Conduct research on how racism's effects contributed to socio-economic challenges faced by Black people in South Africa.

This document outlines a Grade 12 Common Research Task for the Limpopo Department of Education, Vhembe East District, for the years 2024-2026.

The Research Topic is: "CONDUCT A RESEARCH (AN INVESTIGATION) ON HOW THE EFFECTS OF RACISM CONTRIBUTED TO THE CURRENT SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACED BY BLACKS IN SOUTH AFRICA."

The research should focus on several key areas, including:

• Racial inequality as a social construct
• Effects of racism
• Socio-economic challenges
• Factors contributing to socio-economic challenges
• Successes or failures of Social cohesion strategies in South Africa
• Politics of Elitism (replacing the privileged)

The Instructions and Guidance to Learners require students to:
I. Explain the concept of Racism and racial inequality as social constructs.
II. Identify current laws and policies that are both able and unable to end racial inequality.
III. Analyze how the Black Consciousness philosophy addressed Apartheid and racial inequality.
IV. Investigate how the integration of Whites and Blacks has perpetuated socio-economic challenges through racism in South Africa.
V. Investigate whether elitism in the new democratic South Africa helps maintain Apartheid-era privileges through entrenched racial inequality.

The Research Guidelines for mark allocation include:

1. Organisation & presentation of learner portfolio (evidence of performance)
2. Draw a Research Plan

This document provides a comprehensive framework for a research project on a critical socio-economic issue in South Africa.