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Symposium

Tswalu Dialogue

The African Military in an Age of Democracy

The Tswalu Dialogue aims to gather African and foreign policy-experts, civil and military personnel as well as the media and business people in order to exchange views and expertise on issues of concern to continental development and security.

Symposium

Provinces: Growing Pains or Design Flaw?

The poor performance of some of South Africa's nine provinces has fuelled the debate on federal reform. This symposium, hosted by the Parliamentary Institute of SA (PISA), discusses various reform options and their possible implications.

Symposium

Uniting behind the Constitution

Vereint hinter der Verfassung

This conference, jointly hosted by the FW de Klerk Foundation and KAS, focuses on the South African Constitution and the values it enshrines such as non-racalism, human dignity, equality, the Rule of Law and multi-party democracy.

Conversation

Südafrika - Hoffnungsträger für den Schwarzen Kontinent

Im Rahmen einer landeskundlichen Studienreise der Fridtjof-Nansen-Akademie für Politische Bildung nach Südafrika führen die deutschen Reiseteilnehmer ein Informationsgespräch bei der KAS in Johannesburg

Book presentation

Friend or Foe? Dominant Party Systems in Southern Africa

Insights from the developing world

The book, edited by renowned academics Nicola de Jager and Pierre du Toit focusses on the history, status quo and future of dominant party systems in Southern Africa.

Expert conference

Human Rights Indaba

This international conference provides a platform for academics, human rights lawyers and activists to share international perspectives on human rights and their realization in an emerging country context.

Symposium

The Arab Spring and the African Continent

The 5th Annual International Law Seminar focusses on the Arab Spring and its influence on existing international law

Conversation

Politik als Beruf

Staatssekretär a.D. Klaus-Jürgen Hedrich spricht mit Schülern der Deutschen Schule Johannesburg über das Thema Politik als Beruf

Lecture

KAS Alumni Dinner

Current and former participants of the KAS/SAIIA scholarship programme are regularly invited to join this dinner roundtables that provide a plaform for networking and frank discussions on political as well as socio-economic issues.

Workshop

SOVEREIGNTY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Protecting States or Citizens?

Die Veranstaltung findet mit dem KAS-Partner South African Institute for International Affairs statt. Die Themen sind u. a. das Spannungsfeld von Souveränität und Menschenrechten, das "Responsibilty to Protect"-Prinzip und die Situation in Syrien.

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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.