Give me a blatant racist over a polite one, at least I know who I am dealing with, writes Khaya Dlanga.
Donning blackface for Halloween, such as actress Julianne Hough recently did, evokes racial prejudice, says African studies experts.
After two black Barneys shoppers were accused of credit card fraud, the rapper’s fans are petitioning for him to cut ties with the New York store.
KT&G has agreed to pull the ads for new cigarette brand This Africa after its use of monkeys to ‘remind people of Africa’ was deemed racist.
The EFF is not a racist organisation, but white people must learn to share, says party leader Julius Malema.
Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has called for a reassessment of anti-discrimination rules, but says Italy does not have a problem with racism.
Italy’s soccer authorities have ordered AC Milan to play its next game behind closed doors and fined the club €50 000 following abusive chants.
Marchers have demanded Heidelberg Hoër Volkskool relooks its decision to phase out English classes, claiming it to be racist and unconstitutional.
British catwalk model Jourdan Dunn has added her voice to a campaign led by black models for more diversity in the fashion industry.
Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland has lashed out at against racist comments directed at Muslim leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed.
As white people we are raised to think we are central to everything, especially in relation to other races, writes Gillian Schutte.
A University of Pretoria philosophy lecturer has quit after blogging that raping babies is a "phenomenon" in black groups, a newspaper has reported.
NWU management has defended its controversial language policy, which sees non Afrikaans-speaking students using translation headsets during lectures.
An Italian sporting court has ordered Lazio to shut the notorious Curva Nord section of the ground for one game following racist chants.
Refusing to forget the violent conflicts of South Africa’s past is the surest way of ending them.
A judge has ordered that a case about racial transformation between the HETN lobby group and Tuks may be heard in the Equality Court.
The case against correctional services for its "blatant policy of absolute racial representation" in hiring for jobs has continued, amid protests.
Some of Italy’s top politicians have rallied behind the country’s first black minister after a spectator threw bananas at her during a speech.
Thuli Madonsela has asked health officials investigate allegations of racism and ill-treatment of patients at two Western cape health facilities.
Italy’s Prime Minister Enrico Letta has condemned as unacceptable senator Roberto Calderoli’s "joke" comments about minister Cécile Kyenge.
The province’s education minister will investigate a Bloemfontein school after allegations of racism and the display of an old SA flag there.
Julius Malema is "OK" with a picture of him beneath one of a monkey in a Bloemfontein school classroom that will be probed by the SAHRC, say reports.
City Press says it stands by its decision to publish a controversial column described by some as "dripping with anti-Indian hatred".
The North Gauteng High Court has ruled in favour of First National Bank after claims of racism from bond recalculator Emerald van Zyl.
Don’t be surprised if you see poor whites; poverty is no longer legislated. But black South Africans still live on the brink, writes Khaya Dlanga.
The DA and the Mpumalanga education department has condemned an alleged incident of racial segregation at Hendrina Combined School, near Middelburg.
Striker Didier Drogba has hit back at a Fenerbahce fan who waved a banana at him and teammate Emmanuel Eboue during a league encounter.
Claims of racism at the Gupta wedding has reminded us of our racial baggage, but we’re ahead in dealing with our division, writes Verashni Pillay.
A song about racial perception has drawn the ire of both the country and urban music worlds after its wide release.
A new study reports that non-white gamers suffer racial abuse on a daily basis on Xbox Live.
An absurd statement by a former cricketer has Chris Roper wondering who exactly is the white man’s burden.
Southern Kings’ rugby captain Luke Watson has expressed remorse about his controversial slur about Afrikaners in 2008, says a report.