Event Reports

The ICC in Africa: Coming Undone or Poised for Reform?

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Balancing Religion, Custom and Constitutionalism

Roundtable Series - Number 3

This event held at the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission), co-hosted by the Centre for Unity in Diversity and KAS provided for a lively debate on the question of how to balance Religion, Custom and the Constitution in modern South Africa.

Annual SAIIA-KAS Careers Evening (Gauteng)

Unlimited Paths with your Humanity Degree

The annual SAIIA-KAS Careers Evening informed learners and students what career opportunities a degree in the Humanities can open up. Students had the opportunity to meet potential employers and receive information about internships and scholarships followed by a high-ranked panel of speakers that have pursued their careers within the Humanities.

Political Parties in South Africa

Do they undermine or underpin Democracy?

Offering a new contribution to the assessment of the health of South Africa´s political system, the book launch held in Durban on July 25 gathered authors as well as an interested audience to introduce and discuss the new publication.

The FW de Klerk Foundation Annual Conference

The Constitution and Governance - At Another Crossroad

The annual conference series aims to highlight and discuss topical issues that are pertinent to South Africa's young constitutional democracy. High profile speakers share their insights regarding the country's political and economic future.

Opening of the Robben Island Dialogue Series

Twenty-two years into the democratic era, South Africa is at a crossroad between possibility and demise. Besides all progress, the country is plagued by enormous challenges that include high levels of inequality and a largely unskilled population. South Africa’s youth, subjected to poor education at schooling level, limited access to tertiary education and restricted opportunities for employment, are increasingly becoming impatient as demonstrated in numerous incidents of public unrest and violence.

UBUNTU LUNCH WITH FORMER PRESIDENT FW DE KLERK

“Drawing on the past to build a future inclusive and united South Africa”

South Africa is currently under rising pressure from the economic, social and political sphere. Social movements, made up especially of young South Africans that are spilling from social media platforms into the streets demand affordable education and hold their political leaders to account. At the same time the Rand remains at a low of R15 to the US Dollar – a good point to evaluate how far South Africa has come in the past two decades and what direction it may take in the near future.

Making your mark: Why voting is important.

Dieser Workshop, der gemeinsam von der KAS und der Organisation Youthlab durchgeführt wird, richtet sich an junge Südafrikaner, die im nächsten Jahr zum ersten Mal zur Wahl gehen. Der Workshop will zu einer aktiven Bürgergesellschaft beitragen.

Former President FW de Klerk Speech: The Future of Property Rights in South Africa

Speech of the former president, FW de Klerk, on the future of property rights in South Africa.

SAIIA-KAS Annual Careers Evening Report, Wits

The Konrad–Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in partnership with its partner the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), hosted a careers evening to engage with students and explore on what path a Humanities Degree can lead you.