Creator
Daryl Swanepoel
Daryl Swanepoel is the chief executive officer of the Inclusive Society Institute and a research fellow at the School for Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University
The world needs a new bargain
The real problem with the UN Sustainable Development Goals is not that they lack ambition. It is that they lack credibility
The United Nations at 80: Real reform or ritual?
After eight decades, the UN is facing a slide into irrelevance, underlining the need for reform in financing, mandates, representation and partnerships
Africa, the US and the East: In search of balance in a changing world
South Africa and the continent need to quietly assert control over their future through investment, innovation and intellectual engagement
Rebuilding trust is key to social cohesion
We can learn how to build trust by looking at global trends and South Africa’s reality
AI and social media: A double-edged sword that demands responsibility
The G20, and countries like South Africa, must work out practical safeguards, framed by ethical responsibility and democratic values to regulate AI
Reach out: South Africa’s social cohesion is only so-so and we need to fix it
The decline towards a divided country can be turned around by the government and by citizens themselves
Trends suggest social cohesion is on downward slide
In recent years, when social cohesion has been discussed in South Africa, it has been with an increasingly critical undertone
Trust – the ‘glue’ that binds society together – is missing in SA
According to polling data, South Africans do not sufficiently trust their fellow compatriots
Fostering social cohesion: Getting symbolism, action and rhetoric right
Social cohesion is important in restoring trust and replacing individualism and greed with the humane values of a caring society