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ARTICLES RELATING TO CASTER SEMENYA

Caster to run less in SA

2012-01-26 10:32

Caster Semenya, the world’s second-best women’s 800m athlete, will not be seeing a lot of action in South Africa this year.

Viljoen shines, Semenya fades

2011-09-08 22:37

SA javelin thrower Sunette Viljoen was on top form at the Diamond League in Zurich, while Caster Semenya faded in her 800m race.

Semenya can 'break' record

2011-09-06 12:24

Mozambican 800m legend Maria Mutola believes Caster Semenya can break the women's 800m record in the near future.

SA claim 17th spot in Daegu

2011-09-04 18:18

South Africa finished 17th on the table after Caster Semenya grabbed a silver medal on the final day of the World Championships.

SA hopes rest on Semenya

2011-09-03 14:25

Caster Semenya might be the best chance SA has to claim a gold medal as she lines up in defence her women’s 800m crown.

SA hope for better fortune

2011-09-02 11:08

The South African team will hope for a resurgent afternoon session after struggling in the morning heats in Daegu.

Semenya to debut in Daegu

2011-08-31 07:30

Defending women's 800m champion Caster Semenya returns to world competition on a busy day 6 of the World Champs.

SA duo to silence critics

2011-08-24 09:34

Previously banned from competing, both Caster Semenya and Oscar Pistorius have something to prove next week in Daegu.

Semenya ready to defend title

2011-08-18 07:10

SA’s 800m world champion, Caster Semenya is ready to defend her title in Daegu, according to her communications team.

Injury rules Semenya out

2011-08-11 15:24

Defending women's 800m world champion Caster Semenya has withdrawn from the World Student Games due to a niggling back injury.

Semenya eyes world records

2011-08-01 22:22

South Africa's world 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has her sights set on the 800m and 1 500m world records.

Athletics SA faces clean-up

2011-06-14 09:09

Sports minister Fikile Mbalula says the government is committed to cleaning up ASA as part of the World Champs preparations.

Semenya targets Bislett Games

2011-06-08 07:49

Caster Semenya has bucked the controversy over her gender and has now targeted a successful Diamond League campaign.

Semenya bags third gold

2011-04-30 16:29

World 800m champion Caster Semenya has secured her third gold medal at the SA Student Athletics Championships.

Semenya shines at nationals

2011-04-10 19:21

Caster Semenya powered to an impressive double at the SA Athletics Championships, winning the 800m and 1 500m events in Durban.

Caster eyes 1 500 at Olympics

2011-04-08 11:20

Caster Semenya, 800m world champion, has also targeted the 1 500 at this year's world championships and the 2012 Olympics.

Semenya pleased after win

2011-03-11 13:19

World 800m champion Caster Semenya says she remains confident after stepping down in distance to win the women's 400m race.

Semenya has a go at 3 000m

2011-03-08 17:30

Reigning 800m world champion Caster Semenya is spreading her wings on the track with the 3 000m now added to her schedule.

Semenya eyes 1 500m title

2011-02-21 14:39

World 800m champion Caster Semenya has her sights set on 1500m glory as well at the 2012 London Olympics.

Caster back on track again

2011-02-17 18:01

World Champ 800m gold medallist Caster Semenya, will be on track to get the 2011 Yellow Pages Series season off to a golden start.

Caster in surprise return

2011-01-31 08:54

South Africa’s 800m women’s world champion Caster Semenya surprisingly participated in a league athletics meeting at Tukkies.

Semenya gives back

2010-12-22 10:17

800m champion Caster Semenya has organised a training camp at the University of Pretoria to help amateur and professional athletes.

ANCYL postpones Caster house handover

2010-12-11 14:35

The ANC Youth League has postponed the official handover of a house it promised to athlete Caster Semenya.>

Caster gets own wheels

2010-12-08 07:48

Women's 800m champion Caster Semenya has landed a herself the role of brand ambassador for a car manufacturer.

