Student wins institutional bullying battle after racism claim at private varsity
The student says that, after she was abused and belittled, instead of addressing the claims, the college launched disciplinary proceedings against her
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Editorial: Distracted by politics of noise
The Gayton McKenzie saga over what he says are not racist tweets are noise pollution in lieu of stable governance
In a world of hate, leverage sports to combat it
Sport is critical in curbing racial hatred and hate speech through continuous global awareness campaigns in tournaments such as the Fifa World Cup and the Olympics
Race and politics distract us from the issue of inequality
South Africa’s inequality is a class issue masked by race and political infighting, distracting from pragmatic solutions and true liberation goals
Migrant labour in the digital age exploited
Brazil and India are starting to win gains for ‘platform’ workers such as delivery riders. Unions in South African must support similar struggles
Apart from us: The living skeletons of apartheid in Orania and Kleinfontein
These towns are not anomalies, they are barometers of how far South Africa still needs to go in confronting the unfinished business of its past.
Unfiltered and unfinished: How social media reveals South Africa’s struggles with racism
Racist posts can go viral in seconds, showing the world that South Africa’s divisions are not history, and reminding us that we still have work to do
Mandela, punishment and the tragedy of forgetting
We must never forget the past injuries and injustices of apartheid.
‘First They Came’: Global rise of authoritarianism is everyone’s fight for rights
If we do not speak out against the erosion of rights by authoritarian leaders, anti-rights movements will be emboldened everywhere
Colombian left ascends to power by uniting progressive forces
The fourth instalment on lessons for the left shows how the Colombian left built a successful electoral project in face of brutal opposition from entrenched elites backed by US imperialism
Understanding the legacy of South Africa’s first Olympic marathon runners
Two black South African runners were among the first from the continent to compete in the 1904 games in the United States
Pretoria girls high: Political parties and reckless media fan the flames
When racism emerges, we must build – not break – our schools
Mother City: A powerful documentary exposing Cape Town’s racial and economic inequality
Six years in the making, the pair’s film explores racial and economic inequality in Cape Town
Unlike the government, we must practise what we preach
Unlike ANC governments, we must practise consistent, inclusive solidarity and internationalism
Racist systems threaten global health: It’s time to dismantle them
We can tackle inequality in access to medicines by reshaping the systems, policies and practices under which life-saving medicines are produced, priced and distributed
The new racism: Moral superiority
There is a renewed white arrogance staking a claim to influence in the public sphere. It is fuelled by a swing to the right and needs to be contested
Racism, respect and war in rugby
The accusation that Bongi Mbonambi directed racist language at an England player reminds us that we should not cheapen the dangers of racism in sport
Unmasking the painful truth of healthcare disparities
While we can’t change the socio-economic and entrenched racist structures of our societies overnight, we can take control of our individual healthcare
Romanticising apartheid’s defeat won’t kill its values
Only when we all truly embrace non-racism in South Africa can we consider the battle to be won
The ANC’s reinvigorated obsession with quotas will be the death knell for our ailing economy
Redistributive policies to reduce racial inequality should focus on achieving equality of opportunity, which can only be done by fixing our disastrous education system
World Bank halts Tunisia partnership programme over president’s ‘hate speech’
Hundreds of terrified African migrants flee to embassies and camps as human rights groups warns of increasing vigilante attacks
SA sport faces tough questions after Israel rugby debacle
Sport can be a powerful force for good but in the wrong hands it can also be used help normalise hatred
Decolonise the South African mind, decolonise the post-apartheid media
The post-apartheid media has an important role to play in decolonising the South African mind
Stellenbosch must tackle overprivileged indifference to become more inclusive
Stellenbosch University’s future success requires white people within its wider community to articulate anti-racism as a genuine political position.
Like it or not, the ANC is on a path to renewal, says Ramaphosa
In his 8 January speech, the president was emphatic on racism, saying the time for white male rule was over
Brash photographer Ernest Cole revisited
House of Bondage: The book that shocked the world
UCT council receives new claim from Kruger against vice-chancellor Phakeng
Meeting postponed to January as Phakeng faces mounting opposition to her leadership at the divided campus, including accusations of flouting governance processes
Tackling systemic racism in South Africa’s higher education system
The leadership needs to be courageous and committed to the transformation of higher education
What we can learn from EU top diplomat’s racist metaphors
Josep Borrel’s depiction of Europe as a garden that must protect itself from jungle invaders reveals deeply entrenched feelings of superiority
Serena Williams: Not just the best ever
For more than two decades we have had the privilege to watch an athlete who embodies black excellence
Racism in South Africa: why the ANC has failed to dismantle patterns of white privilege
It is a historical fact that the economic prosperity of whites in South Africa is based on the racist exploitation and impoverishment of blacks
Editorial: Morally bankrupt ANC should step aside
The ANC, heads to this weekend’s policy conference more concerned with pushing back on attempts to improve governance than finding solutions to the many structural fault lines that have been so crudely exposed by our economic deterioration since the outbreak of the pandemic
