Sport is critical in curbing racial hatred and hate speech through continuous global awareness campaigns in tournaments such as the Fifa World Cup and the Olympics
South Africa’s inequality is a class issue masked by race and political infighting, distracting from pragmatic solutions and true liberation goals
Brazil and India are starting to win gains for ‘platform’ workers such as delivery riders. Unions in South African must support similar struggles
These towns are not anomalies, they are barometers of how far South Africa still needs to go in confronting the unfinished business of its past.
Racist posts can go viral in seconds, showing the world that South Africa’s divisions are not history, and reminding us that we still have work to do
We must never forget the past injuries and injustices of apartheid.
If we do not speak out against the erosion of rights by authoritarian leaders, anti-rights movements will be emboldened everywhere
The fourth instalment on lessons for the left shows how the Colombian left built a successful electoral project in face of brutal opposition from entrenched elites backed by US imperialism
Two black South African runners were among the first from the continent to compete in the 1904 games in the United States
When racism emerges, we must build – not break – our schools
Six years in the making, the pair’s film explores racial and economic inequality in Cape Town
Unlike ANC governments, we must practise consistent, inclusive solidarity and internationalism
We can tackle inequality in access to medicines by reshaping the systems, policies and practices under which life-saving medicines are produced, priced and distributed
There is a renewed white arrogance staking a claim to influence in the public sphere. It is fuelled by a swing to the right and needs to be contested
The accusation that Bongi Mbonambi directed racist language at an England player reminds us that we should not cheapen the dangers of racism in sport
While we can’t change the socio-economic and entrenched racist structures of our societies overnight, we can take control of our individual healthcare
Only when we all truly embrace non-racism in South Africa can we consider the battle to be won
Redistributive policies to reduce racial inequality should focus on achieving equality of opportunity, which can only be done by fixing our disastrous education system
Hundreds of terrified African migrants flee to embassies and camps as human rights groups warns of increasing vigilante attacks
Sport can be a powerful force for good but in the wrong hands it can also be used help normalise hatred
The post-apartheid media has an important role to play in decolonising the South African mind
Stellenbosch University’s future success requires white people within its wider community to articulate anti-racism as a genuine political position.
In his 8 January speech, the president was emphatic on racism, saying the time for white male rule was over
House of Bondage: The book that shocked the world
Meeting postponed to January as Phakeng faces mounting opposition to her leadership at the divided campus, including accusations of flouting governance processes
The leadership needs to be courageous and committed to the transformation of higher education
Josep Borrel’s depiction of Europe as a garden that must protect itself from jungle invaders reveals deeply entrenched feelings of superiority
For more than two decades we have had the privilege to watch an athlete who embodies black excellence
It is a historical fact that the economic prosperity of whites in South Africa is based on the racist exploitation and impoverishment of blacks
The ANC, heads to this weekend’s policy conference more concerned with pushing back on attempts to improve governance than finding solutions to the many structural fault lines that have been so crudely exposed by our economic deterioration since the outbreak of the pandemic
The government should create an enabling environment for black women business owners to become less reliant on de facto monopolies in the industry
Our reactions would be more positive if we understand that bullies act out as result of their own pain