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Ilze Lee

Writer, mentor and business woman. Trying to do my bit to create positive ripples in the world. https://www.facebook.com/Step-Up-South-Africa-2239676609578356/

An Overdue Apology… and Invitation

By Ilze Lee 15-03-19 17:36

I often wonder how it was for you. I wondered then, and I wonder now… writes Ilze Lee. I know it must have been painful. Demeaning. Hard. I imagine that it was filled with many days of fear. So often, I see black people comment that white people have not apologised for what happened. We […]

Racism and Personal Responsibility in South Africa

By Ilze Lee 08-03-19 14:18

I am a 43 year old white woman who grew up under the apartheid regime in South Africa… writes Ilze Lee. As many others, I held my breath when apartheid came to an end. It was a time of fear and uncertainty, but also… hope. So much hope for a better South Africa, for equality. […]