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Daryl Swanepoel

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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

ommon ground: Framing the next development agenda as a form of global risk management, rather than a system of aid, to deal with the challenges the world faces, might prove unifying. Photo: Supplied

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 required reforms appear straightforward but enacting them is a formidable task because the obstacles are not technical, but political. File: Photo

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’s choice should not be limited to East v West but rather to move from dependence to balance through diversified partnerships based in mutual respect and shared benefit. Photo: File

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

We can learn how to build trust by looking at global trends and South Africa’s reality

Rebuilding trust is key to social cohesion

We can learn how to build trust by looking at global trends and South Africa’s reality

The G20, and countries like South Africa, must work out practical safeguards, framed by ethical responsibility and democratic values to regulate AI. Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP

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

Too often politicians talk about ‘our people’, yet seem not to care deeply.

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

South African flag. Getty Images

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

Whether the ANC can regain that trust will only be known after the next election.
(Graphic: John McCann)

Trust – the ‘glue’ that binds society together – is missing in SA

According to polling data, South Africans do not sufficiently trust their fellow compatriots

Rising interest rates and living costs deal a double blow to the poor. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)

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