IOC new rules on gender

2010-11-19 14:50

International sports officials are finalising guidelines on how to deal with cases of athletes with ambiguous sexual characteristics.

Firm initiates fund-raising for Semenya

2010-10-30 12:04

A communications company has initiated a fund-raising campaign to help Caster Semenya, who is, according to media reports, struggling financially.

Sponsors snub Semenya

2010-10-22 14:25

Caster Semenya is finding it hard to get sponsors despite being a world champion, her coach Michael Seme has said.

ASA to 'deal with' Mokoena

2010-10-03 16:34

ASA has said that it would get to the bottom of Khotso Mokoena's Games no-show after he failed to board a flight for New Delhi.

Hougaard wins Sport24 Award

2010-10-01 10:58

Springbok scrumhalf Francois Hougaard has won the Sport24 Performance of the Month. But who was the Plonker of the Month?

Injured Semenya out of Games

2010-09-28 19:00

South Africa's Caster Semenya has been withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games, according to a source in Delhi.

SA's athletes medal hopes drop

2010-09-27 18:15

SA's team for the Commonwealth Games is suffering, with Mbulaeni Mulaudzi withdrawing and Caster Semenya in doubt.

SA eyes swim, athletics gold

2010-09-27 07:42

South Africa's strategy heading into the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi is simple: dominate swimming and athletics.

Parly's 'Mr' Semenya gaffe

2010-09-14 22:30

After months of drama to determine the gender of controversial athlete Caster Semenya, she has been called a “mister” in Parliament.

Semenya bursts back to form

2010-09-10 07:12

Caster Semenya has returned to form by winning the 800m in Milan, her last race before the Commonwealth Games.

SASCOC snubs parliament

2010-09-07 13:33

SASCOC has refused to appear before Parliament to answer questions on the findings of a forensic report into the finances of ASA.

Semenya flop due to sickness

2010-09-01 14:32

Caster Semenya's manager says the runner's slow performance at a meet in northern Italy can be explained by fatigue and sickness.

Semenya way off the pace

2010-08-31 21:43

World champion Caster Semenya has finished a surprising ninth in the 800m at the Palio della Quercia meet.

Semenya hopes to find speed

2010-08-28 07:08

World 800m champion Caster Semenya says she has hopes of going faster after finishing third on her Diamond League debut.

Semenya outshone on debut

2010-08-27 21:39

SA's reigning 800m world champion Caster Semenya could only finish third in her debut on the Diamond League series.

Caster to carry SA flag

2010-08-27 10:37

Caster Semenya will be Team South Africa's flag bearer at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in October.

Caster makes Diamond debut

2010-08-26 08:02

South African Caster Semenya will make her debut on the Diamond League stage at the series-ending meet on Friday.

Caster's coach slams critics

2010-08-24 09:57

Caster Semenya's coach insists his athlete is unfazed by the negative comments from some of her 800m rivals.

Semenya returns to Berlin

2010-08-20 08:40

A year after her controversial victory, world 800m champion Caster Semenya will be back at Berlin's Olympic Stadium.

Caster's coach urges patience

2010-08-04 14:08

Caster Semenya's coach has cautioned that not too much should be expected right away from the South African 800m world champion.

Semenya to race in Milan

2010-07-22 19:41

World 800m champion Caster Semenya is to race in the Notturna di Milano meet in Milan during September organisers have said.

Semenya plays waiting game

2010-07-21 14:08

Caster Semenya will have to wait until late August to see if she is included in South Africa's team for the Commonwealth Games.

Another easy win for Semenya

2010-07-18 17:17

Caster Semenya's low-key return to competition has continued with another 800m win at the Savo Games in Finland.

Semenya: It's a new beginning

2010-07-15 22:37
85 comments

Caster Semenya competing in her first race in eleven months, is very happy with her performance after such a long absence.

