Events

Strengthening the UNSC: Tapping into Germany's and South Africa's experience

The conference aims to unpack the mechanisms for building consensus on key issues that are brought before the UNSC. Presentations focus on how effective permanent and non-permanent members in their engagement on polarising issues are.

Bullets or Ballots: The ultimate solution to crime and unemployment in South Africa

Ubuntu Business Networking Breakfast

The Ubuntu Breakfast Series, organised by the SA Ubuntu Foundation aims to promote social cohesion and build social capital. KAS in partnership with Woolworths sponsors the breakfast briefing with Ruben Richards, who will talk about his latest book.

Between Law and Politics

Seminar on Constitutional Court

What is the influence of politics on judgments by the Constitutional Courts in Germany and South Africa? This is the fundamental question of this seminar, jointly organised by the KAS-Rule of Law Programm and SAIFAC.

Conference:"The Things That Unite Us"

Nation Building in South Africa

The conference forms part of an annual conference series commemorating the groundbreaking speech by FW de Klerk on 2.February 1990 that marked the end of Apartheid. The conference focusses on the constitution as the foundation for national unity.

Towards Cancun and Beyond

The seminar, followed by the launch of the book 'Climate Change and Trade: The Challenges for Southern Africa', precedes the 16th COP meeting in Mexico in December 2010 where negotiators from around the world will decide on a global climate deal.

The Promotion of Environmental Security in Africa through Regional Law

The project on Regional African Law and Human Security in conjunction with SAIIA & KAS hosts a one-day seminar concerning the promotion of environmental security on the African continent through regional (and sub-regional) law.

Vom Fall der Mauer zur Deutschen Einheit

Vortrag des KAS-Ehrenvorsitzenden Prof. Dr. Bernhard Vogel

Im Rahmen der Deutschen Kulturwochen am Kap, hielt Prof. Dr. Bernhard Vogel am historischen 9. November einen Vortrag über den Weg vom Fall der Berliner Mauer zur Deutschen Einheit vor rund 200 Zuhörern der deutschen Gemeinde in Kapstadt.

First Human Rights Indaba

The first Human Rights Indaba, hosted by the Nort-West University in cooperation with KAS, focusses on the Role of Local Government and the Lower Courts in Realising Socio-Economic Rights in the North-West, Northern Cape and Free State Provinces.

Paying for Politics

Party Funding and Political Change in South Africa and the Global South

Paying for Politics explores the challenges of party funding reform in South Africa today. Key controversies in SA's party finance reform are explored and analyzed.

The Constitution and the Masses

'The Constitution and the Masses' aims to describe the disjunction between the Constitution and the masses and also to ask to what extent the basic law can be made more relevant to the everyday experiences of most South Africans.