A Cape Town restaurant bill on which diners were described as “2 BLACKS” has re-ignited claims that many of the Mother City’s top restaurants are racist. On Monday morning‚ Sivuyile Madikana‚ who was voted SA Medical Association’s Junior Doctor of the Year last month‚ posted a photo on Twitter of[…]
OPINION by Steven Friedman We don’t know what a Donald Trump presidency will mean for South Africa. But what South Africans should know is that America has just elected its most dangerous president ever because it has not dealt with two problems the country has also ducked: inequality and race. Our[…]
Accusations of racism have again beset the Cape Bar. A black advocate is accusing white colleagues of refusing to share office space with him.The allegations are contained in a letter to members of Advocates for Transformation sent recently by the organisation’s chairman, Greg Papier. “Recently one of our black members,[…]
Three countries have warned their citizens to stay on guard when visiting US cities rocked by sometimes violent protests that erupted after a string of police shootings of black Americans. The United States regularly issues travel warnings urging Americans to either avoid or exercise caution in countries marred by violence[…]
In recent months, South Africans have voiced concern about the increase in racist sentiment that has made the rounds on social media. Recently, the owner of the Sodwana Bay Guest House, Andre Slade, unapologetically stated that based on his religious beliefs, he will not rent his guest house to ‘black’[…]
Yet another white woman has stirred a social media racial storm after she was captured on video hurling racial slurs at the police and calling black people k*****s. The woman motorist can be heard saying: “The calibre of blacks in this town (Joburg) varies from the calibre of blacks in[…]
While many adopted children enjoy relative acceptance and are showered with attention and gifts, for four year old Anwar Phillips* members of his adoptive family only see his colour. The little boy of Xhosa origin was welcomed into his new home by his father Nur*, mother Safiya*, and two siblings[…]
KwaZulu-Natal estate agent Penny Sparrow, who caused controversy with a Facebook posting where she likened black people to monkeys earlier this year, has been ordered to pay R150 000 to the the Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation. According to its website, the foundation “aims to address issues of socio economic[…]
Supporters of affordable housing in Cape Town on Thursday lodged a “racism” complaint with Mayor Patricia de Lille over comments a ratepayers group official made about a contentious site in Sea Point. The complaint centred on what David Polovin, deputy chair of the Sea Point, Fresnaye, Bantry Bay Ratepayers &[…]
A petition has been started calling for the removal of High Court Judge Mabel Jansen over comments on Facebook regarding black people and rape. However, the judge says her comments were taken out of context, and that she was referring specifically to the rape cases she has heard. Well-known activist[…]
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