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Deconstruct irrational debates in SA

Article Jason Musyoka - 29 May 2019

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

Race is an obstinate variable

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Nov 2018

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

Class exists but can we say the same of race?

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Aug 2018

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

Race debate needs to enter more productive terrain

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Jul 2018

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

Race debate elicits fatal fallacies

Article Eusebius McKaiser - 6 Jul 2018

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

Are South Africa’s anti-corruption crusaders racist?

Article Sisonke Msimang - 14 Nov 2017

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

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Slice Of Life: Rachel Dolezal and the erasure of history

Article Carl Collison - 1 May 2017

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

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

Article Lizeka Tandwa - 26 Aug 2016

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

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

Analysis Raeesa Pather - 15 Aug 2016

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

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

Article Mia Malan - 21 Jul 2016

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

Letters to the editor: April 29 to May 5 2016

Article Staff Reporter - 2 May 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.

Let’s debate facts – not feelings

Article Staff Reporter - 21 May 2015

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.

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

Article Verashni Pillay - 27 Jan 2015

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

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