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Pretoria Girls High will study education department’s report on racism
On Friday, Lesufi said black pupils at the school were victims of racism and that the school’s hair policy was enforced without sensitivity.
The week that was: Spring Day, Bey Day and everything in between
Spring, last week, came with a confetti of quotes, memes and moods competing against one another for the cool.
The Rainbow Nation myth is coming apart – and the onus is not on our kids to fix it
When children have to fight to assert their humanity, we know our nation is deeply flawed.
Several state and private schools have bans on dreadlocks, Afros and braids
A snap poll has found that many schools still forbid traditional African styles, but some are reviewing their codes of conduct.
Sans Souci Girls’ High School pupils protest against ‘discriminatory’ code of conduct
Black pupils at the school want the rules on hair and language to be scrapped.
From slavery to colonialism and school rules: A history of myths about black hair
When it comes to black hair, “common sense” is the least reliable tool for decision-making.
[From our archives] Five good reasons to ditch chemical hair relaxers this December
Black women, beware: your pursuit of straight, silky locks may be detrimental to your health.
#PGHS: Panyaza Lesufi suspends hair policy, orders probe into alleged racism
The Gauteng education MEC says a new code of conduct at Pretoria Girls High will be developed in consultation with pupils.
Hair, white assimilation, and the girls who are rejecting it
Some have argued it’s just school policy, but it’s more than that: it is the protection of white standards at the expense of black identity.
#CulturePop: Teacher don’t teach me nonsense: The right to speak our truths
From black girl magic in Pretoria to Drake’s declaration of love, we are proudly loudmouths
Pretoria Girls High School pupil: I was instructed to fix myself as if I was broken
Pupils claim that, along with hairstyles, language and associations are tightly regulated at the Tshwane school.
EFF’s Fana Mokoena calls out Pretoria Girls High for ‘suppressing blackness’
The party’s acting national spokesperson, Fana Mokoena, says a ‘white minority culture’ is dictating how black people should behave.
Teachers have a crucial role to play in building social cohesion
Recent events have raised questions about how far SA has really come in building a united non-racial society that embodies unity in diversity.
Panyaza Lesufi visits school to probe #StopRacismAtPretoriaGirlsHigh concerns
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi is visiting Pretoria Girls’ High School today following allegations of racism.