Gareth Cliff
latest news & developmentsMacG is riding the wave of misogynistic podcasts
MacG claims to be merely a facilitator, but the shock jock is doubling down and standing by the benefits procured by his misogyny
Khaya Koko: John Steenhuisen, please take a knee
The Democratic Alliance leader rebuking cricketer Quinton de Kock would be this election season’s greatest triumph
Cliff and Steenhuisen are wrong. Here’s why race matters in South Africa
Both the podcast host and the leader of the Democratic Alliance believe in a toothless non-racialism that ignores the historical foundation of racism and the pain it inflicts in…
Paddy Harper: On gleeful politicians and headless chickens
Paddy Harper doesn’t know who to vote for yet, since the Dagga Party isn’t contesting his ward, but right now what to order for lunch is a more pressing concern
It has no place
Covid-19 exposes the continued inability of white South Africa to critically reflect on their positionality or engage in meaningful, self-reflective, and constructive debate
#CulturePop: This our year of users and abusers
False prophets and profiting off the pain of others are among the things trending, observes Kuntha Ndimande.
Racist rants expose Mngxitama
The former EFF MP is guilty of a crude reductionism that contributes nothing to a nonracial society
Entertainment News: ‘Let bygones be bygones’ says Gareth Cliff
From the Screen Actors Guild Awards winners to South Africa’s newest singing TV show, we round up the news that had us talking this week.
Mpofu defends Cliff: Paradox or hypocrisy?
How can a black lawyer who chairs an anti-racist party defend Gareth Cliff’s right to be a racist, asks Andile Mngxitama.
Will hate speech finally be definitively defined?
Jon Qwelane is challenging the constitutionality of provisions of the Equity Act and hopefully the outcome will clarify what constitutes hate speech.
Dear Gareth Cliff, freedom of speech has limitations
Some utterances are banned by law and cannot be defended by claiming it is an individual’s right.
Gareth Cliff: How the internet thrilled the radio star
Some think the former 5FM DJ’s switch from FM radio to online radio was a big mistake. But Alistair Fairweather begs to differ.
Life in the fast lane: SA’s celebrity speedsters
When celebrities and politicians find themselves on the wrong side of the law their excuses are often as colourful as their personalities.
Freedom is not for the sensitive
In an ideal world, we would have thought monitors to curb the spread of foot-in-mouth disease.
Gareth Cliff to Julius Malema: A case for the thought police?
Never mind shoot the boer, <b>Verashni Pillay</b> thinks we should ban shooting our mouths off.