Decades of Racist Policies Condemn Vulnerable White Children to Despair
In November 2012, a contentious bill proposed in South Africa threatened to exclude white minorities from charitable benefits, igniting widespread concern over systemic persecution.
Supported by Business Unity SA, the legislation aimed to deny tax deductions for donations to charities unless 100% of beneficiaries were black, directly impacting organizations like Childline that serve diverse groups.
Platinum Weekly reported the plan would disqualify charities aiding Indian, white, colored, or Zimbabwean individuals from tax incentives.
Durban BEE agent Bridget Erin called it a “huge effect,” likening it to Apartheid, while the Department of Trade and Industry offered no comment on the racially charged question, “Are you black, and how black are you?”
Though the bill ultimately failed, the deep-seated issues in post-Apartheid racial policies affecting the white minority didn’t end there.
Children’s Home Faces Funding Cuts Over Racial Composition
Just weeks later, on December 7, 2012, the Jakaranda Children’s Home, a South African orphanage, faced funding withdrawal from major companies because 70% of its 250 children are white, per News24 report.
Spokesperson Elzane van der Merwe stressed, “To us a child is a child,” noting the children, aged 18 months to 18 years, are placed there by court order due to abuse, with annual needs of $2,954,293 (R25,620,000).
The funding loss stemmed from non-compliance with Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policies, enacted in 2007 to uplift black citizens post-apartheid.
A 2001 census showed 79% of the population is black, 9.6% white, and 2.5% Indian-Asian, with black ownership of the Johannesburg stock market below 10% in 2012.
Despite the 2012 bill’s rejection, racial persecution of white children continued under existing BEE-driven laws, shaping private funding decisions.
Woolworths Accused of Withholding Food from White Orphans
Joe Emilio, a South African comedian and political commentator, alleges that Woolworths, a prominent South African retailer, halted food donations to a rural orphanage between 2019 and 2020 due to the children being predominantly white.
Emilio claims an insider email reveals a worker was told, “We were told not to give food to that orphanage anymore because they don’t have black children,” contradicting Woolworths’ and News24’s denials.
The unnamed orphanage, fearing retaliation from groups like the EFF, had previously received regular expired stock from a local franchise owner.
Emilio argues this reflects BEE policies pressuring companies to prioritize black beneficiaries for state tenders and tax benefits, leaving white children hungry.
He calls the system “rotted into something cruel,” questioning how racial scorecards can justify denying food to any child, proving a persistent pattern of persecution against white minorities.
Platinum Weekly, November 12, 2012: Sorry, No donations to whites allowed
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