MacG claims to be merely a facilitator, but the shock jock is doubling down and standing by the benefits procured by his misogyny
The Democratic Alliance leader rebuking cricketer Quinton de Kock would be this election season’s greatest triumph
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 the present
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
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
False prophets and profiting off the pain of others are among the things trending, observes Kuntha Ndimande.
The former EFF MP is guilty of a crude reductionism that contributes nothing to a nonracial society
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.
Jon Qwelane is challenging the constitutionality of provisions of the Equity Act and hopefully the outcome will clarify what constitutes hate speech.
How can a black lawyer who chairs an anti-racist party defend Gareth Cliff’s right to be a racist, asks Andile Mngxitama.
Some utterances are banned by law and cannot be defended by claiming it is an individual’s right.
Some think the former 5FM DJ’s switch from FM radio to online radio was a big mistake. But Alistair Fairweather begs to differ.
When celebrities and politicians find themselves on the wrong side of the law their excuses are often as colourful as their personalities.
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/ 19 September 2011
In an ideal world, we would have thought monitors to curb the spread of foot-in-mouth disease.
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/ 13 September 2011
Never mind shoot the boer, <b>Verashni Pillay</b> thinks we should ban shooting our mouths off.
Gareth Cliff has been reported to the BCCSA after making allegedly sexist remarks. He is far from the first South African DJ to put his foot in it.
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/ 17 November 2010
Our readers share their opinions on Andile Mngxitama’s column, the poultry cartel article, our coverage on Robert Gumede and more.
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/ 12 November 2010
Andile Mngxitama’s accusation that Cliff is an ‘effective agent of racism’ is nonsensical.
<b>Andile Mngxitama</b> says Gareth Cliff is the poster boy of post-1994 racism and the ANC is happy to burnish his image.
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/ 26 October 2010
5FM shock jock Gareth Cliff’s meeting with the president’s spin doctor Zizi Kodwa on Monday afternoon was a bit of an anticlimax.
So most Idols contestants can’t sing: does that give the judges the right to humiliate them on live TV?
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/ 19 December 2007
5FM radio station DJ Gareth Cliff did not make ”petty” remarks about God, said the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA). On Wednesday the BCCSA released the findings of some of its recent tribunals, including a judgement handed down about remarks the morning DJ had made about God.