Gauteng, South Africa – City-Region Observatory (GCRO), a partnership between the University of Johannesburg, the University of the Witwatersrand, the Gauteng government, and the SA Local Government Association, conducted a study with over 25 000 people to gauge satisfaction levels with governance in Gauteng province.
At least 60 respondents per ward were sampled in each metropolitan municipality and 30 per ward in local municipalities.
The number of Africans saying they would never trust whites increased from 68% in 2009 to 73% in 2013. Over the same period, the perception by whites had increased from 40% in 2009 to 44% in 2013.
GCRO executive director Professor David Everatt said the notion was held deeply in the “older” townships. The study found that in those townships, 77% to 100% of the respondents believed that blacks and whites would never trust each other.
Those townships included Mamelodi, Soshanguve, Mabopane in Tshwane, Alexandra, Soweto in Johannesburg, Khutsong in the West Rand, Thokoza, Tsakane and Tembisa on the East Rand, along with Sebokeng in the Vaal.
“Black attitudes towards whites are hardening year on year while whites have softened.”…
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