Sisulu’s 50/50 plan for schools highlights absurd approach to transformation
27 July 2022
The statement by the chairperson of the ANC's Subcommittee on Social Transformation and Minister of Tourism, Ms Lindiwe Sisulu, that schools may only be registered if they have the exact same number of black and white learners demonstrates to what extent the ANC has lost touch with reality.
In a country where more than 80% of the population is black and less than 9% is white, schools cannot have a 50/50 representation – unless the intent is to allow certain schools to be predominantly black, while no school is allowed to be predominantly white.
It undermines the claim that transformation's main aim is equality.
Various newspapers and electronic news platforms reported on Sisulu's statement made during a media conference on Tuesday.