Events

Launch: 17th Issue of the Local Government Law of South Africa [19 November 2025]

19 Nov, 2025 from 05:30 PM to 08:00 PM — Herold Gie Attorneys, 80 McKenzie St, Gardens, Cape Town,

The National Research Chair in Multilevel Government at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, and the Municipal Law Forum invites you to the launch of the updated ‘Local Government Law of South Africa’ (published by LexisNexis South Africa).

Live Panel Discussion and Webinar: The 2026 Municipal Elections & the State of Local Government [18 November 2025]

18 Nov, 2025 from 04:00 PM to 05:30 PM — 6 Spin Street, Cape Town | Zoom,

The Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office, the Dullah Omar Institute, and the Hanns Seidel Foundation cordially invite you to our live panel discussion and webinar on The 2026 Municipal Elections & the State of Local Government.

Webinar: From Criminalisation to Care: Self-Managed Abortion in Africa [11 November 2025]

11 Nov, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM — Zoom,

The Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, in collaboration with the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, warmly invites you to a webinar.

Webinar: Impact of Public Health Emergencies (PHEs) on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Services in Africa [30 October 2025]

30 Oct, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:30 PM — Zoom,

The Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, in collaboration with the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, warmly invites you to a webinar. The webinar examines how public health emergencies impact sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Africa, highlighting the fragile state of Africa’s health systems.

ACHPR - Side event: Strengthening the role of community-based paralegals in access to justice in Africa [24 October 2025]

24 Oct, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — Press Room, The Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center in Bijilo, The Gambia / Zoom,

Strengthening the role of community-based paralegals in access to justice in Africa

15th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture [21 October 2025]

21 Oct, 2025 from 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM — 1A & B, School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape,

The Dullah Omar Institute and the Faculty of Law at the University of the Western Cape, in collaboration with the Omar Family, are honoured to present the 15th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture, reflecting on “The Legacy of Dullah Omar, the Human Rights Lawyer.”

Webinar Series: Children’s Rights and Business - "Mining and the Extractive Industry in Africa: Implications for Children’s Rights" [16 October 2025]

16 Oct, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:30 PM — Zoom,

The Children’s Rights Project of the Dullah Omar Institute University of the Western Cape invites you to a timely and important conversation on the intersection between children’s rights and mining operations in Africa.

Webinar: The record thus far - The ‘Specialised’ Commercial Crime Courts [16 October 2025]

16 Oct, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM — Zoom,

This webinar launches a Policy Brief entitled: “The record thus far: The ‘Specialised’ Commercial Crime Courts” which considers the SCCC public record since establishment in 1999, as well as some of the likely reasons for the observed trends, and recommends some solutions to improve outcomes.