Event Democracy and Political Culture WEB-SEMINAR-Protests 2021: What is this? Since the arrest of Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa (on July 9, 2021), parts of the country have been engulfed in a series of destructive protests – mainly looting of businesses and shopping malls. The University of Fort Hare (Department of Sociology and Anthropology), in partnership with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung South Africa (FES-SA) warmly invites you to a web-seminar under the title 'Protests 2021: What is this?' Since the arrest of Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa (on July 9, 2021), parts of the country have been engulfed in a series of destructive protests – mainly looting of businesses and shopping malls. The scale of destruction to property and goods is unprecedented, since the dawn of democracy. The socio-economic impacts will be devastating. Are these, in fact, protests by the loyal supporters of the embattled former president who are agitating for his release, or are we witnessing a coincidental historical moment of food uprisings by the poor in the middle of a global pandemic? What is this? This is a critical moment to reflect. This event is part of the popular Fort Hare Friday Seminar Series. Date: Friday 23, July 2021 Time: 12:h00 – 14:h00 Click here to RSVP Speakers: Dr Sithembile Mbete University of Pretoria Prof Mcebisi Ndletyana University of Johannesburg Dr Ayesha Omar University of the Witwatersrand Dr Trevor Ngwane University of Johannesburg Moderator Sithandiwe Yeni University of the Western Cape WEB SEMINAR Protests 2021 What is this 1 MB
