John Kane-Berman

John Kane Berman is Executive Director of the South African Institute of Race Relations, an organization with a proud history of involvement in the fight against apartheid. Prior to joining the Institute, he was a leading journalist at the Financial Times of South Africa.

As a Rhodes Scholar, he attended Oxford University and graduated with BA and MA degrees. Prior to that, he studied at the University of the Witwatersrand where he was elected President of the Student Council during a time of considerable student unrest against the apartheid regime. During his tenure, Kane Berman was at the forefront of student demonstrations against apartheid and for integration of the university.

He is on the Board of The New Era Trust and an Honorary VP of KZN Indaba.1

He was educated at St. Johns College, a leading high school in Johannesburg.

Kane Berman is listed in the Whos' Who of South Africa [www.whoswhosa.co.za]