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Community members gather around a road block they set up in Phoenix, north of Durban, on July 15, 2021 to prevent looters from reaching the community. File photo by GUILLEM SARTORIO / AFP

A time for collective grief: Reflections on the Phoenix Massacre

Protecting our loved ones from harm and destruction is brave and noble but the insistence on framing the brutality in Phoenix in terms of the protection narrative is disingenuous

Unconscionable: Health workers’ right to refuse abortions vs women’s right to choose

Racial bias against black medical practitioners ‘reflects fissures of an unresolved past’

The testimonials of black doctors have given credence to allegations of racial profiling. Of those listed on a Gems blacklist, 94% of general practitioners were black

Milisuthando (Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/ M&G)

Building bridges over taken land

"Do I go Winnie or Mandela on him? Urrrggghhhh, I’m just trying to get fit, I don’t want to think about racism right now bletty shet".

A Ferguson police officer tries to separate a supporter of Michael Brown

US jury clears police in shooting of Tamir Rice

The shooting of the 12-year-old-boy in 2014 was described as a "perfect storm of human error" by the prosecutor, Tim McGinty.

A rally calling for the firing of police officer Eric Casebolt
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Texas police officer in pool party video resigns

An officer seen in a viral video throwing a bikini-clad girl to the ground and pulling a gun on other youths has resigned, says police chief.

Swaziland’s judicial crisis spilled onto the streets of the Mbabane on September 21 2011 as lawyers protested against controversial Chief Justice Michael Ramodibedi

A month when black history and activism take centre stage

The story of Assata Shakur – wanted by the FBI since 1973 – shows how revolutionaries do not ‘drop from the moon’ but are shaped by society.

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Selma: a reminder that 50 years on, #blacklivesmatter

The Oscar-nominated film comes to our screens at a time when racial and social equality debates are as topical as they were back in 1965.

Three youngsters walking through Harfield Village could be labelled ‘suspicious’ on the suburb’s Facebook page.

Racial profiling: Charlie, Bravo, Whiskey

Comments on the area association’s Facebook page show there’s racism in Cape Town’s quaint Harfield Village – and it exists throughout the country.

A protester denounces the recent spate of white police officers shooting unarmed black people.

Unarmed man reaching for pills shot dead by cop

In what appears to be another incident of racial profiling in the US, a man was killed by a police officer who thought he was reaching for a gun.

African-Americans have little faith in US justice

Police officer Darren Wilson has not been seen in public since shooting Michael Brown, and black Americans doubt whether he will face justice.

Wouter Basson smiles during a break in the Truth and Reconciliation hearings in 1998.

St Louis protests grow over teen’s death

Tensions have risen in the St Louis suburb where Michael Brown (18) was shot multiple times by a police officer.

Through research and partnering with communities, universities can tackle the Southern African region’s problems, such as poverty, climate change and unemployment

‘Shoot the Jew’ song slammed

The controversial "Shoot the boer" struggle song has taken on a new form, "Shoot the Jew", which even pro-Palestinian activists have condemned.

M&G’s Ncube: We should all be treated fairly

<i>M&G</i> proprietor Trevor Ncube found himself on the receiving end of harassment this weekend while entering South Africa after a business trip.

Professor in race row accepts Obama’s invitation for a beer

Harvard academic agrees to meet white officer who detained him as United States President Barack Obama seeks to defuse tension.