All apologies at Woodstock bicycle store accused of racism
A journalist’s allegations of racism at a bicycle repair shop in Cape Town has turned the spotlight back on racial profiling in South Africa.
Dear...
The decolonisation manifesto: Part 2 – Colonisation and the colonial subject
In the second part of a three-part series on decolonisation, Wanelisa Xaba says that in defiance of colonialism and white imagination, we must resist...
Everyone from the EFF to the waitress’s mother has spoken out...
South Africa has been lit with the Ntokozo Qwabe #WaitressTip saga - R130, 000 in donations have been raised, and a petition to rescind Qwabe's scholarship...
What to do when you are faced with hate speech
We all have those friends on Facebook who claim they have an absolute right to their opinion. "Well, that's my opinion and I am...
The DA is not an alternative to the ANC
Wandile Ngcaweni feels the DA is the vanguard of white privilege in South Africa, and is not a viable alternative to the ANC.
The rise...
Casting students as irrationally violent stinks of racism
The topics of violence, non-violence and questions of what “legitimate†violence looks like have marked discussion about the #FeesMustFall protests.
The general public - whether...
From Fees Must Fall to Zuma Must Fall: what 1.4M tweets...
Over the last few years, Fees Must Fall and Zuma Must Fall protests have mobilised thousands people around the country. Mehul Sangham argues that,...
Afriforum to lay racism and incitement charges against 100 social media...
On Wednesday afternoon, it was reported that Afrikaans lobby group Afriforum plans to lay criminal charges against 100 social media users at the Lyttelton...
Stop Telling Black People How To React To Racism
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...
What happened when I tried to interview a black man who...
QINISO MBILI discovered he had no choice but to nod along to the vitriol – because there is some sense to it.
It is exhausting...
Should racists be sent to jail?
This week has been a rough one for the “rainbow nationâ€. First, Mabel Jansen’s Facebook remarks had the country outraged, and then Florence Masebe spoke...
Allegations of anti-Semitism at Wits as graffiti calling to “Kill a...
On Tuesday night, it emerged that graffiti saying “fuck the Jews†and “kill a Jew†had been found at Wits University. The university and...
#DecoloniseSchooling: we need to talk about the violence “elite” schools perpetuate
#StopRacismAtPretoriaGirlsHigh has reopened a can of worms for many of us who attended private and ex-model C schools. If I'm honest, this was likely...
Hashtag, power to the people
We've become accustomed to seeing hashtags everywhere - from adverts to protest placards. TSHEPOÂ RAMONYALUOE ponders the ability of hashtags to change the course of...
“I wish it was apartheid then you’d see,†Knysna resident tells...
Race and racism have captured the national conversation this week, with Penny Sparrow’s comments on black beachgoers highlighting issues of exclusion, white entitlement and...
Responses to #Shackville: is it time to put South Africa in...
Students who set “historic paintings†ablaze at the University of Cape Town on Tuesday have been criticised for their actions, as if being homeless...
Here’s why you should think twice before naming a restaurant ‘Misohawni’
Today in WTF 2017, two white men open an Asian fusion restaurant in Melville and decide that the perfect name for it would be...
Racist St John’s teacher resigns after pressure from education MEC
A geography teacher at St John’s College (SJC) in Johannesburg, Keith Arlow, resigned on Friday for making racist comments and “bringing the school into...
Our Fav “Players Tribune” Pieces This World Cup
We've seen their triumphs, their losses and their celebrations. But do we really know anything about the person behind the footballing legend? An American...
The President’s Keepers: State capture, white vindication
The Johannesburg launch of Jacques Pauw's controversial book, "The President's Keepers", was a noteworthy event. For some, the launch represented a rallying point against...
