Beyond the Divide

Every society consists of 3 pillars - political, economic and social. In 1994 power transferred to the majority in South Africa on the political level. However, 32 years later, despite strides having been made, the economic and social pillars remain significantly untransformed. With my extensive cross-cultural exposure, I would like to make an impact in breaking down the walls on these 2 pillars, primarily the social pillar, as it is this pillar that has the potential to make the biggest impact on society, and hence also on the economic pillar.

It is human nature that people are more comfortable hearing hard truths from people perceived to be on “their side”. With the power residing within the white community, who better to shape the discussion than another mlungu?

I recently undertook a successful social media campaign, posting 45 think pieces over the various platforms. (all available on www.beyondthedivide.co.za) The feedback has been largely positive, so it is from this that I wish to broaden the scope to in-depth conversations via podcasts. Funds raised here will...