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Sustainable Mega-Events in Developing Countries: Experiences and Insights from South Africa, India and Brazil

How can Mega-Events, such as a Soccer World Cup and Olympics, be used as catalysts for sustainable urban development? The authors of a new KAS manual will share practical insights and scientific research findings

Discussion

Food Security and Urban Agriculture in times of Climate Change

The agricultural sector in Sub-Saharan Africa faces immense challenges from growing population numbers and limited resources. The panel discussion focuses on food security and sustainable urban agriculture.

Seminar

Food Security and Urban Agriculture in times of Climate Change

The urban agricultural sector in Sub-Saharan Africa faces immense challenges from growing populations and decreasing resources. The seminar discusses innovative models and sustainable solutions.

Seminar

The International Climate Change Regime: Towards COP17

The 4th Annual International Law Seminar hosted by SAIFAC and financially supported by KAS deals with the South Africa's position on Climate Change and the perspectives of the South African negotiating team concerning COP 17.

Seminar

Improving the Effectiveness of Water Governance in SA

This KAS/CER workshop for legal environmental experts aims to identify key challenges in effective water governance in South Africa and to propose legal interventions to address these challenges, ranging from legal research to advocacy to litigation.

Forum

KAS/SAIIA Alumni Dinner

Focus on political developments in the Middle East and North Africa

Each year the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung invites former KAS/SAIIA scholars to a dinner function in order to promote an alumni network in the region and to discuss recent political developments.

Lecture

Cape Town - on the Road to COP17

Ubuntu Business Networking Breakfast

How can South African cities promote sustainable development and how best can best practice examples in this regard be fed into the COP17 process? This is the fundamental question of this briefing with Sheryl Ozinsky.

Expert conference

The Relevance of International Standards for Labour Law and Social Security

The aim of the international conference is to investigate critically, on the basis of collaboration and comparison, relevant themes emanating from the sphere of international and regional labour and social security standards.

Symposium

Reframing Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability

The conference aims to discuss various models of CSR, comparing the notions and practice of CSR in Germany and South Africa. Issues that will be addressed include the role of CSR, guidelines for CSR as well as international standards.

Seminar

Summer Academy Southern Africa

The main objective of the Summer Academy series is to capacitate political parties in Southern Africa, provide them with relevant party management and communication skills and to foster a network of political parties in the region.

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FW de Klerk Annual Conference 2024: Follow up report

Author: David Vorbau

The FW de Klerk Foundation Annual Conference 2024, held in collaboration between the FW de Klerk Foundation and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation South Africa, took place on February 2nd in Cape Town.

Has the ANC lost touch with South Africans: Summary

Author: David Vorbau

In a lively discussion on Wednesday, January 31, moderated by Rebecca Davis (Daily Maverick), Moeletsi Mbeki and Professor Nicola de Jager delved into the current state of the ANC and its historical mission

Civil Society Network Convergence For South Africa forms new network

Civil society network Convergence4SA (C4SA) held a one-day strategy session on Wednesday 6 December 2023.

Masterclass in Coalition Governance Leadership

A two-day masterclass on coalition government was held in Cape Town on November 7-8, hosted by the CiviNovus group and supported by KAS SA. This event was a follow-up and an opportunity to discuss the democratic future of our country with South Africa's distinguished politicians, academics and thought leaders.

National consultation of church leaders

Promoting ethical leadership qualities - Elections 2024

Strengthening participatory democracy, transparency, accountability and good governance.

Free Market Foundation on Privatisation

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung South Africa (KAS), together with our partner organization Free Market Foundation South Africa (FMF), held an expert exchange on the 8th of November with the theme of Infrastructure Privatization aimed at businesspeople, academics, and representatives of civil society.

KAS South Africa Alumni Dinner 2023

Author: Luisa Kerner

On 29 September 2023, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) hosted its traditional Alumni Dinner in Cape Town. The event brought together about 30 current and former scholars and KAS partners. Such events provide opportunities and a platform for alumni and partners to network, collaborate and exchange ideas on political as well as socio-economic issues.

FVZS Institute 2023

11th Annual Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert (FVZS) Honorary Lecture

Auditor General of South Africa, Ms Tsakani Maluleke

“Good governance is the foundation upon which a successful nation is built. It is not merely a buzzword."

Conference report: Reform of the Criminal Justice Administration in South Africa

Author: Koogan Pillay

This report is intended as the main text reference material to the 6 February 2023 hybrid event at UCT. It is targeted at policymakers and policy influencers and freely available to the general public. It contains a summary of the presentations and discussions at the event.

Gangster State and the Republic of Gupta

SA Ubuntu Networking Breakfast with Pieter-Louis Myburgh

The networking breakfast with Pieter-Louis Myburgh on 06 December 2019 took place under the title “Gangster State and the Republic of Gupta”. The event was jointly hosted by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the SA Ubuntu Foundation and is part of a series of networking breakfasts in 2019.