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Should I go or should I stay: the South African’s conundrum
Have you ever thought about leaving South Africa? Do you feel like spitting on someone who would even consider it? Or have you already left? At one point or another, I’ve been all three. So perhaps that’s why I’ve found … Continue reading
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Why this pale male is shutting up (for a little while anyway)
Six weeks ago I touched down in London: a born-and-bred Cape Town boy about to start a new job in another country. While the online smorgasbord of Politicsweb, the Mail & Guardian and Business Day still form a daily news … Continue reading
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5FM broadcasts Malema’s racist rants… as “music”
Driving home from the airport early this morning, I thought I had gone back to sleep and was dreaming when, from the interminable “mix” concocted by 5FM’s DJ Euphonic, I heard the voice of Julius Malema. A recording of the … Continue reading
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Criticising corruption isn’t racist
Steaurt Pennington wrote a letter about liberal thinkers, criticism and subliminal racism which was published in the Business Day last Friday. I responded with: By implying that when “thinkers who position themselves as custodians of our liberal values rail about … Continue reading
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Racists, decolonise your minds!
During the past few weeks I seem to have spawned a fan club of charming individuals who leave comments on my Thought Leader blog informing me that because I am white I have no right to tackle issues such as … Continue reading
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Race torture at UFS
For those of you who thought that the racist UFS [University of the Free State] student video was a storm in a teacup, think again. The Mail & Guardian has uncovered accounts of race-based victimisation, torture and intimidation at UFS … Continue reading
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Unreconstituted racism at its very worst
The anti-integration video made by several University of the Free State students is unreconstituted racism at its very worst. It is abhorrent that these cretins believed that they were entitled to voice their opinions in such a dehumanising, degrading way. … Continue reading
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