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Besides the late Nelson Mandela, many other South Africans have stood up for human rights. Among their names, we can count people like Desmond Tutu and Miriam Makeba. They have all devoted their time and talents to improving the lives of all people.

A new report called Life in South Africa: Reasons for Hope from the Institute of Race Relations shows the country has come a long...

Living standards in South Africa have improved significantly over the past two decades on all possible measures, such as access to housing, electricity, clean water and sanitation. The data in the Institute of Race Relation's South Africa Survey 2016 "show the relative success of the government's service delivery efforts".

There has been a drop in the infant mortality rate in South Africa, according to the Institute of Race Relations. It has found that with the roll out social grants, the rise in immunisations and the decrease in severe child malnutrition, more babies and children under a year old are surviving.

The number of cellphones in South Africa has soared by over 800% in the past decade or so, according a new report. And while internet connectivity speeds are ponderously slow and very expensive, this has not stopped South Africans from using their phones to connect to the web.

A smaller proportion of South Africans were living at the bottom of the living standards rung in 2011 compared to 10 years ago, according to research released by the South African Institute of Race Relations on Tuesday.

South African direct investment in Africa has increased at four times the rate of the country's overall foreign direct investment since 1994, according to the latest South Africa Survey published by the SA Institute of Race Relations.

South Africa remains a net a food exporter, selling 30% more agricultural goods abroad than it imported in 2010, according to the latest South Africa Survey published by the SA Institute of Race Relations.

The proportion of adults with the lowest living standards has decreased by 77% over the last 10 years, according to the latest South Africa Survey published by the SA Institute of Race Relations.

More black South Africans live in homes which are fully paid for than any other race group in the country, according to a study by the SA Institute of Race Relations.