.

Hate will not solve anything. Its like a cancer which will eat you up inside and one day you will find yourself to be an old man, and never found peace or true happiness. Lets try move on. Its up to us to let sleeping dogs lie. Easnt it funny when i have to go look for a job i too have to have interviews held by a black person. But that is ok.

Life is up to us to make a difference .. im not talking about doing crime either. Decide to be different. DECIDE NOT TO LET OUR PAST AS A NATION AFFECT YOUR LIFE AS AN IDIVIDUAL.

ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN – WE ONLY LIVE ONCE

The Robin Hood (Zimbabwe) approach I find rather humorous. It’s rather evident that it did not work, has not worked, and will never work.

What better way to combat apartheid by proving your intellectual capacity. Stealing does not necessarily provide you with better opportunities, because the type of person that is associated with stealing does not generally have the savvy to create income using sustainable business methodology.

This does not include race. If a white person has to tell me he cant make money, my answer would be the same.

Assess your skills, look at what you need to do to be regarded as a valuable asset, rather than a mediocre and improvise. The jobs will be offered to you on this basis, finding them would be irrelevant.

I do not have to phone around looking for work because I have skills that are useful and I let word of mouth do it’s job, even though there are thousands of people in SA doing the same work as myself. Grant it that this way does take longer, but the rewards are security. My studies continue, because I know 6 months down the line my skills are going to be challenged again.

I am an un-employed white person that has adapted to the circumstances and converted them into an ideal situation whereby if someone offered me a job, I would tell them to look for someone else because I am earning a good living and aiming the bar at the next level.

BEE / AA and all…

If a black person had to confront me and say I was privileged and gained my skills in the apartheid era (which has happened to me before by the way), I would laugh. The reason being, I am in the IT industry and whatever I learned 13 years ago has no bearing in today’s workplace. It is what I learn today that will set me apart tomorrow.

With respect, I wish to challenge the injustices that you refer to, in which you make remarks to the effect that us whites got off easy.

Fair enough, you had curfews, violent riots in which innocent civilians died as a result, the security police apparently committed horrendous crimes and the list goes on.

The black lives sacrificed in the hands of the apartheid regime is minuscule in relation to the farm murders and violent crime figures that are imminent at this stage, yet according to government this is not an issue.

Did white civilians break into your houses at night, rape your wife and kids, shoot to kill, torture you, ransack your house and steal your car? If so then I am not aware of this and would be interested in listening. Now, we deal with this on a daily basis but that isn’t an issue. I am quite sure you rested well, even in the apartheid era.

As far as black vs white employers go, I think your comments are questionable and maybe there was an underlying reason for someone else being chosen. I certainly do not think race was the culprit. Nice try though. Do you have evidence of a white person being employed over and above a highly educated black person, and was this evidence investigated? If not then I would say the unfortunate candidate did a shoddy job in handling the matter, which again leaves question over the integrity of this poor soul.

I was asked to create a presentation which would introduce a plan to roll out a R6 million plumbing contract to government. The plumbing contract was awarded to an advertising agency.

My father was approached by a black friend of his who’s occupation is a teacher in the Eastern Cape, he had just landed a civil engineering contract and was hoping my father would assist in planning the project.

No comment… Any way to get back to the point, is there opportunity for black employment /empowerment? It certainly looks like it.

Stop complaining… your boat is bigger than mine.

On the other end of the scale, Zuma made it quite clear that he cannot get by on his salary and opted to accept a ‘loan’ from Shaik. No comment…

So no… I do not think you will see an informal settlement of ‘whites’ anytime soon.

You ask why? Because while July (The garden boy) sits drowning his sorrows… I am studying new techniques that would eventually convert into capital.

I am saving up for my retirement so I can enjoy a few drinks then

In the meantime, July has created his own misfortune, but I still pay him because he renders a service to me.

Now R1500.00 may not seem much.. because it isn’t much, but he could increase this figure if he puts his mind to it. This can be done by signing up with many of the Training Centres nationally in order to upgrade his skill set, or simply by going to the nearest book store and spending the money he uses on alcohol on a book rather. With an improved skill offering comes an improved wage.

I hope this has enlightened you.

When will there be a time when I can safely return home with my family under the so called “rainbow nation” NEW SOUTH AFRIKA?