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    Making excuses for racism: “This is how Whiteness operates”

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    The furore over allegations of racism at the 12 Apostles' Azure restaurant is beginning to calm down, but in its wake, some South Africans...

    It’s almost 2016 and we’re still having to explain why blackface...

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    After the incident last year when two University of Pretoria students wore blackface to a party, one could assume we would all be clear...

    Human Rights and the path to equivalence

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    It’s been 75 years now since the United Nations assembly adopted the concept of human rights as a universal declaration. What was drafted in...

    Racist Polish fans advocate for “freedom” for Chris Hani’s murderer

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    The return of live sporting events in Poland has seen a return of racist sloganing centered around the murderer of Chris Hani, Janusz Walus.  The...

    Arundhati Roy on writing, fighting and… anti-blackness?

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    On 1 July, ELLE India featured the extraordinary author Arundhati Roy as the cover woman of the magazine’s July issue, in which she was...

    Here’s why you should think twice before naming a restaurant ‘Misohawni’

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    Today in WTF 2017, two white men open an Asian fusion restaurant in Melville and decide that the perfect name for it would be...

    Eusebius shows us we need academic justice as much as we...

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    This is the prepared text of the 2016 DCS Oosthuizen Academic Freedom Memorial Lecture that was delivered by Eusebius Mckaiser at the university currently...

    Colonialism wasn’t all bad – oh wait, it was, my bad...

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    It’s been three months since Helen Zille last set Twitter aflame with some borderline racist comment, so clearly we were overdue for another off-colour...

    Proudly Celebrate Colonialism And Apartheid Flag At This Cape Town Restaurant

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    COMMENT The Quentin at Oakhurst, a restaurant nestled between the leafy suburbs of Constantia and Hout Bay. Its walls are decorated with memorabilia from colonialism...

    The opportunity of the moment for white people, and how not...

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    As civic action momentum builds in the wake of last week’s events, Hilton Johnson thought it apt to share a couple of thoughts as...

    Old Girls pledge their support for learners at Pretoria High School...

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    We, alumni of Pretoria High School for Girls stand in solidarity with the bold and courageous learners of the school, who have spoken out...

    Pietermaritzburg Girls High pupil suspended pending investigation into racist incident

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    The KwaZulu-Natal department of education (DoE) confirmed on Tuesday that the pupil who allegedly used the k-word to describe black pupils at Pietermaritzburg Girls...

    Everything must change at St John’s, says concerned parent

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    Tensions are escalating at prestigious private school in Johannesburg St. John’s College following their lacklustre handling of a teacher found guilty of racism. Concerned...

    Failure to act: Will the real allies please stand up?

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    By now everyone has seen the horrific attack on the Asian man who was dragged off a United flight in Chicago. Time and time...

    The waitress that Qwabe refused to tip highlights her privilege in...

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    Ashleigh Schultz, the waitress that Ntokozo Qwabe refused to tip, has responded to the whole saga Facebook. She says that she is astonished that this...

    Stop Telling Black People How To React To Racism

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    On Tuesday, Supersport released a report on the now-infamous Ashwin Willemse walkout and racism accusations at the television studios. In May, Willemse walked off...

    Editorial: Activism, racism, justice and white crocodile tears

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    Ntokozo Qwabe's Facebook post telling the story of how he and a group of friends refused to tip a white waitress provides us with...

    What you need to know: Racial tensions at Mpumalanga school turn...

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    On Monday, a physical fight broke out at the Witbank Technical High School in Mpumalanga between parents. An alleged incident of racism last week...

    Coloured stereotype uproar amplifies calls for publisher transformation

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    The need for black and coloured-owned book publishers has once again risen after Logogog, a Johannesburg-based book company, was accused of publishing a book...

    Responses to #Shackville: is it time to put South Africa in...

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    Students who set “historic paintings” ablaze at the University of Cape Town on Tuesday have been criticised for their actions, as if being homeless...