Black people are better off now

The results of joint research by Unisa and the Momentum group are bound to stir up a hornet's nest of controversy, not in the least among politicians who harp on about our country being dominated by wealthy white people.

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The reality is that, according to the research report, black Africans own almost 60% of the household wealth and two-thirds of household assets in South Africa. Whites, by comparison, hold 32.2% of household wealth and 19.7% of household assets.