Poor whites did not exist until now?

[Marq]

Zuma said he had met businessmen, wealthier Afrikaners and farmers, but had not until recently been aware of the poor white Afrikaners in the Tshwane area. "All this time I did not realise a section [of the population existed] that could be referred to as poor whites."

Full score here

Right - so if we take this at face value.......What does he really know and is he genuinely going to look at the Nation as one?
And if we don't believe this.......mmmmm........just another bs politician?

[Chatmaster]

The irony is that the poor Afrikaners has always existed.

[Alta Murray]

Only in the Tshwane area? He might still be exploring South-Africa, you guys, this is just another worrying sign....

[Dave A]

What was he thinking? You just flash your white skin and the money pours in?

Is he aware that there is a massive, struggling white middle class too?

I just wish we could get all this black/white cr*p out of the way and focus on dealing with the economic condition of people regardless of the colour of their skin.

[MissThang]

Guys...
I'm a newbie but was just speaking about this, this morning....I dont REMEMBER even once seeing a white beggar/hobo on the streets growing up and I used to school on the Berea here in Durbs but this morning I saw a few. I doubt that he hasnt seem them but just maybe never acknowledged them.

[Dave A]

Probably thought they were just crossing the road and greeting everyone along the way.