A black South African columnist has apologized for an article that has been criticized as racist against mixed race people, known as coloreds in South Africa

Kuli Roberts said she had meant no harm in her column that considered the pros and cons of dating mixed race women. Following complaints from the public, her newspaper has discontinued her column. The South African Human Rights Commission says is it investigating the incident because of the furor. Roberts is known for her outlandish and controversial remarks. But her latest column about mixed race women seems to have struck a raw nerve. Media firm Avusa Limited, which owns the tabloid, said the article had been derogatory and enforced racial stereotypes. The nine negative points included saying that mixed race women liked to fight and were violent. Her column comes amid a row over remarks made about mixed race people by newly appointed government spokesperson Jimmy Manyi. An interview he gave in March 2010, when he was director-general of the labor department, has recently re-surfaced. In it he said, there was an over supply of people from the colored community in the Western Cape province.