Semenya sets reasonable goal

2010-07-14 18:00

Caster Semenya is a long way from being in the shape that earned her gold in the 800m at the world championships.

ASA vow to help Semenya

2010-07-14 08:38

Caster Semenya is to receive all the help she needs in a bid to be ready in time for the Commonwealth Games.

Caster lines up as dark horse

2010-07-13 13:09

World 800m champion Caster Semenya will toe the line as the favourite to win against a week field at a low-key meeting in Finland.

'Semenya will run in Finland'

2010-07-08 12:50

South African world 800m champion Caster Semenya will return to competition next week in Finland, her agent has confirmed.

Kenya ready to welcome Caster

2010-07-07 17:07

Kenyan officials will welcome the return of Caster Semenya to compete in this month's African Athletics championships.

Semenya to skip junior champs

2010-07-07 11:20

Caster Semenya’s coach says the world 800m champion will not compete at the World Junior Championships in Canada.

Serving the media

2009-12-14 14:34

News24 User Akanyang Merementsi wonders if continued stories about Caster Semenya are in the interest of the public or the media...

CGE: Come clean on Semenya

2009-11-10 21:10

Individuals at Athletics South Africa should confess their involvement in the Caster Semenya saga, the Commission for Gender Equality has urged.

Malema: Semenya must run 'as a girl'

2009-10-24 22:30

ANCYL president Julius Malema said the organisation will campaign for 800m winner Caster Semenya to run “as a girl”, and has lashed out at the media for writing negatively about her.

ASA not responsible for 'drunks'

2009-10-03 15:34

An Athletics South Africa board member has denied that the federation had purposely disrupted an athletes' meeting in Pretoria after he led a walkout.

ANCYL repeats Nedbank threat

2009-10-03 11:00

The ANCYL says Nedbank’s withdrawal of its athletics sponsorship is "aimed at rolling back the development of athletics in South Africa".

Malema supports Chuene

2009-10-01 12:05

ANCYL leader Julius Malema has come out in support of Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene, saying sponsors must also remain loyal to the organisation.

ANCYL to give cash to Semenya

2009-09-29 14:15

The ANC Youth League says it will hand over the R60 000 it pledged to athlete Caster Semenya at a ceremony on October 24.

Chuene just like Zuma?

2009-09-25 13:30
135 comments

The decision by the ASA to back Leonard Chuene, and his self-proclaimed comparison to Jacob Zuma, has angered one News24 User.

ASA meets to discuss Semenya

2009-09-24 11:03

The ASA is meeting to discuss events surrounding the Caster Semenya gender verification controversy.

ASA 'didn't do the right thing'

2009-09-21 07:00

I am sure that most would agree that the manner in which the ASA has dealt with the Caster Semenya debacle is appalling, says a News24 User.

Chuene 'lied to all of SA'

2009-09-20 07:59

The SA ministry of sport has said the ASA must fire Leonard Chuene for "lying" about gender tests conducted on 800m world champion Caster Semenya.

Parly postpones ASA meeting

2009-09-18 20:06

Parliament's sports committee has postponed its meeting with Athletics SA scheduled for next Tuesday. The ASA is expected to explain its role in the Caster Semenya saga.

Unions speak out on Semenya

2009-09-14 16:06

Two doctors' and nurses' unions have spoken out against the leaking of private medical information relating to athlete Caster Semenya.

Chuene, ASA meet on Semenya

2009-09-12 11:01

South African athletics officials are meeting to decide how best to help a world champion runner whose sex has been questioned.

Zuma speaks out on Semenya

2009-09-11 14:12

President Jacob Zuma has come to the defence of athlete Caster Semenya, saying the media has deeply invaded her privacy.

We're proud of you, Semenya

2009-09-11 10:45

Georgina Guedes is ashamed to be a member of the press today, and hopes that Caster Semenya has the support she needs from friends, family and ASA.

