By Tauhierah Salie Maulana Ihsaan Hendricks was more than just a scholar of deen or a supporter of Palestine, but a life-long activist against injustice and oppression. These were some of the sentiments of political activists and members of the African National Congress (ANC), in paying tribute to a giant[…]
Mesut Ozil’s decision to immediately retire from the German national team has caused shockwaves online after the Arsenal star accused the German Football Association (DFB) of racism and treating him as “a German when we win, and an immigrant when we lose”. Ozil, who is considered one of the greatest[…]
Constitutional Court Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng urged South Africans to take racially informed economic inequality and the land question seriously, if they want South Africa to become a respected and prosperous nation. He was speaking at the Brand Summit South Africa in Cape Town on Thursday morning. The chief justice’s[…]
Former real estate agent Vicki Momberg is expected to appear in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday to apply for leave to appeal her effective two-year prison sentence. She was convicted of crimen injuria for lashing out at a black police officer who had assisted her after an alleged smash-and-grab[…]
H&M committed to diversity appointments, training, policy adjustment and reporting back following an engagement with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), the rights organisation said on Friday. “The steps taken include… the appointment of managers on diversity and inclusiveness both at a global and national level,” said SAHRC spokesperson[…]
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation said in a statement on Thursday that the sentencing of former estate agent Vicki Momberg sent a clear signal against overt racism. Momberg was sentenced in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday to three years imprisonment, with one year suspended, for her racist rant at a[…]
Thousands are expected to join an anti-racism march in London aimed at protesting against far-right groups in the UK and Europe. The Stand Up To Racism event, scheduled to begin in central London at 12:00GMT on Saturday, will see campaigners and activists calling out institutional racism against migrants ethnic minorities.[…]
By Najma Bibi Noor Mahomed The National Funeral Parlour Association of SA (NAFUPA-SA) is calling on a ban to prevent all white and Indian funeral companies from operating in black communities. The organisation believes that the decision to prevent white and Indian owned funeral companies from operating in black communities[…]
An anti-racism workshop will be held with H&M to “develop a deeper understanding” of the issues its controversial hoodie provoked, the company said on Friday. “After consultation with several NGOs, talking to our staff, listening to people affected by the issue, we have decided to do more to focus on[…]
JacarandaFM breakfast show co-hosts Tumi Morake and Martin Bester met with trade union Solidarity and “agreed to disagree” over the accusations of racism that the union launched against Morake. Some of Morake’s comments during a debate on the show raised the ire of the union. She compared apartheid to a[…]
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