A day when Moseneke and Mogoeng reasserted our values
In these days of narcissism and social media, this was something worth trending. As Fort Hare celebrated its centenary under a cloud of violence,…
Citizens & Leaders
Democracies cannot be healthy and flourish without active citizens who participate in society, who solve problems their communities face, who are informed and skilled in participation.
This applies to both citizens and citizen representatives or politicians. If political leaders do not espouse democratic principals and ethics and don’t have the required skills-set or theoretical framework democracy cannot grow.
Democracy Works Foundation, therefore, offers several innovative trainings that are targeted at the following beneficiaries:
- political leaders, whether established or youthful;
- citizen and community leaders;
- civil society activists and change-makers.
Discovering each other’s humanity helps
Frantz Fanon in his famous book, “The Wretched of the Earth” states that “each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfil…
Admitting our prejudices is key to unity
How often do we interrogate our own prejudices? Do we value the currency of introspection? How important is reflection in our daily existence? What…
The Problem with White People
The tannie behind the counter was impassive as I held out the coins to her. She did not move. I don’t even think she…
Murder and Mining in South Africa
The hitmen came in a white Polo with a rotating blue lamp on the roof. Two men got out the car and knocked at the…
For Truthful Reconciliation: A Movement toward the Liberation of Self
I recently attended a four-day Handing over of the Baton dialogue hosted by the In Transformation Initiative in partnership with the Institute for Justice…
How Afrikaner identity can be re-imagined in a post-apartheid world
In a post-apartheid context, is a democratic Afrikaner identity possible? Are there other traditions apart from apartheid that can be drawn on in Afrikaner…
Topless protesters fighting shame on their own terms
On a cold and wet morning, a large group of protesters – many of them bare- breasted – gathered to protest on the Rhodes…
Passing on the Baton Dialogue in Pictures
Passing on the Baton is an inter-generational dialogue organised by In Transformation Initiativewith the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation and Democracy Works Foundation. The…
Freedom Day 2016: SA still fraught and divided
10 April 1993: all South Africans know where they were when the news broke of Chris Hani’s assassination, just like 27 April 1994 –…