Race Issues
latest news & developmentsHow racism is an essential capitalist tool
In the United States, the African American minority is capitalism’s ‘business cycle shock-absorber’
Study unpacks the ‘hidden racism’ at Stellenbosch
Students say they feel unseen and unheard at the university because of their skin colour
Tackle racism with a rights-based approach
To address the systemic issues of racial discrimination, broad social and economic transformation is required in SA
Head’s journalism eclipsed
The acclaimed author’s newspaper articles should have been given critical attention too
PODCAST: De Bijbel
In this Sound Africa podcast, Candice Nolan tries to find the answers she is looking for by looking in an old bible
Cricket: Aussie batsman Khawaja reveals racial abuse
The 30-year-old battled the odds to become Australia’s first Pakistan-born national player and is now one of the country’s leading Test batsmen.
You can’t not talk to kids about race
The issue will inevitably arise and children must be prepared for hurtful and damaging encounters
Mixed-race realities collide in cinematic self-portrait
‘Mixed Space’ is a short film that delves, through the participants, into mixed-race people’s views of themselves and identities given to them
From candid to can-do? The joke’s on us
Ever on guard about being seen as racist, you can’t count on white folks to roll with the punchline.
Is identity South Africa’s be-all and end-all?
One Ugandan’s journey through South Africa left her dismayed at our obsession with race and identity.
White man, you’re on your own
White South Africans are learning it’s time to confront each other’s problematic race attitudes.
SA loves its jokes deep fried in race
The one thing our favourite comics – Daniel Friedman, Robby Collins and Skhumba Hlophe included – agree on is that controversy is good for business.
Blacks gave whites the gift of freedom
South Africans need to work with each other to resolve our collective guilt and innocence.
Justices fail to give a legal test for implementing equity fairly
The Constitutional Court didn’t provide a test for determining the legality of a proposed measure, which may be due to the limited nature of the case.
Class, race and the new native
South Africa today suffers a confusion between the rule of the people, the rule of law and the rule of property.