Recent ANC reports indicate that 23, 3 million black South Africans have more than 25 percent Western Eurasian DNA, and fit into the (B-) sub-group.
Scientists in Gauteng believe that a mysterious migratory event occurred around 3,000 years ago known as the ‘Eurasian backflow’ – when modern humans who left Africa around 50,000 years ago, suddenly flooded back. This resulted in a shift of DNA percentage in African populations over the course of a couple of generations. For many it resulted in a (B-) sub-group categorization, which is evident today.
This revelation is creating much angst within the ANC due to their hopes that the black (B+) group would be larger, thereby providing them with a smoother path towards accelerated economic empowerment.
Kebby Maphatsoe – veterans’ minister, has stated that the re-categorization of the (B-) sub-group is just a temporary setback, and will not slow their plans for economic advancement. Although he does not believe that the 23, 3 million people being categorized as ‘too low in black DNA’ will be well received, especially if it prevents them from full land and business ownership rights.
Some see this (B+) and (B-) System as an ANC strategy to speed up the transition of wealth from non-blacks to blacks (diminishing majority), in order to win back the hearts of many of their disillusioned voters. There is still consternation of how the population will react when 23, 3 million people are told they are essentially defined as non-blacks due to their excessively high levels of western Eurasian DNA levels.
Following defeats in recent municipal elections, politicians from the ruling, African National Congress have spoken out against what they call the new “economic apartheid”. As a result, there is renewed interest in implementing this new program to help facilitate a smoother economic distribution based on sub-Saharan DNA distribution across the broader population – they believe this will help swing voter support in metro areas back towards the ANC in 2019.
The big question will be how 23, 3 million people react when they are told they don’t have enough black DNA to qualify for full benefits.
Once again, our government appears to be sliding down a precipitous path of racial profiling to leverage their political muscle, and desperately hold onto their diminishing stranglehold over a country that so desperately needs a competent government who uses legitimate methods to spur the economy, not cosmetic surgery that only results in further scarring.
By Chris Mapasa
South Africa Today – South Africa News
