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If the state of the nation irks you, ask yourself: What must I do to make my environment better? (Reuters/Radu Sigheti)
BATTLE OF BLOOD RIVER

December 16: The Day of Reconciliation is a call for each individual to heal emotional wounds

Reconciliation requires hard work to create restitution and atonement. But it can only happen on an individual level, not a national or group level.

  • Mias De Klerk
5 min read
‘Ghosn is likely the most successful foreign chairman in Japan,’ said Kosuke Sato, a senior economist at the Japan Research Institute. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters)
AGENCY

Ramaphosa: South Africans must ‘capture the state and make sure it works’

During his address, President Cyril Ramaphosa weighed in on land reform, saying that it would ensure reconciliation

  • Agency
3 min read
ARTS FESTIVALS

Celebrating reconciliation in South Africa through the arts

See what’s happening around SA in celebration of our country’s reconciliation, on a holiday that has been turned around after years of bloodshed.

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
Zuma cuts Pretoria’s ‘reconciliation’ road ribbon
DAY OF RECONCILIATION

Zuma cuts Pretoria’s ‘reconciliation’ road ribbon

President Jacob Zuma has opened a road linking the Voortrekker Monument and Freedom Park in Pretoria, a fitting act for the Day of Reconciliation.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
DAY OF RECONCILIATION

Reconciliation confessions

I have a confession to make, writes Valencia Talane. I don’t know of anyone who celebrates the ”reconciliation” in Reconciliation Day.

  • Valencia Talane
3 min read
DAY OF RECONCILIATION

Reconciliation — SA has a long way to go, says Zuma

South Africa still had a long way to go toward reconciliation, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
DAY OF RECONCILIATION

Zille: SA should be proud of overcoming apartheid

South Africans should be proud of the progress made in overcoming the legacy of apartheid, DA leader Helen Zille said on Tuesday.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read