The grade nine pupil who spoke out against discrimination because of her hair sure has opened a can of worms. Now the anger has reached Cape Town.
International media love a South African race row, so it’s no surprise that the happenings in Pretoria are being covered around the world.
Australia is currently caught up in a heated ‘blackface’ debate, although this time support is coming from a rather unlikely source.
It’s all been kicking over in Pretoria, and yesterday was another emotional day for learners at PHSG. Best you get acquainted so you’re up to speed.
A group of girls in Pretoria initiated a silent protest over the weekend and were shut down immediately. Cue #StopRacismAtPretoriaGirlsHigh.
Caught up in the moment, a real estate agent used all the worst racist words to convey her feelings. Now she is extremely sorry about it, or course.
Saddle up and get ready for a rollercoaster ride, Andre Slade has written a book and it’s a thing of beauty. If there’s a cult looking for a leader.
Sodwana Bay’s guesthouse owner Andre Slade has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Now his life just got a whole lot worse.
The American Red Cross may do a lot of good, but they aren’t really fine tuned to the ways of how to not be “super racist”. This poster, for example.
When it comes to preaching about the life of Christ, you might expect the person talking to you to have a decent moral grounding. Well.
Just when you think Andre Slade couldn’t get any worse you hear another interview, one where he really outdoes himself.
Who would have thought that cupcakes would be involved in a potential race row? Gosh, can we just get all the facts first?
I don’t know what they put in the water over at Sodwana Bay, but if the actions of one guest house owner are anything to go by it’s crazy juice.
Oh dear America, look what you’ve gone and done now. Really it’s just one twat in action, but it points to a much larger problem.
This weekend a petrol station attendant in Limpopo was the victim of a beating, and it appears his race may have had a role to play.
Another day, another imbecile dropping the K-word like she thinks it’s 1955. You can expect her life to change after this video went viral.
It’s a case that has caught the attention of the nation, although it hasn’t played out how many had hoped thus far.
There’s nothing like getting snubbed by an international restaurant to put you in your place. Unless you’re Steve Hofmeyr, “who will not be silenced”.
Apparently it’s officially a thing that Chinese people think people of African descent are dirty. This ad proves that point pretty clearly.
It was only a matter of time until Max had his say on the social media rantings of the past few weeks, and it seems he isn’t in a forgiving mood.
Look at Mabel go, grabbing international headlines and highlighting how far we’ve come since 1994. Yeah, or something like that.
This week’s mampara is Mabel Jansen, knocking Matthew Theunissen off of his perch and attracting the wrath of the nation.
A Pretoria high court judge has been slammed for her private messages, seemingly calling all black people rapists. Not good, yo.
First it was Ashleigh Schultz under the media spotlight, and then people discovered mother Cheryl Grundlingh. Not that she’s too bothered.
Nick Mulgrew, who went to school with the under fire Matthew Theunissen, has written a piece about their shared school experience.
I guess we knew it was only a matter of time, and as you read this letter you can almost hear the wolves circling.
It’s been 22 years since South Africa became a democracy, yet nothing has really changed – and it’s only white people who are to blame.
A woman called Suzette Kotze is the latest white South African in the firing line, her social media rant leading to serious repercussions.
Sometimes life comes back to bite you in the backside, which is why we should all take a close look at this pearler from the embattled Matthew Theunissen.
After an incident which reduced Ashleigh Schultz to tears, people from South Africa and across the globe rose up to give her some money. Now she’s ballin’.