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South African Political Parties Face the World in an Election Year - 2019: Reflecting on Manifestos and their take on Foreign Policy

This year South Africa celebrates 25 years of its democratic breakthrough. It is a significant milestone as the country remains fairly stable. There are obvious social, political and economic strains that threaten the cohesiveness of the...

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NSFAS only recycles inequality

They claim, firstly, that the NSFAS model will decrease inequality from the current gini coefficient of 0.66 to 0.59 in 2030.

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Fort Hare Autumn school 2019 Application

Call For Applications 2019, South Africa needs future leaders. Will you be one of them?

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Interviews: Democracy, State-building and Taxation Workshop

PARI, in conjuction with FES_South Africa, hosts a workshop from 15-16 October 2018 at the Hilton Hotel Nairobi on Democracy, State-building and Taxation: The role of fiscal activism in sub-Saharan Africa.

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The legacy of Argentina's G20 presidency in 2018: priorities, outcomes and prospects

Argentina chaired the G20 presidency under the theme Building Consensus for Fair and Sustainable Development.

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The Role of Civil Society in SADC EPA Implementation

The Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR), Cape Town, South Africa, hosted a one-day policy advisory group seminar – in partnership with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) South Africa – on 17 July 2018 on the theme “South Africa, the SADC...

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South Africa, the SADC Economic Partnership Agreement, and Regional Integration in Southern Africa

The Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR), Cape Town, South Africa, hosted a policy advisory group seminar at the Townhouse Hotel in Cape Town, on 17 July 2018, on the theme "South Africa, the SADC Economic Partnership Agreement, and...

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SALDRU and FES Host Symposium on Social Mobility and Inequality

The Southern African Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) co-hosted a symposium on social mobility and inequality in South Africa with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung South African Office on 23 April 2018, at the School of...

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Presenting new research by SWOP

The SWOP Breakfast is a long-standing seminar series that is hosted every year by the Institute in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung South African office. The latest SWOP research were presented at the seminars during April...

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Vacancies at FES South Africa Office

The Friedrich Stiftung South African office (FES) has three vacancies for Programme Manager in Climate Change and Energy Policies, Labour and Social Policies, Promoting Democracy and Active Citizenship in its Johannesburg office. ...