Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) on Thursday confirmed that it is investigating Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Renaldo Gouws after an old video clip of him resurfaced in which he can be heard saying: “Kill all the kaffirs,” a deeply divisive racial slur Full text...
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South African judge hits a nerve with race ruling
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Pretoria judge has come under fire for highlighting the deep-seated racial divisions still prevalent in South Africa Full text...
Dignity and justice key to end evil of racial discrimination: Guterres
New York, US (PANA) - Racism is “an evil infecting countries and societies around the world”, the UN chief has said in his message marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, but it impacts communities differently Full text...
South Africa's opposition party to lay hate speech charges against firebrand Malema at the UN
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official South African opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has confirmed that it will file charges against prominent politician Julius Malema and the government at the United Nations Human Rights Council Full text...
South African activist in hot water over inflammatory tweet
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Communist Party (SACP) on Monday pledged to lay criminal charges against activist Nicole Barlow, who posted an inflammatory tweet about former party leader Chris Hani Full text...
Racism which scars societies, must be stamped out, forum for people of African descent hears
New York, US (PANA) - Racism is a global problem, and every country must take a stance against it, General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said on Monday, addressing the latest meeting of a UN platform to improve the safety and quality of life of people of African descent worldwide Full text...
Slavery has left deep, long-lasting legacy on USA, UN experts say
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice in policing ended a 12-day visit to the United States on Friday, calling on Washington to boost efforts to promote accountability for past and future violations Full text...
UN upholds fight for fairer world on anti-racism day
New York, US (PANA) - With xenophobia, prejudice, and hate speech on the rise, the UN community gathered in the General Assembly Hall on Wednesday to call for action to root out racism and discrimination across the world Full text...
South Africa commemorates Apartheid-era atrocities
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will Tuesday lead the national commemoration of Human Rights Day under the theme, “Consolidating and Sustaining Human Rights Culture into the Future Full text...
UN chief appoints South African Mojankunyane Gumbi as Special Adviser for addressing racism in the workplace
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ms Full text...
South Africa's PresidentRamaphosa condemns racial assault
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday condemned a Christmas Day racial incident at a popular resort, which has made headlines around the country Full text...
South Africa: Outrage over racial profiling at Cape Town bar
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African government has condemned an incident of racism at a Cape Town bar which has made headlines around the world Full text...
Little progress combating systemic racism against people of African descent: UN report
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than two years since the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in the United States sparked the global Black Lives Matter movement, there’s been only “piecemeal progress” in addressing systemic racism, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday, in a new report Full text...
Concerns over growing xenophobic threat in South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The High Commission of Nigeria has warned citizens living in South Africa to be vigilant and exercise caution following a surge in xenophobia which has been fuelled by the Operation Dudula movement Full text...
South Africa: Outrage of university racism
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Tensions remain high at Stellenbosch University, near Cape Town, following a racist incident a week ago that has sent shockwaves across South Africa Full text...
For equality, respect and dignity we must ‘speak as one’ against racism: Guterres
New York, US (PANA) - Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life across all societies, the UN chief said on Friday at a dedicated meeting against what he referred to as a catalyst that “normalises hate, denies dignity, and spurs violence” Full text...
South Africa: Desmond Tutru mural defaced
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Desmond Tutu Trust has condemned the “loathsome” desecration of a popular Tutu mural in downtown Cape Town after it was emblazoned with racist graffiti Full text...
Rights experts condemn UK report attempting to ‘normalise white supremacy’
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Monday denounced a government-backed report into racism in the United Kingdom, saying that it further distorted and falsified historic facts, and could even fuel racism and racial discrimination Full text...
South African veteran politician accused of racism again
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Veteran South African political leader Helen Zille has once again been accused of racism over a social media post addressing the Black Lives Matter movement Full text...
South African academic under fire over Hitler comments
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African university lecturer is in hot water over remarks he made about Adolf Hitler Full text...
UNHCR chief: Scourge of racism has devastated many lives
New York, US (PANA) - Although the past year has seen the world battling the deadly impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the scourge of racism has also devastated many lives with tragic consequences, the UN refugee agency said on Sunday Full text...
‘Pernicious evil’ of racism pervasive in ‘all regions and all societies’ – UN chief
New York, US (PANA) - Much of today’s racism is “deeply entrenched in centuries of colonialism and enslavement," the UN chief said on Friday ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Full text...
Racism endangers human rights of all persons in Europe – EU High Representative
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Systemic racism in Europe runs deep across all strands of society and structures and jeopardises the promotion, protection and realisation of human rights of all persons, the High Representative of the European Union has admitted Full text...
Coronavirus: Ramaphosa addresses racial concerns in South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday said South Africa still faces challenges with racism, despite making progress with the scourge Full text...
South Africa: Cape Town school rocked by race protests
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police used stun grenades and water cannons to disperse angry protestors outside a Cape Town school on Friday Full text...
Tunisian NGO denounces racism against sub-Sahara African workers
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights has strongly condemned racist aggression against Sub-Sahara African workers in Sousse region, 140 km southeast of Tunis, and called for sanctions against the perpetrators of the behaviour Full text...
