Redefining ‘Madam’
/ 9 March 2022

Redefining ‘Madam’

Growing up, no black woman worth her salt would take kindly to being referred to as a “Madam”. The term Madam was reserved for white women who had a black domestic worker. Being called a Madam was linked to unsavoury connotations such as laziness (unwillingness to perform supposedly women-like duties), incompetence (inability to perform everyday […]

Maid in South Africa
/ 1 July 2014

Maid in South Africa

Are white employers of domestic workers in uppity suburbs aware that they suffer from "The Help" syndrome?