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Colourful language: MATIES withdraws job ad over discrimination

Summary by The South African
Maties has caused an unwanted stir with a faculty job advertisement for two junior internships that’s gone viral. The ad in question was posted by the university’s Faculty of AgriSciences last month (November 2025) and didn’t hold back on the colourful language. The Maties job advertisement (screen-grabbed below) explicitly states: “Only black, brown, Indian or Chinese South Africans,” may apply for the internship position. The colourful languag…

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Colourful language: MATIES withdraws job ad over discrimination

Maties has caused an unwanted stir with a faculty job advertisement for two junior internships that’s gone viral. The ad in question was posted by the university’s Faculty of AgriSciences last month (November 2025) and didn’t hold back on the colourful language. The Maties job advertisement (screen-grabbed below) explicitly states: “Only black, brown, Indian or Chinese South Africans,” may apply for the internship position. The colourful languag…

·Johannesburg, South Africa
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The South African broke the news in Johannesburg, South Africa on Friday, December 12, 2025.
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