Many African countries use English as the official language, which is also the medium of instruction in schools. However, it is shocking that Africans from Anglophone speaking countries have to prove their proficiency despite years of education. Applicants who wish to attend British and U.S. institutions have to pay a hefty amount to write or retake international proficiency exam IELTS or TOEFL.
Photographer Reatile Moalusi’s latest work seeks to break down some of the myths that still serve to stigmatise people with the auto-immune disease vitiligo.
‘Too Black’ to Play a Superhero: Senegalese-American Anna Diop is experiencing racist backlash from fans for her role as DC Comic’s Starfire. Her response has been: “I am here to remind you that whatever ugly and negative thing anyone ever chooses to say about you is always a reflection and revelation of themselves.”
Julius Malema’s racially charged remarks have been met with mixed reactions. On the one hand, his party, the Economic Freedom Fighters, claimed his comments addressed racial challenges in the country, especially in KwaZulu-Natal. The Democratic Alliance, on the other hand, felt that Malema was using his leadership carelessly to strain racial relationships that have been decades on the mend.
Race still plays a big part in South African society. Sport is no exception.
At the root of the skin bleaching phenomenon is a psychological complex.
Past cases indicate that verbal crimen injuria is not that serious. But a landmark sentence in South Africa has changed that.
Vicki Momberg a South African real estate agent has been handed a two year imprisonment for her racist rant after the court found her guilty in four counts of crimen injuria. In 2016, a video emerged of Momberg spewing insults and racial slurs at black police officers who were attempting to assist her at the scene of a smash-and-grab crime.
Italy’s first black senator, and the party he represents, won’t be advancing the fight against xenophobia.
The portrayal of Africa in the Black Panther is appealing and deeply satisfying to view. It is a portrayal of Africa that is hungered for, especially by ancestrally orphaned African Americans. But at the same time, it raises questions alert black viewers would be doing themselves a disservice to avoid posing.
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