Events

Webinar: Elevating the Debate and Catalyzing Action: Towards a Pan African Network of Decentralization Advocates [22 October 2024]

22 Oct, 2024 — Zoom,

The African School of Decentralisation, the LPSA Sub-Saharan Africa Working Group, the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape, and the Centre for Federalism and Governance Studies at Addis Ababa University have organized a special meeting on “Elevating the Debate and Catalyzing Action: Towards a Pan African Network of Decentralization Advocates.”

Hybrid Seminar: Coalition Governance In Western Cape Municipalities: A South African Blueprint? [27 September 2024]

27 Sep, 2024 from 09:00 AM to 02:00 PM — Hybrid: Premier Hotel in Sea Point, Cape Town and Zoom,

The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), in collaboration with the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of Western Cape, will convene a seminar titled 'Coalition Governance in Western Cape Municipalities: A South African Blueprint?'

Seminar: Harris (?) versus Trump: Is more drama to follow? [6 August 2024]

06 Aug, 2024 from 02:30 PM to 04:30 PM — Seminar Rooms 1A and 1B, Life Sciences Building, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town,

Please join us on 6 August from 14h30 to 16h30 to listen to Prof Rod Uphoff (University of Missouri) for his insights on American politics and the presidential election of 2024. He will also answer questions on Trump’s legal cases.

Webinar: “Not my Riot - SAPS, local government and crowd management" [1 August 2024]

01 Aug, 2024 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM — Zoom,

Reflecting on the proposed revised national policing standards for Municipal Police Services on crowd management during gatherings and demonstrations.

Webinar: Revisiting coalitions: impact of the GNU on governance, intergovernmental relations and local government [30 July 2024]

30 Jul, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM — Zoom,

The SARChl Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Development at the Dullah Omar Institute, in collaboration with the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office and the Hanns Seidel Foundation invites you to a webinar.

Awareness Raising and Training workshop: Dissemination of the Abidjan Rules, within the framework of the Special Mechanism of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa (CPTA) [28 June 2024]

28 Jun, 2024 from 09:00 AM to 01:30 PM — Rooms 1C&D at the School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa,

Awareness-raising and training workshop for the dissemination of the Rules establishing and operating the mechanism for alerting and reporting situations of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (The Abidjan Rules).

Webinar: Report Launch & Dialogue - Registers of councillors' interests: A missed opportunity to enhance accountability and transparency in local government [30 April 2024]

30 Apr, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM — Zoom,

The Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) invites you to a webinar on the Report Launch & Dialogue of the Registers of councillors' interests: A missed opportunity to enhance accountability and transparency in local government.

14th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture with Chief Justice Raymond Zondo [19 April 2024]

19 Apr, 2024 from 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM — School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Bellville,

The Dullah Omar Institute invites you to the 14th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture to be delivered by Chief Justice R. Zondo