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Africa and Geopolitics: Imagining the World in 2040

What might the global order look like in 2040, and what will the changing geopolitical landscape mean for Africa? A world in transition

A conference panel sits on a stage in a hotel meeting room, with speakers seated at a table and one speaker standing at a podium. The screen behind them displays the MISTRA Forum on Africa & Geopolitics and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung logos. Attendees sit at tables facing the stage.
Creator: Odirile Seageng / Exquisite Motivity
  • Democracy and Political Culture
  • Fort Hare Autumn School
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Fort Hare Activist School 2026: Beyond Protest, Towards Power

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) South Africa is pleased to announce the 2026 cohort of the Fort Hare Activist School (FHAS).

Group and Institution Banner with the 25 talented youth leaders
Creator: FES South Africa
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Rethinking Civil Society: Building Power for Social Transformation

MISTRA–Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Roundtable | 29 July 2026 | Johannesburg

Group photo of eight people standing side by side and smiling, posing indoors in front of a large step-and-repeat banner for the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA), featuring an image of the Mapungubwe gold rhino.
Creator: Odirile Seageng / Exquisite Motivity
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Tax Justice: Why Tax Is About More Than Numbers

Tax affects all of us.

Audience seated in rows of red and blue chairs at an indoor event, facing two men seated in armchairs at the front of the room in a conversational setup, with a low wooden table between them. Two Friedrich Ebert Stiftung banner stands flank the seating area, reading 'Just and Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation' and 'Shaping Social Democracy. Since 1925.
Creator: Odirile Seageng / Exquisite Motivity
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Reimagining democracy for just and equitable futures

Women in Leadership in Local Government: Ethical Leadership, Effective Leadership and Service Delivery

Three women sit on a panel at the OR Tambo School of Leadership. The speaker on the right gestures while speaking. A Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung banner reading “Shaping Social Democracy. Since 1925.” stands behind the panel.
Creator: Sharon Seretlo
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  • Socio Economic

Strengthening Workers’ Active Participation in South Africa’s Just Transition (SWAP) project Call for Proposals.

This call aims to select three (3) CBOs/NGOs to implement community-based consultation processes

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Fort Hare Activist School Call for Application 2026

Beyond Protest. Towards Power. Will you lead the shift?

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  • Socio Economic

Advancing Trade Justice and Workers’ Rights in the Era of AfCFTA: A Strategic Moment for African Labour

This moment demands renewed internationalism.

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  • Socio Economic
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South Africa’s trade union Federations to Host L20 Summit ahead of G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting

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2025 Fort Hare Activist School cohort

Meet the 2025 Fort Hare Activist School cohort.