Semenya: Have your say

2009-09-11 07:39
396 comments

Details of Caster Semenya's gender tests have been leaked by the Australian press. Have your say on this controversial issue in our comments board.

Coach quits over Semenya saga

2009-09-06 12:12

The national athletics coach, Wilfred Daniels, has quit Athletics South Africa over the "repulsive handling" of the Caster Semenya gender debacle.

Caster gets a new house

2009-08-29 14:31

The Limpopo government and a property developer will give 800m star Caster Semenya and her family a house in "recognition of her achievement".

ANC 'hijacked' Semenya return

2009-08-26 20:03

The ANC hijacked the return of athletes from the IAAF World Championships in Berlin and turned it into a political rally, Cope says.

Race row erupts around Semenya

2009-08-26 08:44

What should have been a victory celebration degenerated into a race row, when the ANC Youth League asked why there were no white supporters greeting the SA athletics team.

ANCYL gives cash to athletes

2009-08-25 11:35

The ANC Youth League has given money to South Africa's three IAAF World Championships medallists - including R60 000 for 800m gold medal winner Caster Semenya to "relax".

Caster ‘definitely a woman’

2009-08-23 12:12

It has come to light that SA's latest athletic sensation, Caster Semenya, was subjected to gender testing twice as a teenager – and she passed each time.

'We'll give her proper gold'

2009-08-22 21:20

ANCYL leader Julius Malema says if the IAAF insists Caster Semenya have a gender test, she must give back her medal and come back to SA for "proper" gold.

'Explain Semenya decision'

2009-08-21 20:41

The International Association of Athletics Federation must explain the basis for the gender verification test on champion sprinter Caster Semenya, says the Ministry of Women.

SA groups: IAAF is racist

2009-08-20 16:04

South African organisations have criticised the International Association of Athletics Federation following the controversy surrounding Caster Semenya's gender, calling the body racist.

Community proud of Semenya

2009-08-20 09:04

Residents of the Limpopo settlement where gold-medallist Caster Semenya grew up say they hear she's "as good as Zola Budd".

 

Mutola to coach Semenya

2011-10-24 10:12

Caster Semenya will be coached by former Olympic and world 800m champion Maria Mutola after parting ways with Michael Seme.

Caster, Sunette aim to improve

2011-09-08 09:54

Caster Semenya and Sunette Viljoen aim to build on their fine displays in Daegu when they compete in the Diamond League final.

Silver is for Madiba - Semenya

2011-09-05 08:29

After being pipped at the post Caster Semenya has dedicated her 800m silver medal to former South African president, Nelson Mandela.

Semenya pipped at the death

2011-09-04 13:30

SA's Caster Semenya has claimed the silver medal in the 800 metres final at the World Championships in Daegu.

Semenya cruises into final

2011-09-02 12:45

Women's 800m title holder Caster Semenya has cruised into the final at the IAAF world championships in Daegu.

Semenya books semis spot

2011-09-01 07:05

Caster Semenya has declared herself "all okay" after safely negotiating the opening round of heats in the women's 800m.

Semenya up against it again

2011-08-25 22:40

SA's Caster Semenya needs to overcome her emotional difficulties if she is to defend her title at the World Championships in Daegu.

Caster: I'll do it for Madiba

2011-08-20 15:37

800m world champion Caster Semenya has said she is dedicating her title defence at the IAAF World Championships to Nelson Mandela.

'Fat' Caster clashes with coach

2011-08-17 09:52
119 comments

There appears to be something seriously wrong with Caster Semenya, South Africa’s 800m world champion.

Oscar, Caster in SA team

2011-08-08 12:26

Oscar Pistorius and Caster Semenya have been included in South Africa's 26-member squad for the World Athletics Championships.

Caster stumbles in Lausanne

2011-06-30 23:14

SA trio Caster Semenya, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi and Cornel Fredericks have all underperformed at the Diamond League in Lausanne.

