Is the disparaging treatment meted out to the Serb because he is not considered white enough by the West?
Sport
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The sports world is failing to protect the human rights of women athletes
Caster Semenya’s case and that of other black women athletes spells bad news for the human rights of women in sport, including their right to dignity and equality
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Serena Williams vs Margaret Court: Much ado about Number 24*
Most of Margaret Court’s Grand Slams were won in the pre-Open era. Using her 24 titles as a benchmark for Serena Williams is comparing apples to pears
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Why sportsmen should earn more than women
There are many good grounds on which to attack both the patriarchy and capitalism, but the elimination of the gender pay gap in professional sport is not one of them
Posted inLifestyle, Sport
A new part for the course
Golf has transformative potential in both the game and in the green spaces it uses
Posted inEquality, Gender violence, General, Health, Sport
Caster Semenya, international sports, human rights and bodily integrity
The 800 metre world champion will be unable to defend her gold medal in the 800m race at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. In order to compete Semenya is expected to take testosterone suppressing medication
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South African sports keep moving the goalposts
Despite all the promises, transformation remains slow and too many dreams are being deferred
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Choose me!
The Chairwoman Federal Council and Federal Executive Democratic Alliance DA Federal Head Office Website: da.org.za E-Mail: [email protected] Telephone: +27 (0) 21 465 1431 Theba Hosken House 16 Mill Street Gardens Cape Town Democratic Alliance Federal Head Office P.O. Box 1475 Cape Town 8000 Dear Ma’am My best wishes and congratulations to your good-self, on the […]
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An Invitation
Recently, I decided that I wanted to hold a conference to define a new vision for South Africa. The premise being that the old vision for South Africa, which was defined between 1987 and 1996, has in fact failed. I intended to invite every political party registered with the Independent Electoral Commission (and you can […]
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The manifesto for change
Beware of political parties promising you the world in their manifestos and campaign materials. Believe it or not politicians are quite flexible with both reality and the truth. With this in mind I started reading the Democratic Alliance’s manifesto for change. The first line on the website reads, “The Manifesto for Change is our contract […]
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NewBridge
Recently, at the start of 2019, I chose to come out of retirement, deconcentrate and redelegate, for the time being, my BLU ERA activities; and enroll for a higher education. Now what this might have meant, 10 years ago, was returning to the politics department at UKZN and trying to finish my BA in political […]
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Inspirationalist
I’ve just read Shaheen Hoosen’s manifesto, “Inspirationalist” and I could not wait to share it with you. Masterfully written, Inspirationalist will take you on a journey of self-discovery while equipping you with the abilities to thrive. From the mind of Shaheen Hoosen, noted and celebrated Inspirationalist, comes this winning formula for personal growth, self-actualisation, fluent […]