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Workshop

Rural Development and Service Delivery

Impumelelo in partnership with KAS is hosting a Rural Development Workshop that aims to sharpen the understanding of rural development by looking at government’s evolving strategies over the past years and to link this to best practice examples.

Forum

Mail & Guardian: Critical Thinking Forum

Democracy's anchor or apathetic consumers-South Africa's new middle class

The forum deals with the question what political role does the new middle class play in South Africa. Is it actively supporting democracy or passively watching how political developments unfold?

Forum

KAS/SAIIA Careers Evening

This annual function, jointly hosted by the South African Institute of International Affairs and KAS provides students with the unique opportunity to get a better understanding of possible career options in the field of International Relations.

Event

2010 Sustainability Awards

The 2010 SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS, hosted by Impumelelo Innovations Awards Trust, is an incentive for government, business, and NGO's to think creatively and innovatively about how to become more sustainable in all aspects of our lives.

Symposium

Good Governance in Land Tenure

The conference deals with legal questions and challenges related to land redistribution in South Africa. African and internation perspectives will be presented and discussed in order to identify lessons that can be applied to a South African context.

Book presentation

Equality in the Workplace

Reflections from South Africa and Elsewhere

The Book provides an opportunity for all relevant stakeholders, including government, labour, business, academics and practitioners to familiarize themselves with developments in the field of employment equity during the past decade.

Symposium

50 years of Human Rights Activism and the Legacy of Sharpeville

21 March 2010 marks 50 years since the Sharpeville massacre, commemorated annually as Human Rights Day in SA. The roundtable discussion and public debate aims to reflect on the legacy of Sharpeville and its impact on human rights practice.

Seminar

Sharing Insights on Greening the 2010 FIFA World Cup with Brazil

The Host City Cape Town has accumulated a vast pool of experience and expertise regarding the "Greening" of the FIFA World Cup. The workshop aims to identify lessons that can be shared with Brazil, host of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Symposium

"Looking back-Looking forward"

20th anniversary of FW de Klerk's speech to Parliament

The conference commemorates the historic speech by FW De Klerk that opened the way to South Africa's transformation. Speakers from politics, business and academia share their views on what has been achieved and what challenges still exist.

Expert talk

Reconciling Africa’s Fragmented Institutions of Governance

A New Approch to Institution Building

Many African countries suffer from fragmented institutions of governance. As a result, modern institutions have been rather ineffective at promoting synergy in state-society relations. The research project aims to analyze the reasons.

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South African Council of Churches Voting Workshops

2024

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung supported voter education dialogues in diverse townships in Katlehong, Vosloorus, Thokoza, Tembisa, Orlando West, Zandspruit, Diepsloot, Clayville, Dobsonville, and Molapo between February and March.

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.