South Africa's ruling party slams Trump
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has joined the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s condemnation of US President Donald Trump’s alleged racial slurs about Africa and its leaders Full text...
Mandela’s foundation slams Trump's disparaging remarks about Mandela
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Tuesday slammed disparaging remarks allegedly made by United States President Donald Trump about the world statesman Full text...
South African football legend snared by racist tweet
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Football legend Mark Fish is on the ropes following a storm of criticism he received for wading into the Black Lives Matter campaign Full text...
South Africa: Lawyer in hot water over Zindzi Mandela tweet
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Johannesburg lawyer is being investigated by the Legal Practice Council (LPC) over an offensive tweet he sent following the death of Nelson Mandela’s daughter Zindzi Mandela Full text...
Master Class against racism, discrimination holds in the context of #BlackLivesMatter
Paris, France (PANA) - In the face of growing inequality, racism, violence and intolerance at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNESCO is organising a special edition of the Master Class against Racism and Discrimination focusing on the global "Black Lives Matter" movement Full text...
South Africa: Sports stars back BLM movement
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A large group of leading African rugby coaches, former players and administrators have joined the Black Lives Matter movement Full text...
South Africa: Statue of famous colonialist beheaded in Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A famous statue of 19th-century colonialist Cecil John Rhodes has been beheaded in Cape Town Full text...
South Africa: Pretoria moves to protect foreign truck drivers
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government has issued directives to law enforcement agencies, including the Police Service, to activate their contingency plans in all provinces to ensure that a planned national truck shutdown is policed Full text...
South Africa: Coca-Cola joins Black Lives Matter boycott
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Coca-Cola in South Africa has stopped all advertising on social media as part of a global corporate boycott that is gaining momentum Full text...
Human Rights Council wants top UN rights official to take action on racist violence
New York, US (PANA) - UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet, is to spearhead efforts to address systemic racism against people of African descent by law enforcement agencies, the Human Rights Council decided on Friday Full text...
South Africa: Ramaphosa launches "Black Friday" campaign
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has launched an anti-racism campaign, dubbed “Black Friday”, in solidarity with millions of people around the world who are marching under the banner of “Black Lives Matter”, following the killing of George Floyd in the United States Full text...
Murder of Afro-American George Floyd sparks anti-racism rally in Tunis
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several hundreds of Tunisians and sub-Saharan Africans gathered on Saturday in front of the Tunis Municipal Theatre to denounce racism following the murder of George Floyd, an African-American who was strangled on May 25 by a white police officer in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States Full text...
Tunisian youth associations demonstrate against racism
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several youths from about 30 associations and non-governmental organizations in Tunisia gathered on Saturday in front of the municipal theatre on Bourguiba avenue in Tunis to denounce racism suffered for decades by African Americans, whose latest act was the death of George Floyd, killed by a white police officer during his arrest Full text...
Tunisian associations, NGOs back popular revolt in US
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than 30 Tunisian associations and NGOs Friday expressed their full solidarity with the millions of Americans who took to the streets about a week ago in different regions of the United-States against “the savage killing on 25 May in Minneapolis by a US police officer in the street of a US citizen, George Floyd” Full text...
South African model withdraws from beauty pageant over racist tweets
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A beauty queen’s dream of being selected as Miss South Africa have been shattered after her racist social media posts surfaced Full text...
South Africa: Police search for suspect who defamed Ramaphosa
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police are trying to trace a KwaZulu-Natal woman who took to social media and allegedly defamed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa by referring to him as "an ape trying to act like a First World president" Full text...
South African businessman says racist "selfie" video destroyed his life
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Johannesburg businessman who made headlines around the world when he recorded himself making racist comments on Thursday apologised for the incident Full text...
South Africa's president Ramaphosa calls for racial reconciliation
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday defended his decision to appoint a white male to head the country’s troubled power utility which is billions of dollars in debt Full text...
South African racist fails in attempt to have case dropped
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Adam Catzavelos, who sparked a national outcry when he filmed himself making racial comments in Europe, on Tuesday heard that he failed in his bid to have the matter dismissed Full text...
South African convicted racist on the run
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Department of Correctional Services of South Africa has confirmed that convicted racist Vicki Momberg has been on the run from the authorities since August after failing in her bid to appeal her sentence Full text...
South Africa's retail giant withdraws "Apartheid symbol"
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African retail giant Woolworths on Friday issued an apology after “mistakingly” marketing a gym bag in the colours of the Apartheid-era flag Full text...
South Africa's top rugby star faces legal action over brawl
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Wednesday confirmed that it will institute legal proceedings against top rugby star Eben Etzebeth in the Equality Court on Friday Full text...
South Africa: Deep concerns over proposed Gandhi statue
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African City of Cape Town plans to forge ahead with plans to erect a statue of Mahatma Gandhi despite the fact that the majority of respondents to a poll don’t want it Full text...
South Africa: Malema in hot water for racist tweet
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Tuesday ruled that recent comments attributed to firebrand political leader, Julius Malema, amounted to hate speech Full text...