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2013
- Voting Void Vanessa Malila, Media and Citizenship, 26 April 2013
- Ramphele calls for citizens to be involved Neo Motloung, The Citizen, 12 April 2013
- Crime and violence is not all black and white in South Africa Chandre Gould, allAfrica.com, 4 April 2013
- No forgiveness due to economic divide Itumeleng Mafisa, The New Age, 21 March 2013
- National Development Plan criticised for ‘simplified’ view of SA’s youth Colleen Goko, Business Day Live, 21 March 2013
- Youth interaction with political culture (podcast), Talk Radio 702, 20 March 2013
- Rainbow kids count Itumeleng Mafisa, The New Age, 20 March 2013
- Youths doubt party politics – survey SAPA, Cape Argus, 20 March 2013
- SA youth show little faith in political parties – poll Penwell Dlamini, SAPA, Cape Times, 20 March 2013
- IJR survey shows youth have no confidence in political parties, Daily Maverick – FIVE MINUTES
- Young blacks have little confidence in political parties Penwell Dlamini, SAPA, 19 March 2013
- 2013: The year we say NO to corruption Kate Lefko-Everett, Daily Maverick, 14 February 2013
- ANC risks losing ‘born free’ voters Reuters, News 24, 28 January 2013
- Getting the numbers right: Broadening SA’s intellectual and political discourse Ryland Fisher, Daily Maverick, 28 January 2013
- Analysis: ANC risks losing South Africa’s “born free” voters Jon Herskovitz, Reuters, 28 January 2013
- SA’s young and restless Ryland Fisher, City Press, 20 January 2013
- Failure to grasp jobs nettle could hurt ANC in 2014 election Ryland Fisher, Weekend Argus, 19 January 2013
- Analysis: Measuring racial hatred, one murder at a time Mandy de Waal, Daily Maverick, 16 January 2013
- Is it time for the South African government to reconsider the role of local government in development? Fabian Scherer, Political Analysis South Africa, 5 January 2013
2012
- Zuma wants more effort to achieve true reconciliation in South Africa Xinhua
- Parents: humanity begins at home Judith Ancer, Sunday Times Review, 23 December 2012
- Youth caught between promise and reality Eleanor Swartz, Pretoria News, 20 December 2012
- Versoening is in harte van mense Beeld, 19 December 2012
- Versoening is nie net die taak van politici nie Die Burger, 18 December 2012
- ‘Unity in diversity’: museum celebrates 100 years Stephen Coan, The Witness, 17 December 2012
- Self-centred leaders derail reconciliation Russel Botman, City Press, 16 December 2012
- Armoedekloof al wyer Russel Botman, Rapport, 16 December 2012
- South African Reconciliation Barometer Survey 2012 Fabian Scherer, Political Analysis South Africa, 13 December 2012
- Our constitution in a cracker! Peter Wilhelm, Cape Times, 11 December 2012
- Hopes fade of getting a job Cobus Coetzee, Mercury, 11 December 2012
- 45.9 percent of South Africans feel they won’t get work next year Cobus Coetzee, Cape Times, 11 December 2012
- ‘Political moet jeug ernstig opneem’ Alicestine October, Die Burger, 9 December 2012
- Police Not Trusted by SA Youth, Lester Kiewit, eNews Channel Africa, 9 December 2012
- Not a good year for reconciliation Cobus Coetzee, Cape Times, 7 December 2012
- SA Reconciliation Barometer 2012: The young and the restless Rebecca Davis, Daily Maverick, 7 December 2012
- ’50% of youth have no confidence in politicians’ Carmel Loggenberg, Eyewitness News, 7 December 2012
- Youth have lost trust in government – IJR survey Sandiso Phaliso, West Cape News, 7 December 2012
- Five Minutes: South Africa Staff Reporter, Daily Maverick, 7 December 2012
- Doubt over local government capacity to deliver – survey Shannon de Ryhove, Engineering News, 6 December 2012
- Party support not fixed, Reconciliation Barometer finds Shannon de Ryhove, Polity.org.za, 6 December 2012
- Nearly 20% of SA youth took part in violent protests Wyndham Hartley, Business Day Live, 6 December 2012
- South Africa: Can Citizen Action Alone Tackle Lawlessness and Corruption in South Africa? Lizette Lancaster, allAfrica.com, 23 August 2012
- ‘Youth can’t fight old battles’ SAPA, iafrica.com, 16 August 2012
