The BlackLivesMatter movement has put a spotlight on the way societies treat people of colour around the world and in South Africa the debate has centred on sport. | IOLsport By: Nick Said/Reuters Pic: Samuel Shivambu / BackpagePix
Pienaar said he was showing solidarity against"any form of racism and suppression", but the backlash from the public included death threats.
"Racism is no longer in the statutes books but some are practising it covertly and we are saying that we will hunt them down because we know the pain that is caused by this cancer called racism," Mthethwa said in a statement. Other allegations have concerned the poor treatment of those black players that were selected, including under the captaincy of current Director of Cricket Graeme Smith.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
OP-ED: South Africa: The upside-down world of Racial Capitalism and Black Lives Matter, Part 2The ANC’s Black Lives Matter is not a hypocrisy. It is much more than that. It is a defence. It is the second of the two ways in which the African rich seek to think well of themselves. It serves as a self-justification of otherwise intolerable actions and unthinkable greed.
Read more »
Newsdeck: South Africa ready to help insurgency-hit Mozambique, if askedJOHANNESBURG, Sept 2 (Reuters) - South Africa is ready to help insurgency-hit Mozambique with support from its intelligence services or military, but its neighbour would first need to request that help, South Africa's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Read more »
Peak Of The Week: South Africa’s weekly trends report: 27 August – 3 SeptemberThis is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and narratives identified in South African social media conversations in the past week.
Read more »
South Africans rugby fans must be careful of bogus ticket sites ahead of Lions tourTour Director Lourens Oberholzer has cautioned South Africa residents not to buy tickets through second-hand platforms for any of the lionsofficial’s eight matches in South Africa in 2021 | IOLsport
Read more »
North-South match to give All Blacks’ selectors a look into the futureCoach Ian Foster will get one final look at contenders for his first AllBlacks squad when the NorthvSouth match is played in Wellington on Saturday | IOLsport
Read more »
Five South African universities place high in latest global rankingsEleven of the 26 universities in SA were featured in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021, released on Wednesday
Read more »