Race and Reconciliation

Related BBC Sites

Print this

Race and Reconciliation

Immigrants protesting against the violence in South Africa

More from this series

  • Part One
    Audrey Brown investigates how the ripples of racial tension are being felt around South Africa.
  • Part Two
    Audrey Brown investigates if race is being used as a political tool in South Africa.
  • Part Three
    Audrey Brown investigates what really lay behind the recent troubles.

Fourteen years after liberation and sixty years since the beginning of what was then 'apartheid', this documentary series explores and uncovers the extent to which race still plays a part in everyday life for those living in South Africa.

Audrey Brown meets South Africans from all walks of life to find out whether recent racial incidents have revealed cracks in what has been dubbed the miracle of 'the rainbow nation'.

In the face confrontation and controversy, she asks difficult questions about how different South African communities view one another.

  • Can issues of race and reconciliation comfortably sit side-by-side?
  • What do South Africans really think about one another?
  • How do you get people to engage on the issue?
  • And can racism ever be eradicated there?

Part Three - New waves

Since 1994, South Africa has been seen as a place of hope and opportunity.

And the latest wave of people are from Nigeria, Senegal, Zimbabwe and everywhere in between.

But how has this new wave of immigrants altered the 'rainbow' and how are attitudes and the recent attacks by South Africans on foreigners, painting a disturbing picture of a new type of conflict, based on race, colour and nationality?

Audrey Brown travels to Atteridgeville, a township outside the capital, Pretoria, to explore what really lies behind the recent troubles.

Print this

Terms of Use

The BBC Podcasts are for your personal non-commercial use only.

All title, ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the BBC Podcasts shall remain the property of the BBC or third parties.

You may not edit, alter, adapt or add to the BBC Podcast in any way. The BBC Podcasts are made available by the BBC on an "as is" and "as available" basis and the BBC gives no warranty of any kind in relation to the BBC Podcast.

To the maximum extent permitted by law the BBC will not be liable for any loss or damage which you may suffer as a result of or connected to the download or use of the BBC Podcasts.

See the full BBC Podcast: Standard Licence Terms here.