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Racism

The racist reaction to the Ethiopian Airlines crash was all too predictable
Africa
/ 11 March 2019

The racist reaction to the Ethiopian Airlines crash was all too predictable

Once again, Africans have been reminded that some deaths, and thus lives, are more important than others

By Patrick Gathara
SAHRC widens scope of probe into alleged racism at SuperSport
Article
/ 21 February 2019

SAHRC widens scope of probe into alleged racism at SuperSport

It has been nine months since Ashwin Willemse walked off a live broadcast, accusing co-analysts Nick Mallett and Naas Botha of racism

By Agency
A racism lesson for Mayor Plato
Article
/ 4 January 2019

A racism lesson for Mayor Plato

Covert racism hides behind its willingness to throw a few of its own under the bus so it can maintain the status quo — but it’s still racism

By Eusebius McKaiser
Drawing a line in the sand on racism
Article
/ 3 January 2019

Drawing a line in the sand on racism

The Clifton fourth beach debacle shows up many of our moral ambiguities

By Mia Swart
Race row erupts after guards allegedly clear Cape Town beach of black people
Article
/ 28 December 2018

Race row erupts after guards allegedly clear Cape Town beach of black people

Mayor of Cape Town Dan Plato dismisses claims by PPA security firm that it was working for the city authorities

By Agency
Racism tops SA human rights violations
Article
/ 10 December 2018

Racism tops SA human rights violations

According to a newly released South African Human Rights Commission report, racist attitudes remain largely unchanged

By Sarah Smit
Raheem Sterling accuses newspapers of fuelling racism
Article
/ 9 December 2018

Raheem Sterling accuses newspapers of fuelling racism

Sterling has accused British newspapers of helping to ‘fuel racism’ with the way they portray young black footballers

By Agency
Chelsea launch investigation into racist abuse aimed at Sterling
Article
/ 9 December 2018

Chelsea launch investigation into racist abuse aimed at Sterling

Twitter users highlighted a first-half incident when a supporter appeared to abuse Sterling as he retrieved the ball near Chelsea supporters

By Agency
Who cares about Johann Rupert anyway?
Article
/ 5 December 2018

Who cares about Johann Rupert anyway?

Businessperson Johann Rupert caused a Twitter storm with users describing him as racist, tribalist and arrogant for his comments

By Mashadi Kekana
Editorial: Othering is apartheid
Article
/ 9 November 2018

Editorial: Othering is apartheid

‘The initiative by Parents for Change reminds us that the change most of us yearn for is something that we should not stop fighting for’

By Editorial
Rustenburg High shows up its junior school
Article
/ 9 November 2018

Rustenburg High shows up its junior school

Parents for Change said the high school’s response to criticism has been more satisfactory than the junior school’s

By Raeesa Pather
Vicki Momberg case postponed until next year
Article
/ 5 November 2018

Vicki Momberg case postponed until next year

The case was postponed to February 20 2019, pending the outcome of the appeal of her prison sentence and conviction

By Jeanette Chabalala
Cape school accused of coercing black teacher to resign
Article
/ 2 November 2018

Cape school accused of coercing black teacher to resign

Rustenburg Girls’ Junior School allegedly ‘coerced’ teacher Nozipho Mthembu to leave

By Raeesa Pather
Meet Sam Okyere: ‘The most famous black man in South Korea’
Africa
/ 25 October 2018

Meet Sam Okyere: ‘The most famous black man in South Korea’

When Sam Okyere arrived in South Korea for university he was met with racism. But he found a way to turn his negative experiences into a positive

By Staff Reporter
Go to the root to eradicate racism
Article
/ 5 October 2018

Go to the root to eradicate racism

Jail and laws against hate crimes and speech alone cannot rid South Africa of this prejudice

By Staff Reporter
Land reform needs laws and imagination
Article
/ 21 September 2018

Land reform needs laws and imagination

Redistribution must favour the poor and include the ability to make the land productive

By Tembeka Ngcukaitobi
Word ‘boer’ not racist or racially offensive — ConCourt
Article
/ 13 September 2018

Word ‘boer’ not racist or racially offensive — ConCourt

This was the unanimous judgment of the Constitutional Court on Thursday following a labour dispute

By Riaan Grobler
Why jobs should never trump human dignity
Article
/ 27 August 2018

Why jobs should never trump human dignity

‘This man had used the k-word so very casually and later apologised for his ‘total lack of respect’. Not for racism,’ writes Zukiswa Wanner

By Zukiswa Wanner
Ugly power of whiteness
Article
/ 24 August 2018

Ugly power of whiteness

Racism does not just exist in spurts of verbal activity like that of Adam Catzavelos’s alone

By Editorial
Class the DNA of society
Article
/ 17 August 2018

Class the DNA of society

‘Class, in other words, is much more than just one aspect of the social complex,’ writes one of our readers

By Letters
SA adopting colonial categories of people drives racial divide
Article
/ 3 August 2018

SA adopting colonial categories of people drives racial divide

A past of ‘define and rule’ led to current tensions between coloured, black and Indian people

By Suren Pillay
Ethnic boxes perpetuate colonialism
Article
/ 13 July 2018

Ethnic boxes perpetuate colonialism

The dangerous re-ethnicisation of SA politics must be stopped lest it lead to the same ethnonationalism that caused bloodshed in Rwanda and Yugoslavia

By Angelo Fick
Social networks help combat racial bias
Article
/ 12 July 2018

Social networks help combat racial bias

Incidents of racism in the US are hardly news, but smartphones and social networks are catapulting such seemingly fleeting moments into the spotlight

By Cyril Julien
Curro: A timeline of alleged racism
Article
/ 2 July 2018

Curro: A timeline of alleged racism

Waterfall preschool is not the first school in the Curro group to be embroiled in a race row

By Raeesa Pather
Race row hits upmarket school
Article
/ 29 June 2018

Race row hits upmarket school

Black teachers say they were segregated from their white counterparts and were undermined

By Raeesa Pather
The dangers of the ‘politics of suspicion’
Article
/ 20 June 2018

The dangers of the ‘politics of suspicion’

The current ethnic, racial discourse is dangerous and simply avoids having to address the difficult issues confronting South Africa

By Staff Reporter
There’s more to racism than meets the eye
Article
/ 25 May 2018

There’s more to racism than meets the eye

Thousands of black South Africans haven’t led the lives they wanted because of apartheid policies

By Eusebius McKaiser
There’s more to racism than meets the eye
Article
/ 25 May 2018

There’s more to racism than meets the eye

Thousands of black South Africans haven’t led the lives they wanted because of apartheid policies

By Eusebius McKaiser
Under Armour under fire for racial profiling
Article
/ 15 May 2018

Under Armour under fire for racial profiling

​Less than a year after arriving on South African shores, American sports brand Under Armour is embroiled in an alleged racial profiling incident

By Kiri Rupiah
Echoing Marielle Franco, Brazil’s black women speak out against violence
Article
/ 18 April 2018

Echoing Marielle Franco, Brazil’s black women speak out against violence

Black lives in Brazil are devalued and subject to violence on a horrific scale

By Staff Reporter
Unplug me from fallacious arguments about race
Article
/ 13 April 2018

Unplug me from fallacious arguments about race

The debate on race can only be meaningful if we listen and consider that we might be wrong

By Eusebius McKaiser
The law can change racist minds
Article
/ 12 April 2018

The law can change racist minds

Unexpressed racism may be even more dangerous if it’s left lurking below the surface

By Roger Southall
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