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The importance of having a voice

The current debate on whiteness has let the elephant out of the room, says <b>Charles Villet</b>.

End to whiteness a black issue

End to whiteness a black issue

Apologising for the past or paying a tax merely demobilises claims for reparation from blacks, says <b>Andile Mngxitama</b>.

The story of humility and silence

The explosion of white outrage on white people and how they should "cultivate humility and silence" tells its own story, says <b>Crispin Hemson</b>.

White fear, white shame

The nature of the response to Samantha Vice is noteworthy, and worth trying to understand, writes <b>Lucy Allais</b>.

Vice of white silence
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Vice of white silence

The gist of Samantha Vice’s plea is that history places a moral burden on whites, writes <b>Mvuselelo Ngcoya</b>.

Inherited or earned advantage?

Inherited or earned advantage?

The recent discussions of white privilege have drawn the ire of many white South Africans, says <b>Sally Matthews</b>

Letters to the Editor: September 09

<i>Mail & Guardian</i> readers weigh into the whiteness debate, Mogoeng Mogoeng, the ANC and more.

Why my opinions on whiteness touched a nerve

Outrage met Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s recent remark that it would be appropriate to tax white South Africans, writes <b>Samantha Vice</b>.

Challenge your sense of superiority

Challenge your sense of superiority

The debate about whiteness that was sparked by <b>Eusebius McKaiser</b>’s article has been characterised by linguistic and physical violence.

Confronting whiteness

Confronting whiteness

White people must find an ethical way to live with the shame of a racist past they still benefit from, writes <b>Eusebius McKaiser</b>.