WORLDVIEW: Real life reminder of the true state of SA race relations

Recent research from the IRR revealed that despite the efforts of well funded mischief makers, South African race relations are in rude health. No matter how diverse their backgrounds, most of us want the same simple stuff: a safe environment for family and friends; and a bright future for our kids.

Given the toxic political situation in SA, it never hurts to be reminded of this reality. Which is what my Biznews colleague Chris Bateman does so well in today's uplifting contribution.

Chris writes: Spin-doctored and populist-stoked racial division, feeding on South Africa's apartheid wounding won't protect our crony-capitalist ruling elitists for long. Ordinary citizens at work and play show very little racial animosity towards one another as I witnessed recently on holiday in the winter-warm climes of northern KwaZulu-Natal. In fact, the snapshots that stuck have an overwhelmingly familiar theme; the kindness of racially-different strangers.

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