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Caster Semenya

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Analysis
/ 31 August 2009

We celebrate otherness today

Long before the Caster Semenya sex-test row hit the headlines, South Africans in all their corners were questioning her identity.

By Staff Reporter
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Analysis
/ 31 August 2009

Feminine masculinities, masculine femininities

Women who don’t buy into gender-stereotypical behaviour are often violently “reminded” of who they are supposed to be.

By Antje Schuhmann
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Article
/ 29 August 2009

Moment of pride as Semenya returns to Ga-Masehlong

Caster Semenya’s grandmother remembers begging for money from friends and relatives to send the young runner to local athletics track events.

By Donna Bryson
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Article
/ 28 August 2009

Malema raps ANC leaders on race

The ANC youth leader hit back at his critics this week, including those who objected to his racial take on Caster Semenya.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
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Article
/ 28 August 2009

Caster was cleared by SA tests

World champion Caster Semenya has been tested in South Africa and found to have higher-than-usual testosterone levels.

By Mandy Rossouw and Yolandi Groenewald
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Article
/ 26 August 2009

Cope: ANC ‘hijacked’ athletes’ return

The ANC hijacked the return of athletes from the IAAF World Championships in Berlin and turned it into a political rally, Cope said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 26 August 2009

Take2: Boys will be boys

So pigs do fly. Julius Malema, you rock. Spot-on comment.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 26 August 2009

Politicians weigh in on Semenya debate

Social Development Minister Edna Molewa said on Tuesday there would not have been questions about Caster Semenya’s gender had she not won the race.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 August 2009

Continue to walk tall, Zuma tells Semenya

Rumours that world 800m champion Caster Semenya was not a woman were wrong and ill-spirited, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 August 2009

Warm welcome home for champ Semenya

Thousands of people welcomed athlete Caster Semenya on her return to Johannesburg on Tuesday.

By Courtney Brooks
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Article
/ 25 August 2009

South Africa awaits Semenya

The mayor of 800m gold medallist Caster Semenya’s home town was among the first at OR Tambo International Airport to welcome her home on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 24 August 2009

SA plans heroine’s welcome for Semenya

South Africa will give track champion Caster Semenya a heroine’s welcome when she comes home this week.

By Fran Blandy
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Article
/ 23 August 2009

Semenya sex row causes outrage in SA

The decision to subject the gold medal-winning athlete Caster Semenya to sex tests over claims she is a man has provoked outrage throughout SA

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 22 August 2009

SA rallies behind runner in gender storm

South Africans planned to rally in support of champion Caster Semenya, denouncing questions about whether she should be allowed to compete as a woman.

By Donna Bryson
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Article
/ 22 August 2009

SA to lodge complaint with UN over Semenya

SA plans to lodge a complaint with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights over the gender test ordered on middle-distance runner Caster Semenya.

By Staff Reporter
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Analysis
/ 21 August 2009

A better balance

In a time of recession, countries have less choice about the foreign states with which they build partnerships.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 21 August 2009

She’s a lady, man

If the IAAF had doubt about 800m golden girl Caster Semenya’s gender it could have tested her months ago.

By Phatisani Moyo
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Article
/ 20 August 2009

Semenya humiliated, says SA athletics chief

The gender controversy surrounding 800m world champion Caster Semenya has been humiliating for her, the SA athletics chief said on Thursday.

By Claire Watson
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Article
/ 20 August 2009

SA lashes out at ‘racist’ world athletics body

SA unions and political groups have criticised the IAAF following controversy around athlete Caster Semenya’s gender verification test.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 20 August 2009

Semenya gender test ‘would be comprehensive’

An examination to verify the gender of champion sprinter Caster Semenya would involve multiple tests, a sports medicine doctor said on Thursday.

By Kenichi Serino
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Article
/ 20 August 2009

ANC condemns Semenya gender row

The ANC on Thursday anointed new 800m world champion Caster Semenya as the nation’s ”golden girl” while condemning speculation on her gender.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 20 August 2009

Semenya family: ‘She’s a girl’

The family of sprinter Caster Semenya says she is definitely a woman, despite questions raised about her gender, reports said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 August 2009

SA’s Semenya grabs gold in Berlin

South African teenager Caster Semenya won the women’s world 800m title with a crushing performance on Wednesday.

By Gene Cherry
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Article
/ 19 August 2009

Under-fire Semenya set to run, says athletics body

ASA has denied media reports that Caster Semenya was in danger of not competing in the women’s 800m final at the World Athletics Championships.

By Phathisani Moyo and Sapa Afp
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Article
/ 18 August 2009

Cool Semenya powers into 800m finals

South Africa Caster Semenya looked every bit the medallist when qualifying in the 800m semifinal at the World Athletics championships on Monday night.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 17 August 2009

Mixed results for Team SA at Athletics Championships

The first two days of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics brought mixed fortunes for the South African team.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 14 August 2009

Berlin: A wall to climb

SA athletes competing in the World Athletics Championships are keen to make up for the disappointment of Beijing.

By Firdose Moonda
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