Inclusive Society Institute

12/10/2026

🗞️Laws alone cannot protect women. In The Sunday Independent, ISI’s Thabang Chiloane argues that tackling corruption and gender inequality requires an integrated agenda for implementation and accountability.
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SOUTH Africa does not suf­fer from a short­age of laws and policies inten­ded to pro­tect women. It suf­fers from a short­age of imple­ment­a­tion. The coun­try has built an impress­ive legis­lat­ive and policy frame­work, but out­comes remain...

12/10/2026

🗞️ Who really speaks for white and Afrikaans-speaking South Africans? Daryl Swanepoel argues that community representation must reflect people’s own experiences, including their hopes, not selective narratives of persecution.
🔗 https://allafrica.com/stories/202610090125.html
dailymaverick.co.za

Opinion - When an organisation speaks on behalf of a community, whose reality does it describe? That of the people themselves, or the version that best suits its political campaign? This question has become urgent as allegations of persecution of white South Africans have become part of an internati...

09/10/2026

ISI IN THE MEDIA
How do gender inequality and corruption intersect in SA? Thabang Chiloane explores how corruption reinforces gender disparities, undermines accountability and hinders progress towards a more equal society.
🔗 https://iol.co.za/opinion/2026-10-08-the-intersection-of-gender-inequality-and-corruption-in-south-africa/

09/10/2026

ISI IN THE MEDIA
Who really speaks for white and Afrikaans-speaking South Africans? Daryl Swanepoel examines questions of representation, identity and whose voices shape South Africa’s national discourse.
🔗 https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-08-who-really-speaks-for-white-and-afrikaans-speaking-south-africans-1/

When an organisation speaks on behalf of a community, whose reality does it describe? That of the people themselves, or the version that best suits its political campaign? This question has become urg…

09/10/2026

ISI IN THE MEDIA
Who really owns South Africa's economy? Daryl Swanepoel challenges the widely cited 80% ownership claim and calls for credible, evidence-based measurement to guide economic transformation.
🔗 https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-10-09-daryl-swanepoel-who-owns-sa-needs-an-evidence-based-answer/

Myth of '80% white ownership' persists despite evidence gaps

08/10/2026

Who owns South Africa? This Occasional Paper by Daryl Swanepoel tests the claim that 80% of the economy remains in white hands and calls for credible data to measure economic transformation.
🔗 https://www.inclusivesociety.org.za/post/10-2026-who-owns-south-africa-testing-the-claim-that-80-of-the-economy-remains-in-white-hands

06/10/2026

🗞️ ISI IN THE MEDIA
Can communities and businesses keep adapting to a weakening state? ISI CEO Daryl Swanepoel examines unemployment, infrastructure and coalition politics in The Common Sense.
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Daryl Swanepoel gives his views on The Common Sense’s scenarios.

06/10/2026

🗞️ ISI IN THE MEDIA
En wat gebeur as Solidariteit se drome waar word? Lees ISI se uitvoerende hoof, Daryl Swanepoel, se meningsartikel op Netwerk24.
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Solidariteit kan vandag ’n diplomatieke veldslag wen, maar môre die politieke oorlog verloor deur juis die kragte te versterk wat hy die meeste teenstaan, skryf Daryl Swanepoel.

29/09/2026

🗞️ ISI IN THE MEDIA
Matric balls should celebrate every learner without putting families under pressure to borrow. Speaking to CapeTalk, ISI CEO Daryl Swanepoel called for more modest, inclusive celebrations.
🔗 https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/09/28/borrowing-for-the-matric-ball

Swanepoel said the average salary in South Africa is very low and debt levels are extremely high.

28/09/2026

📢 PUBLICATION: Has South Africa underestimated the demographic dimension of inequality? Our new paper examines how population growth, weak economic growth and unemployment intersect.
🔗 https://www.inclusivesociety.org.za/post/9-2026-population-growth-and-inequality-has-south-africa-underestimated-the-demographic-dimension