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Racism

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
Zille’s tweets may hurt DA in 2019
Article
/ 24 March 2017

Zille’s tweets may hurt DA in 2019

As the premier faces sanction, some DA officials want her to face action over her tweets.

By Dineo Bendile and Given Sigauqwe
Editorial: How ‘Spur man’ and Zille are alike
Article
/ 24 March 2017

Editorial: How ‘Spur man’ and Zille are alike

The mother’s anger has somehow been treated like a sinful indulgence, as though women are supposed to respond with a smile in the face of provocation.

By Editorial
Jordan Peele uses satire to expose racism’s horror
Article
/ 24 March 2017

Jordan Peele uses satire to expose racism’s horror

The magic of this film lies in the fact that it seamlessly fuses biting satire with the horrifying spectre of racism.

By Kiri Rupiah
Mmusi Maimane: Zille’s views on colonialism are inconsistent with DA’s values
Article
/ 20 March 2017

Mmusi Maimane: Zille’s views on colonialism are inconsistent with DA’s values

The DA leader said the Western Cape premier had been referred to a disciplinary hearing after she tweeted that colonialism wasn’t entirely bad.

By Mxolisi Mngadi
Who can be racist: Understanding charges of racism within the philosophical community
Article
/ 20 March 2017

Who can be racist: Understanding charges of racism within the philosophical community

On the question of who can or cannot be racist, from a philosophical point of view, there seems to be no substantive debate

By Phila Mfundo Msimang
A week to tackle the scourge of racism at all levels of society
Analysis
/ 17 March 2017

A week to tackle the scourge of racism at all levels of society

Incidents of racism over the past year should leave us deeply disturbed.

By Staff Reporter
Why are we shocked by what we already know about Helen Zille?
Article
/ 16 March 2017

Why are we shocked by what we already know about Helen Zille?

Why does the country expect Zille to apologise for who she is when she has shown countless times what she thinks? asks Mondli Zondo.

By Staff Reporter
Is ‘Fuck White People’ fucking itself?
Article
/ 3 February 2017

Is ‘Fuck White People’ fucking itself?

Dean Hutton’s work shocks and discomforts, but will it foster meaningful change?

By Kwanele Sosibo
​Workplace change is a social imperative
Analysis
/ 6 January 2017

​Workplace change is a social imperative

The persistence of racism in companies and resentment about white control can only be addressed by positive moves to empower workers.

By Staff Reporter
​Long may these fires burn
Analysis
/ 22 December 2016

​Long may these fires burn

We must continue to rise up with purpose, not just in anger, in our desire to create a just society.

By Khadija Patel
Editorial: Everything’s gonna be alright
Article
/ 15 December 2016

Editorial: Everything’s gonna be alright

In an age of egoism, demagoguery and hate, love is an act of revolution. But for us to love, we must learn again to hope.

By Editorial
Editorial: Noah needs to get it right on evils of racism
Article
/ 9 December 2016

Editorial: Noah needs to get it right on evils of racism

Trevor Noah appears to flit between his personal history and ad-libbing the American experience. If anything, it has been excruciating to watch.

By Editorial
​Think 2016 was bad? 2017 holds more
Analysis
/ 9 December 2016

​Think 2016 was bad? 2017 holds more

Globally, a win for neo-fascism is also a failure of the neoliberal left to truly dismantle inequality.

By Richard Calland
Racist coffin assault accused duo denied bail
Article
/ 8 December 2016

Racist coffin assault accused duo denied bail

The magistrate said the incident was clearly racially motivated, but told the two accused they could appeal his decision.

By Staff Reporter
Hout Bay: Hartley’s racism and the way it speaks about land
Article
/ 5 December 2016

Hout Bay: Hartley’s racism and the way it speaks about land

Public outrage against racists might land them in court with sanctions, but it does little to address wider structural issues.

By Raeesa Pather
Let’s try a Kumbaya approach to racism
Article
/ 25 November 2016

Let’s try a Kumbaya approach to racism

By keeping toxic thoughts out of the public eye, racism now simply simmers and bubbles just ever so slightly under the surface.

By Staff Reporter
Editorial: Racism – it’s just not cricket
Article
/ 18 November 2016

Editorial: Racism – it’s just not cricket

Racism in Australian cricket or in Mpumalanga – we don’t need an explanation and we don’t need to "just shrug it off".

