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Racism

Black? A woman? Read why you’re more likely to be a victim of online trolls
Article
/ 11 April 2018

Black? A woman? Read why you’re more likely to be a victim of online trolls

Are social media algorithms designed to prey the mental health of women and people of colour?

By Bhekisisa Team
White Australian linked to fake Black Lives Matter Facebook page
Article
/ 10 April 2018

White Australian linked to fake Black Lives Matter Facebook page

Black Lives Matter is an activist organisation set up in the United States to campaign against violence and racism against black people

By Agence France Presse
Stolenwealth Games – First nations protests show divisions endure
Article
/ 5 April 2018

Stolenwealth Games – First nations protests show divisions endure

The Games are taking place during a period of heightened awareness for indigenous rights following large-scale protests on Australia Day in January

By Daniel De Carteret
Vicki Momberg denied bail,  sentenced to three years in prison for racist rant
Article
/ 28 March 2018

Vicki Momberg denied bail, sentenced to three years in prison for racist rant

In a video clip that went viral, Momberg could be heard complaining about the "calibre of blacks" in Johannesburg

By Staff Reporter
Editing Steve: The limits of free expression
Article
/ 23 February 2018

Editing Steve: The limits of free expression

‘Over the years Steve Hofmeyr has reinvented himself from the poor man’s Brad Pitt to a singer to a political public commentator’

By Mia Swart
State of cohesion in the nation needs to be seriously addressed
Article
/ 9 February 2018

State of cohesion in the nation needs to be seriously addressed

If social cohesion is not defined and a social pact not developed, democracy is further undermined and inequality, along racial lines, widens

By Charmaine Smith
Trump: I’m not a racist
Article
/ 15 January 2018

Trump: I’m not a racist

Senator David Purdue, a Republican from Georgia, called charges that Trump is racist "ridiculous".

By Jim Mannion
Trump rage ignores the truth
Article
/ 14 January 2018

Trump rage ignores the truth

Poor people living in the slums of Africa and Haiti have indeed a miserable life.

By Sisonke Msimang
H&M stores are closed because they called our children baboons— Malema
Article
/ 14 January 2018

H&M stores are closed because they called our children baboons— Malema

‘We are black and we are proud. We are black and we are beautiful. We are black and we are not ashamed of being black’

By Staff Reporter
Black students in medical schools: Is there a problem?
Podcasts
/ 6 December 2017

Black students in medical schools: Is there a problem?

Our Mia Malan speaks to Laura Lopez Gonzalez about the recent allegations of racism at Wits Medical School.

By Dylan Bush
Wits Med school hit by racism claim
Article
/ 1 December 2017

Wits Med school hit by racism claim

Students and lecturers say discrimination is endemic, but VC Adam Habib says the claims are ‘nonsense’ and ‘fake news’

By Tebogo Tshwane
Letters to the editor: November 24 to 30
Article
/ 23 November 2017

Letters to the editor: November 24 to 30

Readers write in about racism and digital education

By Letters
Letters to the editor: November 17 to 23 2017
Article
/ 17 November 2017

Letters to the editor: November 17 to 23 2017

Readers write in about the Inkatha Freedom Party leader’s reputation, tackling racism and the possibility of a new start for Zimbabwe

By Letters
Staying sane in a trying industry
Article
/ 10 November 2017

Staying sane in a trying industry

Diliza Moabi is passionate about TV and has spent the greater part of his life making his dreams come true

By Staff Reporter
Whose black excellence is it?
Article
/ 27 October 2017

Whose black excellence is it?

‘Respectable’ blackness be damned – just surviving in a world that beats us down is a feat

By Kiri Rupiah
Truck company in racial wage war
Article
/ 13 October 2017

Truck company in racial wage war

A Western Cape trucking outfit is allegedly rigging salaries against some race groups

By Athandiwe Saba
Without success, access will fail
Article
/ 6 October 2017

Without success, access will fail

We need to address student failure as a factor in their anger towards universities

By Staff Reporter
Daring to be black in a white space
Article
/ 29 September 2017

Daring to be black in a white space

"White people don’t know the violence of being forced to forgive"

By Editorial
Letters to the editor: September 29 to October 5 2017
Article
/ 29 September 2017

Letters to the editor: September 29 to October 5 2017

Readers write in about the effect of climate change on the poor, faith, and racial stereotypes.

By Letters
UN issues rare warning over ‘alarming’ racism in US
Article
/ 24 August 2017

UN issues rare warning over ‘alarming’ racism in US

After Trump’s response to Charlottesville, UN says US leadership must ‘unequivocally’ condemn racist speech and crimes.

By Al Jazeera
Charlottesville is America everywhere
Article
/ 13 August 2017

Charlottesville is America everywhere

US white supremacists and Neo-Nazis are no longer afraid of showing their faces because they face no repercussions.

By Staff Reporter
‘We’re not racist; just give coloureds a chance’
Article
/ 4 August 2017

‘We’re not racist; just give coloureds a chance’

Protests disrupted schooling in Klipspruit West after a black principal was brought into the largely coloured area

By Bongekile Macupe
Malema might have a point about South African Indian people
Article
/ 2 August 2017

Malema might have a point about South African Indian people

Many have come out condemning Malema – but by doing so, are we shutting down an important conversation that needs to be had?

By Aaisha Dadi Patel
Afriforum to lay racism and incitement charges against 100 social media users
Article
/ 28 June 2017

Afriforum to lay racism and incitement charges against 100 social media users

Why are there only black people on this list?

By Staff Reporter
Maneta wears his mind on his sleeve
Article
/ 7 June 2017

Maneta wears his mind on his sleeve

Mental illness, feminism and racism are explored in a new collection of short stories by Rofhiwa Maneta

By Sabelo Mkhabela
Is racism making our children sick?
Article
/ 15 May 2017

Is racism making our children sick?

Children who experience discrimination may be more at risk of mental and physical ill-health.

By Joan Van Dyk
Coligny: Where a handful of stolen seeds can cost you your life
Article
/ 12 May 2017

Coligny: Where a handful of stolen seeds can cost you your life

Simmering racism in the North West town has boiled over after the alleged murder of a black teen.

By Govan Whittles
Mabel Jansen resigns as judge
Article
/ 4 May 2017

Mabel Jansen resigns as judge

Jansen was placed on special leave while the JSC deliberated on a complaint against her that no black man could be fairly tried in her courtroom.

By Staff Reporter
​Slice Of Life: Rachel Dolezal and the erasure of history
Article
/ 1 May 2017

​Slice Of Life: Rachel Dolezal and the erasure of history

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

By Carl Collison
Slice Of Life: Making the difficult move to connect
Article
/ 24 April 2017

Slice Of Life: Making the difficult move to connect

A physical move changed everything in a difficult discussion.

By Carl Collison
​Racist stereotyping threatens SA
Article
/ 18 April 2017

​Racist stereotyping threatens SA

It is the primary cause of the ‘us against them’ view that is tearing the country apart.

By Hlumelo Biko
Apartheid lingers in Kathy’s backyard
Article
/ 31 March 2017

Apartheid lingers in Kathy’s backyard

Head into the township section that bears the stalwart’s name and it’s clear very little has changed.

By Govan Whittles
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