The 14th till the 21st of Match is marked as Anti-Racism week. This year is very significant as it not only marks 10 years of the campaign, but also 70 years of the Freedom Charter and the 60th anniversary of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. South Africa is a signatory to it, binding itself to taking concrete measures to illuminate all forms of racial discrimination. Sadly though is that our country continues to experience incidents of racism and prejudice which make headlines, get authorities to act, and then all goes back to normal until another one makes headlines again. What then will it take to rid ourselves of such incidents? Are our laws efficient enough in dealing with perpetrators? Do campaingns like this one really help in getting the message across? To lead us in this discussion, we are joined by…

Guest: Adv Shireen Said - Deputy Director General in the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

Guest: Belinda Matore - PHD candidate at the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria