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A woman breaks down at the memorial to Amit Magnezi as family members and friends of the lost and kidnapped gather at the site of the Nova Festival to mark the one year anniversary of the attacks by Hamas, on October 07, 2024 in Re’im, Israel.  (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Opinion piece relies on dubious sources to promote Antisemitic conspiracy theories

It is disheartening that the Mail & Guardian would allow such an article to be published

Breakup: Students and protesters clash at the University of the Free State in 2011. Police had to separate the opposing groups.

UFS langauge policy led to racial tension

But the ConCourt’s minority judgment said the court had ignored the dominance of English

Pride and prejudice: It’s important to remember that being part of a marginalised group does not excuse nor erase exclusionary behaviour.
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No fats, no femmes, no blacks: The unbearable racism of Grindr in South Africa

If you say you have a racial preference on your dating profile, you’re very likely to also hold racist beliefs in other aspects.

Semenya, who has dominated the 800m race over the last decade, has remained largely silent through the court battle, excluding statements from her legal team condemning the IAAF’s tactics and policies. (AFP)

Caster Semenya’s body is being claimed by self-important armchair pundits

‘Her body, seen as an anomaly, is no longer hers. It “belongs” to sports bodies, media houses and quick-on-the-draw armchair pundits … ‘

Factors such as crime

Krones SA accused of racial discrimination

German filling and packaging company Krones has launched an investigation into accounts of racial discrimination at Krones SA.

Aboriginal girl’s suicide – how can we look away?

The suicide of a ten-year-old Aboriginal girl exposes the pain and misery the original people of Australia have had to endure far too often.

Higher education minister, Blade Nzimande.  File photo

Blade: We must reject racial divisions on campuses

Blade Nzimande has urged universities to promote social cohesion on campuses in the wake of recent racist incidents, like "black face".

Cape Town mayor Patricia De Lille.

The white right, women’s murders and a massacre of statistics

Flawed reasoning and distorted statistics characterise attempts by some on South Africa’s white right to prove black men are more violent than white.