Events

No competitors, but partners to be

The BRICS states must first find their role in order to form a stable partnership with the EU

The association of the growing economies of Brasil, Russia, India, China and South Africa represents 40 percent of the world’s population and, as of now, 25 percent of the world’s gross domestic product. Nevertheless, the chairman of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Elmar Brok, doesn’t see the so-called BRICS states as competitors for Europe. “I am relatively relaxed by the potential threat of the BRICS for Europe”, Brok said at an event organized by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Berlin.

Annual SAIIA-KAS International Careers Evening

Turning your passion into a profession

On Wednesday, 14 August 2013, SAIIA and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) held its Annual SAIIA-KAS Careers evening, addressing university students from around the Gauteng province. An astounding number of more than 300 students attended this year’s event, including a 60-member delegation from the University of Pretoria. Students also attended from the University of the Witwatersrand, University of Johannesburg, University of South Africa and St Augustine’s College.

The state of the Social Economy of South Africa

KAS-KOLLOQUIUM ZUM STAND DES SOZIALEN UNTERNEHMERTUMS

Am 4. und 5. September 2013 lud die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung gemeinsam mit dem Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Social Economy (CSESE) der Universität von Johannesburg zu einem Kolloquium über den Stand der Social Economy in Südafrika ein. Rund 220 Gäste aus Unternehmerschaft, Universitäten und Regierung diskutierten in mehreren Workshops Lösungsstrategien für Südafrikas sozialwirtschaftliche Herausforderungen.

KAS/SAIIA Careers Evening 2013

Karriereabend für südafrikanische Studierende

Mehr als 200 südafrikanische Studierende informierten sich auf einem gemeinsam vom KAS-Büro Südafrika und seinem Partner South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) ausgerichteten Karriereabend über berufliche Einstiegsmöglichkeiten im Bereich der Internationalen Beziehungen.

Budget Briefing

Forum report

On the morning of 23rd April 2013, Diakonia Council of Churches and the Democracy Development Programme, with the support of the Konrad Adeauer Stiftung, hosted a briefing aimed at informing citizens and particularly civil society organisations about the 2013/2014 eThekwini municipality budget. The budget was presented by Krish Kumar, the Deputy City Manager: Treasury and Finance for the City of Durban, and the respondent for the day was Roy Chetty, a civil society activist.

Second Annual Frederik van Zyl Slabbert Honorary Lecture

Aufruf zur Förderung einer aktiven Bürgergesellschaft in Südafrika

Am 26. April 2013 veranstaltete die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung gemeinsam mit dem Frederik van Zyl Slabbert (FVZS) Institute for Political Leadership an der Universität Stellenbosch die jährliche Frederik van Zyl Slabbert Honorary Lecture, einen Festvortrag zum Gedenken an den gleichnamigen im Jahr 2000 verstorbenen, südafrikanischen Politiker, Sozialwissenschaftler und Verfechter demokratischer Werte.

Aufgewachsen in einem “Apartheid-Museum”

Jugend und Versöhnung in Südafrika

Das KAS-Länderprojekt Südafrika nimmt das stiftungsübergreifende Jahresmotiv 2013 „Perspektiven der Jugend“ zum Anlass, eine Reihe von Informationsseminaren zum aktuellen South African Reconciliation Barometer (SARB) zu veranstalten.

The state of political violence in KwaZulu-Natal

The Democracy Development Programme (DDP), a long term partner of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), wrapped up its 2012 political forums by partnering with local radio station Gagasi FM to host a public panel discussion on the recent spate of political killings and violence in KwaZulu-Natal on the 19th November, 2012 at the Elangeni Hotel in Durban.

The Responsibility to Protect: From Evasive to Reluctant Action?

The Role of Global Middle Powers

In this publication, researchers from leading think-tanks in the four GIBSA countries present a variety of viewpoints on Right to Protect "R2P". While the GIBSA countries demonstrate widespread support for R2P, there is no single overriding position. Many of their official standings mirror the arguments on R2P in the global discourse. The publication aims to stimulate new thinking and to nurture a common understanding of the use and limitations of R2P. This discussion is urgently needed given that many internal conflicts are still being waged that put civilian populations at risk.

The Responsibility to Protect

Views from South Africa, Brazil, India and Germany

In light of the intervention in Libya and the crisis in Syria, several states are reflecting on their positions on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). As a reaction to the on-going debate, a dialogue meeting was held in Pretoria on 7 June. Researchers, students and government representatives from India, Brazil, South Africa and Germany discussed the concept of R2P, including its various interpretations, applications and shortcomings – and the way forward.