By Editorial
#BlackLivesMatter study: sorrow more likely to induce action than anger
Article
/ 3 August 2016

#BlackLivesMatter study: sorrow more likely to induce action than anger

Posts with feelings of sadness more likely to spur people into action over Black Lives Matter, study says.

By Staff Reporter
Vicki Momberg appears in court, says she’s sorry for her racist rant at black police
Article
/ 14 July 2016

Vicki Momberg appears in court, says she’s sorry for her racist rant at black police

The estate agent was caught on camera insulting black police officers who tried to assist her after she was the victim of a smash and grab in Jo’burg.

By Staff Reporter
Rivers Church pastor’s bigotry exposes SA’s big black Christian whitewash
Article
/ 1 July 2016

Rivers Church pastor’s bigotry exposes SA’s big black Christian whitewash

The black middle class are turning a blind eye to racism at their churches in the suburbs.

By Pontsho Pilane
I’m sorry for the offence: Rivers Church pastor Andre Olivier apologises after being accused of delivering a racist sermon
Article
/ 29 June 2016

I’m sorry for the offence: Rivers Church pastor Andre Olivier apologises after being accused of delivering a racist sermon

‘Words cannot express my full remorse. I trust that my future actions will support the sincerity of my apology,’ the pastor tweeted.

By Staff Reporter
Racist Sodwana Bay guesthouse owner tells ANC members: Blacks were made by God to be servants, ‘I am your King’
Article
/ 29 June 2016

Racist Sodwana Bay guesthouse owner tells ANC members: Blacks were made by God to be servants, ‘I am your King’

Andre Slade sprung to notoriety when he turned away a black person, saying his guest house did not cater for "blacks and government employees".

By Staff Reporter
​No place in South Africa for the likes of racist Sodwana Bay guesthouse owner, says DA leader Mmusi Maimane
Article
/ 23 June 2016

​No place in South Africa for the likes of racist Sodwana Bay guesthouse owner, says DA leader Mmusi Maimane

Racist Sodwana Bay guesthouse owner André Slade is to be investigated by the Human Rights Commission as well as the KZN Economic Tourism department.

By Staff Reporter
Penny Sparrow to have her day in court
Article
/ 5 June 2016

Penny Sparrow to have her day in court

The KZN estate agent who enraged many South Africans in January with racist comments on Facebook will appear in court this week.

By Staff Reporter
Editorial: Zapiro – A time to reflect
Article
/ 27 May 2016

Editorial: Zapiro – A time to reflect

The spirit of a newspaper is to encourage debate, even around the most difficult and thorny of topics.

By Editorial
Zapiro’s hurdy-gurdy a no-go show
Article
/ 27 May 2016

Zapiro’s hurdy-gurdy a no-go show

Colonial tropes still haunt our racially divided society, writes Sean O’Toole.

By Sean Otoole 1
Can a Tiger Tiger change its racist stripes?
Article
/ 27 May 2016

Can a Tiger Tiger change its racist stripes?

Think you can escape white privilege and racism with a night out with friends? Think again, says Ra’eesa Pather.

By Raeesa Pather
How does the Google Image search algorithm work – and is it racist?
Analysis
/ 26 May 2016

How does the Google Image search algorithm work – and is it racist?

Kiri Rupiah explains how the Google Image search algorithm works to filter image results – and how these results come to reflect white supremacy.

By Kiri Rupiah
What on earth were you thinking, Zapiro?
Article
/ 25 May 2016

What on earth were you thinking, Zapiro?

The political cartoonist acknowledges he erred in drawing Shaun Abrahams as a monkey and has to ‘take stock of heightened sensitivities around race’.

By Staff Reporter
Don’t be surprised by Mabel Jansen – rape myths pervade South African courts
Analysis
/ 20 May 2016

Don’t be surprised by Mabel Jansen – rape myths pervade South African courts

Discriminatory myths and fables about rape and race are inextricably linked in South Africa, writes Helen Moffett.

By Helen Moffett
Ahmed Kathrada calls for fight to the death against racism
Article
/ 17 May 2016

Ahmed Kathrada calls for fight to the death against racism

The fight for nonracialism and equality is generational work, said the activist in the wake of a spate of racist incidents recently.

By Staff Reporter
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