JP Smith causes outrage for refusing to pronounce Nguni surname [video]
JP Smith said Abongile Nzelenzele’s last name has “too many vowels” and was “awkwardly placed.”
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Mark Boucher branded ‘racist’ by former cricketer
Paul Adams wants Mark Boucher to apologise for his alleged participation in racist chants.
News
Pretty Yende: SA opera star accuses French authorities of harassment
Pretty Yende spent three hours locked in a cold room after she was told she couldn’t enter Paris.
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Cape Town German school embroiled in racism allegations
While Witbank Technical High School was the scene of a race brawl, Cape Town’s German International School had its own racism-related issues to face.
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Race row fuels riots at Witbank Technical High School [video]
Racial lines have been drawn outside Witbank Technical High School where parents have traded fists.
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Cornwall Hill College: Parents plan anti-racism protests
Cornwall Hill College students are picketing at the Centurion school that’s been accused of protecting systemic racism.
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City of Cape Town faces backlash over discriminative ‘street people’ form
The City of Cape Town is encouraging suburban residents to fill in ‘street people’ forms, a dossier that could criminalise the act of being homeless.
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Stephen Grootes ‘tongue slip’ causes race row
Stephen Grootes apologised for the error but the EFF want further action taken against the journalist.
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Hout Bay primary school thrust into racism row
The WCED admitted that, “much still needs to be done” in addressing racism in Western Cape schools.
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Terry Crews gets owned by social media for ‘black supremacy’ tweets
If Terry Crews failed to grasp why he ought to apologise to Gabrielle Union, why are you surprised by his black supremacy tweets?
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Boulders centre manager in hot water for heckling ‘Ndebele’ shopper [video]
Clicks has laid a formal complaint against the Boulders centre manager who openly discriminated against a shopper dressed in Ndebele attire.
News
Lindsay Dentlinger: ‘The bias goes all ways’
Lindsay Dentlinger questioned the unconscious bias of those who think she was racist because she’s white.
News
EFF blasts medical aid schemes for ‘Nazi-like profiling’
The report found that medical aid schemes use an algorithmic system that automatically flags black SA medical professionals as high-risk fraudsters.
Technology
Parler: Tech giants cancel US social media app
Parler CEO John Matze says they are trying to move to a new provider: “We have many competing for our business.”
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Demba Ba lauded for confronting deep-rooted racism [video]
Demba Ba towered over the referee official who used a racial slur against Istanbul Basaksehir’s assistant manager.
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Watch: Engen workers attack man for using k-word [video]
This man will never fix his mouth to utter a single word that starts with a ‘k’ after this instant karma.
News
Brackenfell High hit by third wave of protests [video]
Chaos has broken out near Brackenfell High School. PAC members say they are tired of the “Baaskap mentality from the people of European ancestry.”
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Racism takes centre stage outside Brackenfell High [video]
#BrackenfellHigh has become the stage for South Africa’s ongoing struggle with racism.
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Watch: Clicks protesters clash with armed cops at mall [video]
We understand #Clicks protesters got into a brawl with armed officers at a shopping centre in Stellenbosch, Cape Town.
Gossip
Report: Right-wing Boeremag protected Hermanus Clicks from closure
Boeremag supporters claim the terrorist group held loaded weapons and stood outside a Clicks store in Hermanus, waiting for EFF protesters.
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Is Nikon anti-black? – Imaging brand accused of inciting ‘black outrage’ [video]
#Nikon SA has been accused of inciting ‘black outrage’ to promote a new product.
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Is Luc Eymael a bigot? Ex-Black Leopards coach under fire for racist comments
Ex-Black Leopards coach #LucEymael described fans of Tanzania Premier League side Yanga Africans as “monkeys or dogs when they’re shouting.”
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Fight back for South Africa: Social media rallies for national dignity
Disgruntled citizens claim #FightBackForSouthAfrica is not xenophobic, but a call for national dignity.
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Blackout Tuesday: Here’s why you should not use the BLM hashtag [video]
If you are posting #BlackoutTuesday content, read this thoroughly to avoid making a crucial mistake.
International
Black Lives Matter: Celebrities statements on George Floyd protests
Jay-Z and others have spoken out about the outrageous and cold-blooded murder of George Floyd who died at the hands of four police officers.
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Ahmaud Arbery: Clip of racial killing allegedly leaked by suspects [video]
Bryan Williams, who filmed the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, is believed to be complicit in the crime. Yet, he and the McMichaels still roam free.
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Dischem issues apology for displaying ‘blackface’ mannequin
Dischem has unreservedly apologised for being racially insensitive.
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Clicks SA apologises for racially triggering website ‘blunder’
Clicks recourse was to remove the images and place strict QA measures to prevent this from happening again. In 2020, is this enough?
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Mzansi demands ‘Clicks must fall’ – ‘How dare you insult our hair?’
Despite an apology from the cosmetics giant, Mzansi is united in the call, ‘Clicks Must Fall’.
Crime
SA president condemns farm murders
The president says the murder of Brendin Horner should “anger and upset every one of us.”