By Sheena Jonker A South Africa where white people gained the position in society that they occupy and the place in the economy that they…
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By Lesego Setou Dear Black South African, I write to you from one soul to the next. I would like to know at what point…
In many ways, this is a time of awakening. I should say “rude awakening”, because the awakening I am speaking of holds many unpleasant surprises.…
When I was recently asked to perform a few of my songs at the private birthday party of an old fan from the Voëlvry era,…
It is easy to recognise overt racism when practiced by a white person as in Penny Sparrow’s now infamous “monkeys” incident over New Year. But…
“What if I were black?” I am beginning to understand as a white person why the fundamental causes of the inequality that persists in South…
Six years ago I was awarded an Open Society Foundation media fellowship. My assignment was to spend three months in the old Transkei, interviewing the…
Judging by the seemingly never-ending spate of articles, debates, and to-and-fro accusations that reflect a veritable obsession with race in this country — an obsession…
We are constantly being reminded that because of instant digital connectivity, we live in a global village. Along with another over-worked modern metaphor — that…
Two out of three ain’t bad South Africans are continuously singing the same tune to the DA, to borrow from the artist Meatloaf “I want…