I've visited SA a few times, and on my last trip I made an effort to read a few papers esp the sports section.
There are no social qualms at all about speaking about race, it's a very open topic. Almost every day a different angle.
Do black players get enough opportunities in the Proteas cricket team?
The Sports Minister in SA, says SA Rugby ain't doing enough to transistion the team away from it's white Afrikaaner history?
Topics that would be difficult to openly discuss in modern day NZ & Australia, and politely danced around - nah in SA it's all out there. A football club like the Nix currently not having any Maori or Pasika players (insert say players that speak Xhosa - the main tribe in SA) would be a hot debate there for sure. That's the legacy of apartheid and a society where your race is everything.
There are no social qualms at all about speaking about race, it's a very open topic. Almost every day a different angle.
Do black players get enough opportunities in the Proteas cricket team?
The Sports Minister in SA, says SA Rugby ain't doing enough to transistion the team away from it's white Afrikaaner history?
Topics that would be difficult to openly discuss in modern day NZ & Australia, and politely danced around - nah in SA it's all out there. A football club like the Nix currently not having any Maori or Pasika players (insert say players that speak Xhosa - the main tribe in SA) would be a hot debate there for sure. That's the legacy of apartheid and a society where your race is everything.