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Public officials must treat all marriages equally

Opinion Ropafadzo Maphosa - 4 Aug 2020

Religious beliefs are no longer allowed as on objection to solemnising same-sex partnerships and rightly so

Marriage officers should have the right to object on religious grounds

Opinion Shaun de Freitas - 4 Aug 2020

‘Beliefs and convictions rested on religion should be allowed the freedom awarded by the law to share the public sphere with all the other non-religious beliefs and convictions’

Black lives must matter in Africa too

Africa Audrey Donkor - 19 Jul 2020

Although Africans must continue to support the Black Lives Matter movement, there is also the need for them to raise their voices against injustices in other African countries

We need an outpouring of outrage about Africans killed by security forces

Africa Solomon Dersso - 10 Jun 2020

As Africa mourns George Floyd, we must look in the mirror and address police brutality on our own continent

Understanding the violent protests across America

Opinion Pearl Matibe - 5 Jun 2020

The protests are rooted not in the pandemic, but in centuries of discrimination

How to support women’s health

Opinion Shannon Kowalski - 21 May 2020

Policymakers must make contraceptives and abortion easier to to access to give women power over their health

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Angered by police killing, Ethiopian-Israelis demand change

Africa Mike Smith 1 - 6 Jul 2019

Solomon Teka's death has been a deeply personal tragedy for his family, but for the wider Ethiopian-Israeli community, he has become a symbol as well

Woman sues Tokyo medical schools over discrimination

Article Agency - 5 Jun 2019

Last year it emerged that medical universities had routinely altered the admissions test scores of applicants to keep some of them out

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US women’s national team sues federation for discrimination

Article Agency - 9 Mar 2019

All 28 members of the United States women's national team filed a discrimination lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation on Friday

Africans say SA’s queer ‘haven’ is hell

Article Carl Collison - 15 Feb 2019

Nondiscriminatory laws exist in name only for those seeking refuge from Uganda and elsewhere

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Go to the root to eradicate racism

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Oct 2018

Jail and laws against hate crimes and speech alone cannot rid South Africa of this prejudice

Equality Index shines light on queer inclusion in the workplace

Article Carl Collison - 20 Sep 2018

A 2014 study of queer discrimination in the workplace found 53% of queer workers hide who they are at work

Race debate needs to enter more productive terrain

Article bogdan TagDiv - 12 Jul 2018

We need to move towards refining our understanding of the causes behind structural and racialised inequality

Under Armour under fire for racial profiling

Article Kiri Rupiah - 15 May 2018

Less than a year after arriving on South African shores, American sports brand Under Armour is embroiled in an alleged racial profiling incident

Truck company in racial wage war

Article Athandiwe Saba - 13 Oct 2017

A Western Cape trucking outfit is allegedly rigging salaries against some race groups

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Fikile has a daring plan for taxis

Thanduxolo Jika & Mail Guardian Correspondent - 13 Aug 2020

The transport minister presented to the ANC’s top body a proposal to establish a bank for taxi operators and to subsidise the industry

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