- Brazil and South Africa: United in inequality Khadija Patel, Daily Maverick, 15 August 2012
- Our past is haunting us and our youth: iLIVE Carolin Gomulia, Times Live, 17 June 2012
- Aiding reconciliation Dennis Pather, Daily News, 14 June 2012
- Born free to be driven by issues Marianne Merten, Saturday Star, 12 June 2012
- Income Inequality Greater Division than Race in SA SAPA, MSN News, 6 June 2012
- ‘Inequality causes immorality’ SAPA, iafrica.com, 6 June 2012
- South Africa remains a divided nation, with low confidence – survey Getrude Makhafola, The New Age, 30 May 2012
- Income Inequality Divides South Africans – Report NGO Pulse, 25 May 2012
- After Kevin Bacon, the Class Struggle Chris Rodrigues, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2012
- Income inequality divides SA: survey SAPA, Daily News, 24 May 2012
- Most South Africans write off local government Canaan Mdletshe, Times LIVE, 24 May, 2012
- Income inequality divides SA SAPA, Jacaranda FM, 24 May, 2012
- SA a divided country – survey SAPA, iafrica.com, 23 May 2012
- ‘Income inequality divides SA’ SAPA, Business Report, 23 May 2012
- Income inequality more divisive than race in SA – survey SAPA, City Press, 23 May 2012
- Income inequality divides SA – survey SAPA, Fin24, 23 May 2012
- Economic freedom dividing the nation SAPA, Jacaranda FM, 23 May, 2012
- Income inequality divides SA: survey Giordano Stolley, The Citizen, 23 May 2012
- Terre’Blanche trial’s end belies prophecies of doom David Smith, The Guardian, 22 May 2012
- ‘Geld, nie ras, is SA se pyn’ Louise Ferreira, Beeld, 14 March 2012
- Eastern Cape in turmoil Kate Lefko-Everett, The Herald, 14 March 2012
- Fair discrimination is a thorny issue (updated version) Kate Lefko-Everett, Cape Times, 12 March 2012
- Issues big and small for all in Big Issue Media Update, 9 March 2012
- SA Inequality Widening: Institute for Justice and Reconciliation Frank Nxumalo, SABC Online
- Class overtakes race in SA Steve Kretzman, The New Age Online, 23 February 2012
- Inequality gap also stretching in South Africa Leadership, 20 February 2012
- Income inequality the ‘most divisive’ Donwald Pressly, Business Report, 19 February 2012
- Lowest earners likeliest to lose jobs SAPA, 16 February 2012
- Class overtakes race as most divisive factor in SA, says IJR Report West Cape News, 16 February 2012
- Leaders blamed for growing inequality Neo Maditla, Cape Argus, 16 February 2012
2011
- No Reconciliation without Material Dignity Ayanda Nyoka, Cape Times, 17 December 2011
- South Africans reflect on sad past Crystal van Wyk, The Africa Report, 17 December 2011
- Apartheid prison becomes a historic site Crystal van Wyk, The Africa Report, 14 December 2011
- Survey shows discord Moses Mackay, Sowetan, 8 December 2011
- Public needs to participate in info bill Chantall Presence and Malungelo Booi, Eyewitness News, 8 December 2011
- Now income dividing us, not race Yazeed Kamaldien, Independent Newspapers/Cape Times, 8 December 2011
- Reconciliation a pipe dream without equality Michelle Pietersen, Daily News, 8 December 2011
- Economic freedom retards reconciliation, Sasha Planting, Moneyweb, 7 December 2011
- Most S. Africans want unity – report Malungelo Booi, Eyewitness News, 7 December 2011
- South Africans want a united nation – IJR Politicsweb, 7 December 2011
- Survey finds local government is not delivering Crystal Orderson, SABC News, 7 December 2011
- Rising opposition partisanship indicates shift in politics SABC, 2 June 2011
- Institute notes a shift in SA politics SAPA, City Press, 2 June 2011
- Researcher points to shift in SA politics SAPA, Mail & Guardian online, 2 June 2011
- Service delivery seen as key measure of parties’ performance SABC News, 23 May 2011
- DA faithfuls celebrate Cape Town victory SABC, 20 May 2011
- Tafelsig protests highlight that democracy is more than just voting Jan Hofmeyr, SABC online, 18 May 2011
- Cape tops governance despite protests: PSC Ayanda Nyoka, SABC online, 18 May 2011
- Government unresponsive, according to South Africans Kate Lefko-Everett, SABC online, 18 May 2011
- Confidence low in local government Kate Lefko-Everett, SABC online, 16 May 2011
