Newsrooms should use the Lindsay Dentlinger saga as opportunity for introspection, not arrogance, as race issues do matter, argues the writer. (Photo: Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)
Former Cape Times editor Tony Heard weighs in on the Lindsay Dentlinger saga and writes a response to Redi Thlabi and Adriaan Basson, and writes that we must all seek to find one another.
Good luck to those trying to bring some factual sense to a potentially disastrous debate before it erodes our already frayed race relations further.
Helpful, I thought, were Redi Tlhabi's column recently and, on Monday, Adriaan Basson's. Contrasting, sure, but thoughtfully argued.
South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.