The results of a new nationally representative opinion survey by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) implicitly repudiate the stoking of racial divisions by political interests for their own ends.
The findings reveal that ordinary South Africans have long moved beyond the historical politics of race and are united in their focus on solving the country’s real challenges: jobs, corruption, and crime.
In Pro-Growth or Pro-Poverty: Findings of IRR Polling 2025, Report 3: Race and Race Relations in South Africa as of 2025, the IRR is set to publish findings from a representative survey in which respondents were asked to name their two most pressing national concerns.
The full IRR polling…
Traditional Healing: Traditional healers, or sangomas, play an essential role in
many communities, providing spiritual and medical care based on indigenous knowledge.
Kickstart
A baby was born in South Africa. The village was very poor, and the makeshift hospital didn\’t have some necessary equipment.. such as scales.
The father however, was desperate to know the newborn baby\’s weight. After quite a bit of asking around, the hospital\’s chairman came up with an idea.
\”Five miles west, there\’s a butcher shop. The owner deals with meat, he should have a rather precise scale. You could just put your baby on the meat scale, and the weight reading you\’ll get should be pretty accurate.\”
And so the father departed westward. After much walking, with his newborn child cardled safely in his arms, he finally arrived at the butcher shop. He explained his dilemma to the shop owner, to witch the latter replied:
\”Don\’t worry, friend. It\’s not even a problem, I\’ll check it for you, free of charge.\” And so he took the child to the back, where the scale was located.
The father heard rumbling noises, and some scraping.. About a minute later the butcher came back.
\”About three pounds boneless\” He said.
Paris Boost
A professor in South Africa is teaching her students how to form Emglish sentences.
“Attention class I have two words: Cheetah, and dandelion. Can anybody use these together in a sentence?”
One student raises their hand,
“The cheetah is faster dandelion.”