- Between polls and promises, comes the reality Kate Lefko-Everett, The New Age, 21 March 2011
- Political parties warned against using the race card Rafiq Wagiet, Eyewitness News, 22 February 2011
2010
- A kaleidoscope of faiths unite in Cape Shaun Benton, The New Age, 17 December 2010
- Distrust Remains Between Whites, Blacks in South Africa NPR, 16 December 2010 (listen here…)
- Many South Africans believe employment prospects have worsened Lynnette Johns, Cape Argus, 15 December 2010
- Racial division lives on in South Africa, survey shows Natasha Prince, Cape Argus, 15 December 2010
- Reconciliation Day is a time to contemplate how we put the past to rest Kate Lefko-Everett, Cape Times, 15 December 2010
- 2010 South African Reconciliation Barometer Data Finland – South Africa Association, 15 December 2010
- Bargaining cuts cost of AIDS drugs The Star, 15 December 2010
- Socioeconomic inequality threat to transformation Miriam Mannak, I-Net Bridge, 15 December 2010
- IJR releases Reconciliation Barometer Politicsweb, 14 December 2010
- 2010 SA Reconciliation Barometer Released Amandla, 14 December 2010
- Colour me South African The Economist, 3 June 2010
- Will racial tensions undermine South Africa’s hard won democracy Africa Today blog, 1 May 2010
- How Racially Polarised are South Africans After 16 Years of Democracy? Tizina Ramagaga & Gareth Newham, The African.org blog, 29 April 2010
- The murder of Eugene Terreblanche and the State of South African Race Relations Gabriella Sacramone-Lutz, The Huffington Post, 6 April 2010
- Terreblanche killing reopens South Africa race wounds Peter Burdin, BBC News, 5 April 2010
- South Africa eyes new stimulus for change Matt Dickinson, The Australian, 4 January 2010
2009
- Holiday of White Conquest Persists in South Africa Barry Bearak, New York Times, 16 December 2009
- Clint, Morgan and Matt depict South Africa’s glorious hour on film Sebastien Berger, The National, 15 December 2009
- Stop playing race card, urges opposition Cedric Mboyisa, The Citizen, 14 December 2009
- South Africa rainbow nation ideal wanes David Smith, The Guardian, 10 December 2009
- South Africans feel protests justified Eyewitness News, 10 December 2009
- Half of SA doesn’t mix with other races Aziz Hartley, Cape Times, 10 December 2009
- Survey reports pessimism over race relations in SA SAPA, 9 December 2009
- Race, a social barricade Michael Hamlyn, I-Net Bridge, 9 December 2009
- Better race relations in SA 15 years into democracy: survey SABC/SAPA, 9 December 2009
2008 and older
- Pricking the proud SA heart Prince Mashele, News 24, 15 December 2008
- Where’s South Africa’s Obama? Charlayne Hunter-Gault, The Root, 9 December 2008
- Racial tensions Editor, The Witness, 8 December 2008
- South Africans ‘not optimistic about the future’ Thembelilhe Tshabalala, Mail & Guardian, 5 December 2008
- ‘Optimism in SA down 40%’ SAPA, Pretoria News, 5 December 2008
- What exactly is the true picture? SAPA, 5 December 2008
- Race tensions a ticking time bomb – survey SAPA, 4 December 2008
- Peaceful racial coexistence doubtful, says half of SA SAPA, Cape Times, 4 December 2008
- S Africans less confident about peace in the land, Radio Islam, 4 December 2008
- Hard times will strain our delicate order Jan Hofmeyr, Cape Times, 3 December 2008
- SA less optimistic about economic prospects Chanel September, December 2008
- South Africa: Trust in institutions takes a dive Hajra Omarjee, Business Day, 22 January 2008
- Apartheid still causing racial divide in SA Alia Limbada, Voice of the Cape FM, 13 December 2006
- The steady march to integration Jan Hofmeyr and Susan Brown, Cape Times, 7 December 2005
- South Africa Ten Years On: A Difficult Lesson Simon Robinson, TIME Europe, 17 April 2005
- Surprising shifts shown in race relations Zubeida Jaffer, Cape Times, 8 December 2004
- Colours don’t run in the rainbow nation Caroline Hooper-Box, Cape Argus, 7 November 2004
- South Africa Ten Years After Apartheid Jennifer Abrahamson, Slate, 8 April 2004
- Whites in denial about new SA, says survey Pretoria News, 3 October 2000