Chuene costs Komphela his job - claim

2011-06-12 20:01

Leonard Chuene reportedly has cost ANC MP and head of Parliament's sports portfolio committee, Butana Komphela, his job.

SA athletes face uphill battle

2011-06-03 16:55

SA athletes Khotso Mokoena, Caster Semenya and Oscar Pistorius face stiff competition at the Diamond League meet in Oregon.

IAAF to implement gender rules

2011-04-12 13:46

The IAAF will be the first sports federation to implement new gender regulations concerning women with hyperandrogenism.

800m top priority for Caster

2011-04-08 18:53

Caster Semenya's coach Michael Seme has said Semenya will consider her specialist event at the SA Champs as the top priority.

Fit Caster heads to Europe

2011-04-06 13:27

Caster Semenya's coach says the fit-again 800m world champion hopes to defend her title at the world championships in South Korea.

Caster Semenya's tests not definitive - expert

2011-03-10 13:02

Genetic gender testing cannot provide definitive answers for determining the whether athletes will have a competitive advantage, an expert has said.

Caster aims to peak at Worlds

2011-03-02 21:15

World women’s 800m champion Caster Semenya is plotting a gradual build up to her title defence in South Korea.

Semenya back to winning form

2011-02-19 16:26

Caster Semenya held off SA champion Mapaseka Makhanya to win the women’s 800m final in the Yellow Pages Series.

Caster under threat

2011-02-14 09:16

The stage is set for a mouth-watering clash between world 800m champion Caster Semenya and Mapaseka Makhanya.

Caster still out with injury

2011-01-18 22:25

Caster Semenya is unsure of when she will compete again, as an ongoing back injury threatens to keep her from competing.

Chuene report due in Jan

2010-12-21 14:56

SASCOC will receive a final report in January on the outcome of the disciplinary inquiry into suspended ASA boss Leonard Chuene.

Semenya comeback on hold

2010-12-10 15:41

Caster Semenya will not run in the Yellow Pages Series, but will return when the season begins in February, her coach has said.

Semenya set for comeback

2010-12-07 13:01

Athlete Caster Semenya will return to the track in Cape Town this month, provided she passes a fitness test this week, she has said.

Semenya far from broke

2010-11-07 17:10

Widespread reports that Caster Semenya is struggling to fund her career have been rubbished by her management team.

Facebook campaign for Caster

2010-10-28 18:08

Caster Semenya is struggling to pay for her running and has even accepted an offer to raise money for her on Facebook.

Mokoena to compete in Delhi

2010-10-07 09:34

Team South Africa expects Olympic silver medallist Khotso Mokoena to join them in New Delhi after being declared fit to compete.

Star power lacking in Delhi

2010-10-02 07:31

The Commonwealth Games athletics programme has been seriously diminished by the no-show of many top names.

Caster ruled out of Games

2010-09-28 20:10

Team South Africa's Chief Medical Officer Shuaib Manjra has withdrawn Caster Semenya from the Dehli Commonwealth Games.

'SA athletes can't pull out'

2010-09-28 14:10

SASCOC CEO Tubby Reddy says no SA athlete chosen for the Commonwealth Games will be allowed to pull out of the trip to India.

Semenya in doubt for Games

2010-09-27 11:44

Caster Semenya might be forced to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games because of a back problem, according to a report.

Chuene to be honoured

2010-09-22 10:26

Disgraced ASA boss Leonard Chuene is to be honoured by a church in his Limpopo home province, according to a report.

'Tired' Semenya returns home

2010-09-10 17:44

Caster Semenya will return home to prepare for the Commonwealth Games next month after setting a season’s best time in Milan.

ASA officials stall SASCOC

2010-09-09 13:19

Suspended ASA officials are taking the SASCOC to court, to stop their disciplinary hearing from going ahead, according to a report.

Semenya aims for Games gold

2010-09-02 17:34

Caster Semenya has set herself a goal of winning the 800m gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

ASA 'impeding progress'

2010-09-01 13:42

A senior official has accused four Athletics South Africa provinces of impeding the progress made by the SASCOC.

