Race Debate
latest news & developmentsDeconstruct irrational debates in SA
White monopoly capital and the Zille privilege tweets are reasons we need logical discourse
Race is an obstinate variable
The education system needs a revolution so that black people’s academic achievements will improve
Class exists but can we say the same of race?
We need to drop race as a category and rather see people according to their different needs
Race debate needs to enter more productive terrain
We need to move towards refining our understanding of the causes behind structural and racialised inequality
Race debate elicits fatal fallacies
No answer is simple in our complex society, which is why the ‘obvious’ solutions are so often wrong
Are South Africa’s anti-corruption crusaders racist?
‘It would be foolhardy to suggest that discussions about corruption in South Africa are race neutral’
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.
FW de Klerk: Government policies will drive white South Africans away
The former president says social programmes including Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment are aimed at harming minorities.
#ColouredExcellence: How Wayde van Niekerk’s victory challenges stereotypes
The debate sparked by the Olympian’s victory shows that coloured people are still being told how to identify themselves, writes Ra’eesa Pather
#AIDS2016: Yes, Helen Zille racism and inequality do fuel the spread of HIV
The Western Cape premier should know that inequality, not just science, lies at the root of the Aids epidemic.
Letters to the editor: April 29 to May 5 2016
Readers write in about Jeff Rudin and race, the immaculate conception, the use of the word ‘marijuana’ instead of ‘dagga’, and the use of expletives.
Let’s debate facts – not feelings
To debate on the basis of science-based evidence before making decisions is something we should aspire to in every field where it is possible.
Don’t leave forgiveness out of SA’s race debate
We can have more honest conversations about race but we cannot reject forgiveness and its aim of reconciliation, writes Verashni Pillay.