Racism
US actor Jussie Smollett found guilty in staged racist hate crime case
Smollett, who was one of the stars of the popular television drama 'Empire' at the time, told police in January 2019 that he was attacked in the middle of the...
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'This is fiction,' says Prince Charles' office on racist remark claim
In an explosive March interview with Oprah Winfrey, Charles' youngest son Prince Harry and his wife Meghan said an unnamed royal asked how dark their unborn first child's skin would be.
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Racism target cricketer Rafiq apologises for anti-Semitic messages
"I am incredibly angry at myself and apologise to the Jewish community," the 30-year-old Pakistan-born Rafiq said in a statement.
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Ex-cricketer Azeem Rafiq tells UK lawmakers: 'I lost my career to racism'
Former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq fought back tears as he told British lawmakers he had lost his career to racism, detailing widespread discrimination within the English game in compelling testimony.
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US braced for verdicts from two high-profile trials
Three white men are on trial for shooting and killing Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger, on 23 February, 2020 after chasing him through their neighbourhood in pickup trucks.
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To celebrate or not? 25 years after democracy, De Klerk divides SA once more
There is an understandable rift between South Africans and the world over FW de Klerk's death.
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Chelsea fan sentenced to eight weeks in jail over racist tweets
Nathan Blagg, 21, who told police the tweets were "banter between mates", pleaded guilty to seven counts of sending offensive messages.
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Yorkshire cricket chairperson quits in racism row
The crisis engulfing Yorkshire intensified when the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Thursday they were suspending the club from staging international matches as they branded the club's handling of the Rafiq case 'wholly unacceptable' and the matter 'abhorrent'.
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This is how the Quinton de Kock taking-the-knee controversy played out
Earlier this week South African cricket player Quinton de Kock refused to take the knee in a Twenty20 World Cup match that brewed up a storm in the cricket world.
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CSA Board regrets the timing of its 'take the knee' directive
Proteas wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock pulled out of Tuesday's ICC T20 World Cup match against the West Indies for "personal reasons", defying orders from CSA to their players to follow the anti-racism gesture
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Steenhuisen, DA want to continue legacy of apartheid: independent analyst
DA leader John Steenhuisen is seen gleefully nodding and at times smirking during a panel debate as Gareth Cliff dismisses racism struggles as unimportant.
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‘All players are expected to follow knee directive’: CSA on De Kock opting out
Quinton de Kock made himself unavailable for the game after the board on Monday unanimously agreed to issue a directive requiring all Proteas players to adopt a consistent and united stance against racism by 'taking the knee' prior to the start of their remaining World Cup matches.
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Steenhuisen: Racist incident on Gareth Cliff show had nothing to do with me
During a discussion with DA leader John Steenhuisen and community activist Mudzuli Rakhivhane on 22 October, Gareth Cliff insinuated that racism was not as big a problem as poor service delivery.
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Putting the flame out: Nando's cuts ties with Cliff's show after racist incident
Nando's posted a statement on Saturday following outrage from the public over an interview hosted by Gareth Cliff on his show.
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CT real estate agent suspended after declining client based on his race
On Tuesday, Twitter user Pol Osei tweeted screenshots of his WhatsApp exchange with estate agent Gabriella Johnson after he enquired about an apartment in the city bowl.
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Children are growing impatient with adults' complacency with racism
Apart from social media, most adults and children seem to shy away from talking about racism, even if they have strong feelings about it.
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YONELA DIKO: The DA’s Phoenix poster saga was inevitable, and it'll happen again
When a party communicates with people only through billboards and TV adverts, it never truly knows just how huge the gap is between their posters and reality, writes Yonela Diko.
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US jury orders Tesla to pay ex-employee $137 million over racism
In his lawsuit, Owen Diaz said African-American employees at the factory, where his son also worked, were regularly subjected to racist epithets and derogatory imagery.
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Park Ji-sung urges Man Utd fans to ditch 'racist' dog chant
The chant, still heard among United fans to this day, includes a disparaging line about Koreans eating dog meat.
