Latest articles on Coloured People

Prejudice thrives when knowledge systems are biased

Article Anastasia Witbooi - 8 Jun 2019

Notions of superior Western and scientific understanding need to be challenged

Slice of life: Skin shapes the way I am

Article Lester Kiewit - 3 May 2019

'Why do I write? Being born as the light-skinned girl in a dark-skinned neighbourhood gives you an interesting perspective'

Coloured execs battle to get to the top

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Feb 2019

Research suggests that a complex crisis of identity is at the heart of the problem

Face the challenge of racial ambiguity

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Nov 2018

Understanding who we coloured people are and not trying to fit into one race group or another is the way to the future

Race identity policy is irrelevant to ‘new South Africans’

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Sep 2018

Immigrants self-identify differently – and they can help their new country become truly nonracial

PODCAST: De Bijbel

Article Sound Africa & Rasmus Bitsch - 6 Sep 2018

In this Sound Africa podcast, Candice Nolan tries to find the answers she is looking for by looking in an old bible

The limits of coloured nationalism

Article Sean Jacobs - 13 Jun 2018

Gatvol Capetonian is a coloured ultra-nationalist organisation but here’s the kicker: their racist culprit is the post-apartheid government

There’s life in ‘Killing Karoline’

Article Danielle Alyssa Bowler - 1 Jun 2018

A particularly South African kind of shame raises questions of home, belonging and mixed identity in this remarkable memoir

‘We’re not racist; just give coloureds a chance’

Article Bongekile Macupe - 4 Aug 2017

Protests disrupted schooling in Klipspruit West after a black principal was brought into the largely coloured area

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Basic income grant on the cards as Covid-19 threat intensifies

Sarah Smit - 13 Jul 2020

The pandemic has triggered a global economic crisis that will leave many South Africans without income security

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Taxis and Covid-19: ‘The ideal doesn’t exist’

Sarah Smit - 13 Jul 2020

After months of complaining about the regulations imposed on the industry, taxi owners have been given a lifeline

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Mask rules are not meant to ‘criminalise’ the public

Sarah Smit - 13 Jul 2020

Shop owners and taxi drivers can now refuse entry to people who defy mandatory mask-wearing regulations

Press Releases

Special Reports

Yvonne Chetty: a passion for an efficient public sector and mentoring

special reports - 13 Jul 2020

'Being affiliated to a professional body such as SAICA makes providing expert guidance and support to my colleagues that much easier'

Special Reports

Full-time Johannesburg-based CEO required for HI HOPES

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

An entrepreneurial, business-minded, impact-driven individual is sought to lead the organisation as it looks to scale and grow

Special Reports

Balwin properties and Absa launch South Africa’s first green home loan

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

Balwin Properties’ Edge registration of over 16 000 units was a global first, covering more homes than any single property developer in the world to date

Special Reports

Young professional gets a career boost from PSETA

Staff Reporter - 8 Jul 2020

SAICA makes ongoing efforts to encourage the professionalisation of financial offices in private and public sector organisations

Special Reports

Colgate-Palmolive South Africa donates one million bars of soap

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

The combination of limited access to quality soap and a lack of knowledge of how to properly wash hands is a challenge in many vulnerable communities

Special Reports

Cheque value bundles – real value

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

Most people do not pay much attention to what bank account they have and whether or not it is suited to their daily realities

Special Reports

Absa Rewards puts cash in your pocket

special reports - 6 Jul 2020

In addition to the cash benefits, you will receive special offers and exclusive deals from selected Absa Rewards partners

Special Reports

Municipal audit outcomes reveal public sector financial management must be professionalised

special reports - 3 Jul 2020

SAICA calls for a review of the mandatory minimum skills and qualifications required for all key financial management positions within the public sector