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Social Cohesion

The journey to restore morality in South Africa
Thought Leader
/ 30 May 2025

The journey to restore morality in South Africa

The Moral Regeneration Movement chaired by Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa is focusing on action against violence, declining social cohesion and moral decay

By Jo-Mangaliso Mdhlela
Trends suggest social cohesion is on downward slide
Opinion
/ 25 April 2024

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

By Klaus Boehnke and Daryl Swanepoel
Can harsh fiscal trade-offs still improve agency and social cohesion for South Africans?
Opinion
/ 22 February 2022

Can harsh fiscal trade-offs still improve agency and social cohesion for South Africans?

This year’s budget will be a balancing act, but the treasury needs to prioritise restoring South Africans economic agency

By Jaynisha Patel
The effects of the recent looting on South Africa’s young democracy
Opinion
/ 22 July 2021

The effects of the recent looting on South Africa’s young democracy

Rebuilding is crucial, but democracies cannot allow themselves to be held to ransom by the destruction of anarchists in dictating where public funds should be spent

By Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane
SANDF example shows how we can rethink African peace and security architecture
Article
/ 29 April 2020

SANDF example shows how we can rethink African peace and security architecture

Cyril Ramaphosa’s creative employment of the SANDF as part of Covid-19 relief efforts is an example of using the military to build social cohesion

By Martin Rupiya
The hidden evils of “social cohesion”
Article
/ 7 August 2019

The hidden evils of “social cohesion”

Bandied around as a panacea, “social cohesion” is actually a way for the elite to dominate citizens by forcing them to repress their differences

By Point Author
David Mabuza faces first questions as deputy president in the National Assembly
Article
/ 20 March 2018

David Mabuza faces first questions as deputy president in the National Assembly

The deputy president will be asked about social cohesion, moral regeneration and radical economic transformation

By Jan Bornman
Class and social capital affect university students
Article
/ 7 March 2018

Class and social capital affect university students

People’s experiences of accessing and succeeding in higher education are affected by their social standing

By Sioux McKenna
State of cohesion in the nation needs to be seriously addressed
Article
/ 9 February 2018

State of cohesion in the nation needs to be seriously addressed

If social cohesion is not defined and a social pact not developed, democracy is further undermined and inequality, along racial lines, widens

By Charmaine Smith
The climate is ripe for social change
Article
/ 17 December 2014

The climate is ripe for social change

Forget the UN, social justice movements offer the only viable solution to global warming.

By Vishwas Satgar
Is the ANC still a non-racial party?
Article
/ 29 April 2014

Is the ANC still a non-racial party?

ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa has tackled the issue of social cohesion, but the ANC has fallen far from Nelson Mandela’s non-racial vision.

By Verashni Pillay
“Enough is a Feast”
Article
/ 3 May 2013

“Enough is a Feast”

There are many approaches to what constitutes social cohesion.

By Staff Reporter
The notion of ‘the other’ may drive violence in SA
Article
/ 3 May 2013

The notion of ‘the other’ may drive violence in SA

Several flaws in the rainbow nation may account for South Africa’s frightened communities.

By Staff Reporter
The media inadvertendly promotes violence
Article
/ 3 May 2013

The media inadvertendly promotes violence

Media must report rensponsibly on violence.

By Staff Reporter
Building resilience in communities prevents violence
Article
/ 3 May 2013

Building resilience in communities prevents violence

Social cohesion is both a protection against and a casualty of violence.

By Staff Reporter
How we became a society
Article
/ 3 May 2013

How we became a society

Taking the notion of "social cohesion" out of the academic field and into the real world is not as tricky as it seems.

By Comment Iwan Pienaar

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