South Africa: What Makes Black Men Scary?

If you see a black man in a suit walking down the street would you: (a) immediately cross to the opposite side of the road or (b) do nothing and go on as you were?

There's no doubt that the idea of the swart gevaar ("black threat") is still alive and kicking in South Africa. In an interview with Power FM's Thabiso Sikwane, freelance writer Martha Mukaiwa discussed an article she wrote, and in which she reflected on her own prejudices against black men.

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