S Africa grapples with new racism
23.05.2002
Scratch the surface of post-apartheid South Africa, and deep-rooted racism lurks underneath. Almost every week, newspapers carry reports of another racist attack, or a racially motivated murder. "People's attitudes haven't changed," says Dr Zonke Majodina, a commissioner at the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). Apartheid bred racial hatred, but what does it take for a person to act on these deep-seated hostile impulses?