This October will mark ten years since the TRC officially completed its work and handed over its final report to then President Nelson Mandela. As this ten year mark approaches it is worth pausing to look more closely at what progress has been made in terms of realising and implementing these recommendations. The Desmond Tute Peace Centre, the Foundation for Human Rights and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation will host a conference that explores this question in detail. Read more for more information.

UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsura awarded this year's Prize for Peace Education to the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, on the recommendation of an international jury presided by Mr Mohammed Arkoun, Professor of History of Islamic Thought. The jury, which met on 19 May, chose the Institute "for its outsanding efforts in building sustainable reconciliation through education and in addressing systematic injustice in Africa." The award was presented to Dr. Fanie Du Toit at a ceremony in Paris on Thursday 18 September 2008. Read Dr. Du Toit's acceptance speech here.

African cultural traditions in Transitional Justice. An IJR Consultation Cedar Park Hotel, Johannesburg 11th - 13th August 2008

Through regular audits of actual socio-political and economic transformation, bi-annual national surveys and ongoing anecdotal analysis of socio-political trends, the Reconciliation Barometer seeks to understand how far South Africa's national reconciliation process has evolved. The latest issue of the SA Reconciliation Barometer is now available.

How did the Truth and Reconciliation Commission contribute to South Africa's transition? This series aims to expose learners to the TRC process in a sensitive but forthright manner.

The Political Analysis Unit recently hosted Professors Adam Habib and Sipho Seepe who spoke on the topic of 'Risk and Opportunity: Steering South Africa through troubled waters'. Download the discussion here!

The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation is pleased to announce the holding of a six week Transitional Justice in Africa Fellowship Programme-an intensive 6 week programme which will be held in Cape Town from 6 October to 16 November 2008 and which will be focusing on Uganda’s transitional justice infrastructure. Read more for more information.

The 5th Annual Ashley Kriel Memorial Lecture took place on Wednesday, 30 June 2008. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Allan Boesak titled 'Three Little Words for South Africa Today'. Download the full speech here.

The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation condemns, in the strongest terms, the recent and ongoing spate of xenophobic violence in our society. We call on all role-players for calm. We ask government to deploy the necessary resources to regain control and to address effectively and sustainably the plight of both refugees and poor communities in South Africa. We emphasise our commitment to developing options for the building of fair, democratic and inclusive societies and affirm our solidarity with the oppressed and marginalised.

The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation hosted the first Public Seminar in a series of seminars on Zimbabwe. Tendai Biti (Secretary General of the Movement for Democratic Change) was the main speaker with Elinor Sisulu (Board Member: Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition) responding. Download and listen to Tendai Biti's speech here!

Download Elinor Sisulu's speech at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation's 'Zimbabwe: Where to now?' public seminar.

Each year the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation publishes the Economic Transformation Audit, reviewing how far South Africa has come in constructing economic justice - and how far we still have to go. The Transformation Audit Database is a comprehensive collection of documents from various sources including government, civil society, the media and academia.