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Race Debate

Deconstruct irrational debates in SA
Article
/ 29 May 2019

Deconstruct irrational debates in SA

White monopoly capital and the Zille privilege tweets are reasons we need logical discourse

By Jason Musyoka
Race is an obstinate variable
Article
/ 9 November 2018

Race is an obstinate variable

The education system needs a revolution so that black people’s academic achievements will improve

By Staff Reporter
Class exists but can we say the same of race?
Article
/ 10 August 2018

Class exists but can we say the same of race?

We need to drop race as a category and rather see people according to their different needs

By Staff Reporter
Race debate needs to enter more productive terrain
Article
/ 12 July 2018

Race debate needs to enter more productive terrain

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

By Staff Reporter
Race debate elicits fatal fallacies
Article
/ 6 July 2018

Race debate elicits fatal fallacies

No answer is simple in our complex society, which is why the ‘obvious’ solutions are so often wrong

By Eusebius McKaiser
Are South Africa’s anti-corruption crusaders racist?
Article
/ 14 November 2017

Are South Africa’s anti-corruption crusaders racist?

‘It would be foolhardy to suggest that discussions about corruption in South Africa are race neutral’

By Sisonke Msimang
​Slice Of Life: Rachel Dolezal and the erasure of history
Article
/ 1 May 2017

​Slice Of Life: Rachel Dolezal and the erasure of history

Engaging with Rachel Dolezal did not convince an employee of the Centre for Diversity Studies of her well-meaning.

By Carl Collison
FW de Klerk: Government policies will drive white South Africans away
Article
/ 26 August 2016

FW de Klerk: Government policies will drive white South Africans away

The former president says social programmes including Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment are aimed at harming minorities.

By Lizeka Tandwa
#ColouredExcellence: How Wayde van Niekerk’s victory challenges stereotypes
Analysis
/ 15 August 2016

#ColouredExcellence: How Wayde van Niekerk’s victory challenges stereotypes

The debate sparked by the Olympian’s victory shows that coloured people are still being told how to identify themselves, writes Ra’eesa Pather

By Raeesa Pather
​#AIDS2016: Yes, Helen Zille racism and inequality do fuel the spread of HIV
Article
/ 21 July 2016

​#AIDS2016: Yes, Helen Zille racism and inequality do fuel the spread of HIV

The Western Cape premier should know that inequality, not just science, lies at the root of the Aids epidemic.

By Mia Malan
Letters to the editor: April 29 to May 5 2016
Article
/ 2 May 2016

Letters to the editor: April 29 to May 5 2016

Readers write in about Jeff Rudin and race, the immaculate conception, the use of the word ‘marijuana’ instead of ‘dagga’, and the use of expletives.

By Letters
Let’s debate facts – not feelings
Article
/ 21 May 2015

Let’s debate facts – not feelings

To debate on the basis of science-based evidence before making decisions is something we should aspire to in every field where it is possible.

By Sarah Wild
Don’t leave forgiveness out of SA’s race debate
Article
/ 27 January 2015

Don’t leave forgiveness out of SA’s race debate

We can have more honest conversations about race but we cannot reject forgiveness and its aim of reconciliation, writes Verashni Pillay.

By Verashni Pillay

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