Caster Semenya
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Two literary fairs are one for the books
The Franschhoek Literary Festival and Kingsmead Book Fair are good indications that South Africans love reading
The fight for gender equality in sport continues
Those in power continue to ignore the increasing calls for change from successful sportswomen
Semenya: The struggle continues
She is fighting for precedents that will define the future of women’s athletics. In whatever battles are to come she deserves our full support
Caster Semenya wins appeal at European rights court
Double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya on Tuesday won her appeal to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge whether her rights had been infringed in terms of…
Olympics: Namibia’s sprinters highlight a flawed testosterone testing system
Dr Nana Adom-Aboagye from the Centre for Sport Leadership at Maties Sport (Stellenbosch University) researches African women and gender equity in sport. We asked her what issues…
Tokyo Olympics: Your guide to Team SA
South Africa will be hoping to build on an impressive Rio, but face a number of challenges
Semenya magic rubs off on Glenrose Xaba
Long-distance runner Glenrose Xaba ran the third-fastest time by a South African woman on home soil, winning the SA Half-Marathon
The sports world is failing to protect the human rights of women athletes
Caster Semenya’s case and that of other black women athletes spells bad news for the human rights of women in sport, including their right to dignity and equality
Semenya confirms she’s taking testosterone battle to European Court of Human Rights
Caster Semenya’s latest legal challenge follows a series of setbacks that seemed to have ended her chances of competing in her preferred events
Semenya’s long run for justice ends
World Athletics, in its pursuit of Semenya, has destroyed anything resembling fairness. The waters have been polluted, leaving future generations to wade through a set of rules…
‘Wrong side of history’: Caster Semenya’s CAS appeal shot down
South Africa’s star Olympic athlete may well have run out of legal options after latest loss in Swiss tribunal
ASA and athletes view Doha disaster differently
Wanted: A single hymn sheet from which Athletics South Africa and its athletes can sing to improve their medal haul at the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo
Simbine sprints out of Bolt’s shadow
With the Jamaican out of the picture, South Africa’s favourite in a new generation of sprinters may just snatch the gold
Ford, on the road to freedom
Cape Town-based radio technical producer Brett Kannemeyer only ever idolised one kind of motor vehicle — Ford
‘I’m targeted because I’m undefeated’ — Caster
The 28 year-old has been embroiled in a bitter legal battle with the IAAF over rules that force female athletes to regulate their testosterone levels