Tweets included: UJ lecturer dismissed for racist remarks on social media
The University of Johannesburg confirmed that one of its lecturers who allegedly published racist statements on her Twitter profile has been dismissed.
Racism
Wiping out the memory of racists rolls through the US after Charleston
In the wake of the Charleston shooting, colleges and universities debate how to address campus buildings that commemorate the confederacy/white supremacists
Bureaucratic blunders threaten tourism, SA’s last bright economic light
The damage of bureaucratic bungling is evident all across the country. But now it’s hitting tourism, one of SA’s few remaining centres of excellence.
Paul Mashatile: Pension Fund shareholder activism the key to SA prosperity
Rhetoric will not take SA forward. Instead, we require pragmatic interventions specifically aimed at deracialising our economy and brightening its prospects for sustainable growth.
Dylann Roof’s three pre-spree sentences that tell us so very much
Dylann Roof grew up in an environment which was ideal for instilling his archaic view on the role of sexes – an area sociologist Lisa Wade explores here.
Inside Johannesburg’s single sex hostels (with great pics)
Johnny Clegg learnt his music in them. GG Alcock says they’re the first stop for his pals from Msinga. My memories of Jozi’s single sex hostels are darker.
SA’s “born frees” likely to drift into violent protests, says report
The “born frees”‚ those born after 1990‚ will increasingly become more involved in violent protests and abandon democratic institutions due to continuing political and economic alienation.
Opinion piece: Letter to a broken nation
Charl Botha has written a noteworthy piece on the falling of the Rhodes statue and proffers advice to a broken nation.
SAHRC to probe second toilet racism claim
The SA Human Rights Commission on Wednesday said it was not aware of another toilet segregation allegation at an animal clinic in Louis Trichardt, Limpopo.
WATCH: K-word sparks heated altercation at an ATM in Cape Town
Racist slur sparks heated altercation at an ATM in Cape Town.