What happened outside the private-owned Mediclinic in Arcadia, Pretoria, in the last six weeks that Nelson Mandela was in hospital was neither a make-believe kaleidoscope…
Posts tagged as “Social Cohesion”
Unemployment fuels social unrest
By Lee-Roy Chetty on 18 March 2013
Jobs influence who we are and our relations with others. In most societies, jobs are a fundamental source of self-respect and social identity. Jobs also…
Understanding state-society connectedness
By Lee-Roy Chetty on 14 December 2012
Today a general consensus prevails that sustainable development and security rely on legitimate and effective governments that can provide basic services to their populations and…
Giving the world a human face
By Sandile Memela on 27 June 2012
Since it began centuries ago, the South African struggle has been premised on creating a just and equal society that would, ultimately, be a home…
The sad state of our nation
By Zama Ndlovu on 23 March 2012
There is a “thing” in the air. It’s not quite fear, not quite anxiety, not quite hopelessness, a tension, a deep crack in our society…