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Contributor [1]
Thursday, December 9, 2004 - 02:00
Categories: 
Racism & xenophobia [2]
Issue Number: 
186 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Should a national athletic team or a rugby team have racial quotas to reflect the nation's racial composition? Political activists in South Africa are launching protests when a sports team becomes "too white", causing the white-dominated opposition to talk about a "race obsession" among certain ruling party members.

Category: 
Arts & Books [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/racism/25964 [5]
Country: 
South Africa [6]

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