Loss doesn't deter Caster

2010-08-30 08:27

World 800m champion Caster Semenya's preparations for the major assault on the Commonwealth Games are well on track.

Gay steams to Diamond glory

2010-08-28 06:53

US sprinter Tyson Gay overcame a false start to steam to victory in the 100m at the season's final Diamond League meet in Brussels.

Catch Caster LIVE

2010-08-27 14:54

Caster Semenya will be competing in the women's 800m at the Diamond League meet in Brussels on Friday at 20:45 on SuperSport 5.

Semenya eyes gold in India

2010-08-27 07:28

Caster Semenya is "confident" of winning gold at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India in October, her manager has said.

Will Semenya come clean?

2010-08-25 17:40

Caster Semenya is unable to outrun the questions about how and why medical experts cleared her to compete as a woman.

Semenya silences critics

2010-08-22 16:27

World 800m champion Caster Semenya has silenced her critics with a comfortable victory at the Istaf meeting in Berlin.

Bring back physical education - Stofile

2010-08-11 15:31

Physical education needs to be brought back into the curriculum of SA schools, says Sport and Recreation Minister Makhenkesi Stofile.

Rivals 'laughed at' Semenya

2010-07-23 09:03
146 comments

British athlete Jenny Meadows says Caster Semenya's return to competition has not been accepted by her fellow 800m runners.

Luvo grabs gold in Canada

2010-07-22 07:15

Boland long jump sensation Luvo Manyonga has won the long jump gold medal at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Canada.

Semenya back to train harder

2010-07-19 11:06

South African world champion Caster Semenya says she wants to train harder before the next step on her comeback trail.

Semenya faces her next test

2010-07-17 13:53

World 800m champion Caster Semenya will face her next test on her return to athletics when she lines up at the Savo Games Sunday.

Semenya returns with easy win

2010-07-15 19:48

World 800m champion Caster Semenya has comfortably won her first race in 11 months at the Lappeenranta Games in Finland.

Caster return on SuperSport

2010-07-14 13:00

World 800m champion Caster Semenya's comeback race in Finland will be broadcast live on SuperSport on Thursday.

First invitation for Semenya

2010-07-13 17:28

German organisers want to invite Caster Semenya back to the Olympic stadium where she won the 800m world title.

Semenya to focus on Games

2010-07-11 17:07

Caster Semenya will miss the African Athletics Championships because she is not yet ready to race at international level.

Semenya not a team player

2010-07-07 22:37

Caster Semenya has said that she does not “love athletics” nor is she “very excited” about participating again.

Semenya 'deserves a public apology'

2010-07-07 12:43

Athlete Caster Semenya deserves a public apology after being cleared to compete as a woman, the Young Communist League says.

Semenya ruling 'vindicates' Chuene

2010-07-06 18:37

The IAAF's clearing of 800m world champion Caster Semenya to run internationally as a woman vindicates Leonard Chuene, the ANCYL says.

Leave Caster alone

2009-11-20 16:00

It is moral smugness and lack of respect for Caster’s personal dignity to continue selling newspapers by sensationalising her private life, writes one News24 User.

Zuma: We help Bafana lose

2009-10-25 08:03

President Jacob Zuma has called on South Africa to back Bafana Bafana for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, saying it was the country's fault that the national team had become so weak.

Semenya honoured at ANCYL bash

2009-10-24 21:06

South African 800m world champion Caster Semenya was the star of the show for photographers at the start of an ANCYL gala dinner in honour of SA's World Champion medalists.

'Drunks' disrupt athletes' meeting

2009-10-03 15:34

A group of "drunk" individuals caused enough disruption at an athletes' meeting in Pretoria that organisers were forced to call it off.

Malema threatens Nedbank

2009-10-01 14:32
202 comments

ANCYL leader Julius Malema has threatened to "mobilise society" against Nedbank, following its decision to withdraw its sponsorship from Athletics SA.

