All posts tagged Semenya
Michael Trapido
ANCYL president Julius Malema today supported ASA president Leonard Chuene whom he believes should not have apologised for his conduct because he was genuinely attempting to protect Caster Semenya He then went on to advise that "he did not believ...
Vusi Gumede
There are many things that Africans do which give Africa and Africans a bad name or rather there are things that folks with black skin do which tarnish the image of those with black skin. However, as one of the greatest pan-Africanists ever alive -- ...
Dale Williams
Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene fell into the classic trap of not thinking far enough ahead when he made the fateful decision not to withdraw Caster Semenya from the Berlin competition. Most of the criticism and calls for his resig...
Charlene Smith
What makes a 100% woman? Pierre Weiss of the International Association of Athletics Federations has said "it is clear that (Caster Semenya) is a woman, but maybe not 100%". What is a woman? We know that genetically all women carry a certain l...
Michael Trapido
I don't know if many of you lot have noticed but there is a worrying trend that is starting to develop every time an issue crops up that grabs national attention -- individuals or groups getting behind those who share their race rather than their ide...
Gavin Foster
Seldom has there ever been such a clear and insane demonstration of hysteria overwhelming reason as we've been subjected to in the last week or so. Every two-bit hack in the country has churned out an article on sex or gender testing, how it's done, ...
Reader Blog
By Jennifer Thorpe Caster Semenya, an 18-year-old athlete from South Africa wins a race with such speed and skill that she becomes the target of "gender probes". Now for those of you who aren't already uncomfortable with the thought of any sort of...
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