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What did the South African media landscape look like between 2018 and 2021?

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Open call for mural paintings

‘Renewal’ is the word of the moment in South Africa today. More

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Macroeconomic Policy Framework

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“Progressive Renewal” – dialogue of South African and German progressives in Berlin

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Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
South Africa Office

34 Bompas Road
Dunkeld West
Johannesburg

+27 11 341 0270
+27 11 341 0271

info(at)fes-southafrica.org

Topic

Just and Sustainable Socio Economic Transformation

FES supports its partners (government, civil society and trade unions) to develop and implement social democratic policies for an economy based on sustainability, redistributive justice and decent work. More

Topic

Promoting Democracy and Civic Participation

The objective of the Promoting Democracy and Civic Participation working area is to ensure that democratic processes, institutions and actors in South Africa’s political system are strengthened for the purpose of deepening democracy. More

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International Relations and Foreign Policy

Since the end of Apartheid, the democratic South African government has held a reputation for “boxing above its weight” in international diplomacy. Noted for responding cautiously to the dualities that exist within the international system and favouring soft power strategies. More

Youth Project

Youth Leadership programme

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung South Africa believes in the power of young people. The Fort Hare Autumn School is a youth leadership programme on Social Democracy and Political Economy. More

Events

| Promoting Democracy and Civil Participation | Event

A homegrown measurement system for national media environments in Africa, compiled using insights and experiences of media workers and civil society. …

| Promoting Democracy and Civil Participation | Event, News

‘Renewal’ is the word of the moment in South Africa today.

| Socio Economic | Event

SPI Webinar Series 2022: Re-Imagining the Framework

Facebook

To learn more about FES South Africa and our most recent activities follow us and like our Facebook Page. More

Publications

African media barometer

A home-grown analysis of the media landscape in Africa : South Africa 2021
Windhoek, 2022

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Teuteberg, Salomé

Trade unions going green

Environmental issues in the world of work
Johannesburg, 2022

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Workers or partners?

The political economy of UBER in Dar es Salaam, Nairobi and Johannesburg
Johannesburg, 2022

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The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is a non-profit German foundation funded by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, and headquartered in Bonn and Berlin. It was founded in 1925 and is named after Germany's first democratically elected President, Friedrich Ebert. FES is committed to the advancement of both socio-political and economic development in the spirit of social democracy, through civic education, research, and international cooperation. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung is the oldest political foundation in Germany.