The age of impunity in SA
03 Jun 2016If there was a hashtag for this past week it would probably be #ageofimpunity. How else can one describe Minister......
Discovering each other’s humanity helps
01 Jun 2016Frantz Fanon in his famous book, “The Wretched of the Earth” states that “each generation must, out of relative obscurity,......
1 June 2016 Political Cafe
28 May 2016On 1 June Democracy Works Foundation holds its first Political Cafe in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The Cafes are set to become......
Policy Brief 4: Combating Corruption
27 May 20161. Introduction Corruption, generally defined as the ‘abuse of public office for private gain’, is becoming so widespread in South......
Admitting our prejudices is key to unity
27 May 2016How often do we interrogate our own prejudices? Do we value the currency of introspection? How important is reflection in......
Egypt, Africa’s second largest economy
26 May 2016Egypt recovering from the political turmoil, economic freefall and social instability of the 2011 Arab youth uprisings, has according to......
The Problem with White People
26 May 2016The tannie behind the counter was impassive as I held out the coins to her. She did not move. I......
Murder and Mining in South Africa
25 May 2016The hitmen came in a white Polo with a rotating blue lamp on the roof. Two men got out the......
For Truthful Reconciliation: A Movement toward the Liberation of Self
20 May 2016I recently attended a four-day Handing over of the Baton dialogue hosted by the In Transformation Initiative in partnership with......
How Afrikaner identity can be re-imagined in a post-apartheid world
20 May 2016In a post-apartheid context, is a democratic Afrikaner identity possible? Are there other traditions apart from apartheid that can be......