Hair
Motshekga: Teachers & pupils must adhere to schools’ codes of conduct
Motshekga has weighed in after a video emerged of a teacher forcefully combing pupils’ hair prior to them entering a school.
Gobodo stepped down from the board on Monday over the ad that labelled black hair dry, frizzy and damaged.
Clicks has been marred in controversy after it published a racist ad on its website, labelling black hair as dry, frizzy and damaged.
The decision was taken following a meeting with Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema, Unilever, and Clicks folowing nationwide outrage of a racist ad for the product on the Clicks website.
One of the calls made by Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni was that the health and beauty outlet should remove TRESemmé products from all its branches.
The racist advert was met with public outrage, protests by the Economic Freedom Fighters and calls to boycott and ban Clicks stores and TRESemmé products.
The red berets attacked Clicks stores nationwide as per Julius Malema's instructions after the retailer published and advert last week which insulted black hair.
EFF party leaders have mobilised members to try shut down over 800 stores after outrage over an advert which depicted black hair as dry, damaged and frizzy, while hair of a white woman was described as normal.
The health and beauty retailer has come under fire for the campaign, which has been slammed for promoting negative sentiments towards black natural hair.
In a campaign run on its website, the company published an image of black hair, which is labelled as dry and damaged, while an example of white hair is described as fine and flat.
Last week, black and coloured pupils at the Blue Downs school claimed they were told they must plait their hair and are not allowed to wear afros.
Hair experts from around the world and celebrities attended one of the biggest hair events on the social calendar, just outside Stellenbosch.
Some learners at the school want the principal fired over the school's hair and language policy.
Pupils at the Cape Town school will today hand over a memorandum of grievances to the MEC.
Former learners have asked Education MEC Debbie Schafer to look into complaints dating back to 2011.
Sans Souci scholars on Friday protested outside the school's gates after allegations emerged the school's hair and language policies are racist and exclusionary.
Haji Mohamed Dawjee looks at why natural hair protests aren't the struggle of all black people.
Ziyanda Ngcobo expresses her anger & observations over institutionalised racism.
Lisa Sonn considers the impact of embracing all black hair & black bodies.