This kind of racism was rife in the early years of our democracy. It relegated whites to "second class citizens", unable to state a fact if any black… - Heidi Holland

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This kind of racism was rife in the early years of our democracy. It relegated whites to "second class citizens", unable to state a fact if any black person might be offended by it. This warped logic has thankfully diminished somewhat due to many (black and white) South Africans rejecting it for the nonsense that it is.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Heidi Holland Heidi Holland Born 6 October 1947 Johannesburg, South Africa Died 11 August 2012 (aged 64) Johannesburg, South Africa Other names Heidi Hull Occupation(s) Journalist, author Notable credit(s) Author of Dinner with Mugabe Author of The Colour of Murder Freelance writer for The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, International Herald Tribune, The New York Times and The Guardian Spouses * Tony Hull * George Patrikios Children 2 Heidi Holland (6 October 1947 – 11 August 2012), also known as Heidi Hull (during her first marriage), was a South African journalist and author who had been involved in the journalism industry for over 30 years. She edited Illustrated Life Rhodesia, worked as a freelance writer on publications such as The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, International Herald Tribune, The New York Times and The Guardian, and had also worked on research projects for British television documentaries.

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It is difficult to reach consensus on a definition of racism, but most people agree that it starts with generalizations. It involves projecting the attributes of an individual onto a group as a whole on the basis of race, with pejorative connotations. Heidi Holland's narrative is a classic example of this kind of racist thinking.

I had been waiting in Harare for five weeks and had been vetted and grilled. In the end I received a call telling me I should be at State House in half an hour. I arrived at 10am and three hours later His Excellency - "HE" as everyone calls him - received me.

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I think he granted me the interview because he feels he is getting old and it's time to put certain things on the record. But he expects to win the election and probably will.'

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