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We would like to announce that the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape will be closed over the festive season from 15 December 2021 to 16 January 2022
The Dullah Omar Institute is deeply concerned about the arrest of Prof Assefa Fiseha, a staff member and former director of the Centre of Federal and Governance Studies at Addis Ababa University.
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28 October 2021 – On Monday, 01 November 2021, South Africans will head to the polls to vote in the local elections, with each political party – through their party manifestos – promising action plans to improve governance and solve social ills in communities. But how do these plans and promises hold up when analysed through a feminist lens to improve the intersectional and lived realities of women?
This comprehensive scholarly book on comparative federalism and the Covid-19 pandemic is written by some of the world’s leading federal scholars and national experts.
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We would like to announce that the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape will be closed from 27 September to 28 September 2021.
At the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI), we are at a loss with the passing of our Chief Operations and Finance Manager, Ms Virginia Brookes.
The Dullah Omar Institute: Multilevel Government Project is looking for a UWC student to produce podcasts for the Local Government Bulletin.
Vivienne Mentor-Lalu, Deputy Project Head of the The Womxn and Democracy Initiative’s speaks to Saskia Falken on Cape Talk Radio about political parties’ commitment to women’s rights with an eye on the local government elections.
Canon Collins Trust in partnership with Sol Plaatje Educational Project invite applications for the postgraduate study in South Africa 2022. Funding will be provided for up to a maximum of two years for Masters and three years for PhD. Continued funding depends upon satisfactory progress and academic reports.
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The Dullah Omar Institute is proud to announce that Paula Knipe, doctoral researcher in the Socio-Economic Rights Project, won the Food Environments and the Law Student Writing Competition which was organised by the Global Center for Legal Innovation on Food Environments at the O’Neill Institute.
The Dullah Omar Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Jean Redpath, Senior Researcher in the Africa Criminal Justice Reform programme, as member of the Provincial Safety Advisory Committee. She is appointed as a representative of a non-governmental organisation involved in policing or related areas.
The Dullah Omar Institute offers an LL.M/M.Phil in Multilevel Government and Local Government. This one-year Masters Course equips students to understand how South African provinces and local government work, how the multilevel system of government compares to other countries on the continent and on what global theories and practices it is based.
The Institute is proud to announce that two of its members received postgraduate degrees today at UWC’s May 2021 graduation.
The Dullah Omar Institute’s staff members are working remotely and are available during working hours. Please contact all staff via email.
Gone, But Never Forgotten
The Dullah Omar Institute is excited to announce the launch of a new website for the Local Government Bulletin.
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We are delighted to announce the promotion of Prof Tinashe Carlton Chigwata to the position of Project Head for Multilevel Government at the Dullah Omar Institute.
Despite Government’s long-standing commitment to addressing gender-inequality, the Budget Speech 2021 was completely silent on discrimination against and inequality of womxn.
Testing the Limits of Openness, Transparency and Access to Information Research - 8 February 2021
The African Committee of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC/the Committee) and the Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights at the University of Western Cape in South Africa are launching an online course on the Communications Procedures of the ACERWC.
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Class Begins: 1 February 2021
The Institute is proud to announce that three of its members received postgraduate degrees today at UWC’s December 2020 graduation.
We are excited to announce that our latest report "How transparent are municipal websites about the goods and services that municipalities procure?" is now available.
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