Storm over Teazers billboard

2009-09-30 09:09
77 comments

Teazers owner Lolly Jackson says a billboard stating that the strip club's dancers "don't need any gender tests" has nothing to do with Caster Semenya.

ACDP slams decision on Chuene

2009-09-25 14:04

The African Christian Democratic Party has expressed disappointment that Leonard Chuene still has his job as Athletics SA (ASA) boss despite public outrage.

DA slams ASA over Chuene

2009-09-24 22:17

It is exceptionally disappointing that Athletics SA has failed to dismiss its disgraced boss Leonard Chuene at its council meeting, the DA has said.

Malema pleads ignorance

2009-09-21 17:07

ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has pleaded ignorance in his rape hate speech case, saying he is a "layman" merely quoting from a High Court judgment.

ANC slams SA athletics body

2009-09-20 14:15

The ANC has described the way Athletics SA managed the gender controversy surrounding gold medallist Caster Semenya as "disgusting".

Chuene must go, parties say

2009-09-19 18:16

The Minister of Sports must immediately ask the head of Athletics SA Leonard Chuene to stand down, political parties say.

'Thousands' like Caster

2009-09-15 08:37

Five out of every 100 000 children born in SA have both male and female genitalia - as researchers look into whether exposure to chemicals while in the womb can cause this.

Govt goes to UN over Semenya

2009-09-14 10:54

The government has asked the UN to investigate whether athlete Caster Semenya has been treated in line with its protocols on gender and equality.

When the genes say XY

2009-09-12 07:51

It's the birth defect that people do not talk about. The old term was hermaphrodite...

Ashamed to be part of the media...

2009-09-11 13:22

Local media should ask themselves if there is any kind of "sensitive" way to break a story like Caster Semenya's, writes Estrelita Moses.

Caster needs support - Winnie

2009-09-11 08:16

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has urged South Africans to come out in support of Caster Semenya, after reports surfaced in Australia that she is a hermaphrodite.

Bid to curb Semenya-type 'abuse'

2009-09-08 14:44

A parliamentarian has submitted two legislative proposals aimed at protecting gender and human rights, after noting the "abuse" suffered by athlete Caster Semenya.

ASA faces race charge

2009-08-31 10:30

AfriForum has laid a charge with the IAAF against Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene, for inciting racial polarisation over athlete Caster Semenya.

Villagers praise Caster

2009-08-29 08:15

Caster Semenya received a hero's welcome on her return to her home village of Ga-Masehlong.

Broke ANCYL explains donations

2009-08-26 12:06

The ANC Youth League - which is in debt - says it privately raised the R125 000 it pledged to South Africa's three athletics medallists to help them "relax".

'Hostile, white' media slammed

2009-08-25 14:34

ANCYL leader Julius Malema and ASA president Leonard Chuene have criticised the "white-controlled" and "international hostile" media over the coverage of Caster Semenya.

Semenya saga 'shows racism'

2009-08-24 15:52

Athletics star Caster Semenya is being "targeted" because of society's inability to recognise that black people could excel, Commission for Employment Equity chair Jimmy Manyi says.

Caster Semenya 'a heroine'

2009-08-23 07:50

South Africans must give athletic star Caster Semenya a heroine's welcome when she returns to the country, Minister of Home Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has said.

Caster's treatment 'humiliating'

2009-08-22 17:50

The IFP has condemned the treatment of SA's 800m golden girl, Caster Semenya, calling it "most humiliating".

Semenya 'defies expectations'

2009-08-21 14:05

Athlete Caster Semenya is being questioned on the basis of our assumptions about how a woman should look and behave, not the biological facts, says Gender Links.

Semenya: Have your say

2009-08-20 12:33
451 comments

Caster Semenya has been making headlines for the past few days. Read what two News24 Users have to say on the issue and sound off in our comments section.

 
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