Visit of Ukraine Delegation
On 31 July 2025, the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, [...]
On 31 July 2025, the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, [...]
The root causes of displacement in Africa and how transitional [...]
On 24 July 2025, the African Union Economic Social & [...]
Co-creating solutions that centre African expertise in turning knowledge into [...]
IJR Hosts Roundtable with Dr Lorato Mokwena On Friday, 18 [...]
The past months have seen the programme visit three communities where we have not previously been: Middleburg, Montagu and Port Alfred. Their picturesque surroundings belie the problems experienced by residents. In all of the communities, poverty and unemployment loom large over the lives of residents.
The world’s institutions are ill-prepared and inadequately designed to effectively address global challenges such as major power conflict, pandemics, the climate catastrophe, refugee crisis, violent extremism, illicit profiteering from natural resources and the regulation of artificial intelligence systems.
As we approach the end of 2023, the Data for Governance Alliance in Africa (D4GA), of which the IJR is a consortium partner, can look back on a highly productive year.
In Kenya, the prosecution of Pastor Paul Mackenzie, who urged more than 400 followers to fast to death in the Shakahola forest to “meet Jesus”, is underway. MacKenzie faces possible terrorism charges, among others.
As South Africa prepares to commemorate the National Day of Reconciliation on the 16th of December – as well as the hard-won Rugby World Cup holiday – the IJR proudly announces the release of the 2023 South African Reconciliation Barometer survey.