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07 August 2017

 The complaint follows Beloftebos’s refusal, based on a ‘policy’, to allow a same-sex couple, to get married at the establishment.
Monday, 07 August 2017 07:08

The Timol inquest is a tipping point

6 August 2017

All those apartheid security branch policemen who are guilty of torturing detainees to death and thought they could fade into the woodwork and never admit their crimes better think again.
04 August 2017

Pietermaritzburg - The Democratic Alliance staged a picket outside the KwaZulu-Natal legislature on Friday, ahead of a special health portfolio committee meeting about the province's oncology crisis.
3 August 2017


JOHANNESBURG - The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal received a letter of apology from President Jacob Zuma's son Edward following his "unpleasing remarks" about former ministers Derek Hanekom and Pravin Gordhan.
02 August 2017

The departure of a St John’s College teacher found guilty of racist behaviour is the latest in a string of such incidents affecting both private and government schools in South Africa. Twenty-three years after the advent of democracy, it appears that racial tensions continue to roil many educational institutions. Rows over pupils’ hairstyles may seem relatively trivial, but reflect a persistent unease with the multicultural realities of schooling in 2017. Is government doing enough to address the problem? By REBECCA DAVIS.
2 August 2017

The party has defended Julius Malema’s comments, saying racism against African people by Indians must come to an end.
01 August 2017

The communities of Klipspruit West in Eldorado Park‚ Johannesburg‚ demand that there be a full investigation on racial discrimination as they feel marginalised and systematically disenfranchised.
Tuesday, 15 August 2017 10:23

Whose values inform school traditions?

The education system has faced many obstacles over the past few years. From challenges regarding language as a medium of instruction and admission procedures that perpetuate discrimination and inequality, to codes of conduct that violate the fundamental principles of our Constitution.
Monday, 14 August 2017 08:04

Private schools not above the law

11 - 17 August 2017

The Constitution rules against discrimination and for the protection of children at all schools

Over the past two weeks, one of the most prominent private schools in the country, Saint John’s College, has been criticised for merely disciplining and demoting a teacher found guilty of sustained discrimination against black pupils is his classes.

Media Statement:

Attention: Editors and Reporters

Tuesday, 08 August 2017

National Women’s Day offers an opportunity to recognise the struggle for substantive gender equality in South Africa; to celebrate acts of courage by women who played a remarkable role in our history; to reflect on progress made in the achievement of equality for women and girls; and to advocate for change.

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