South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Foreign Policy
The Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation (IPATC), in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), conducted a half-day policy engagement on “South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Foreign Policy”. The IPATC book, Foreign Policy in Post-Apartheid South Africa, and the single-authored Essays on Nigeria and South Africa, were disseminated to about 80 senior and middle-level policymakers and DIRCO’s library at the meeting.
Session I: Key Issues on South Africa’s Foreign Policy
Chair: Ms T. Fadane
Speakers: Professor Adekeye Adebajo, Director, Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation, University of Johannesburg.
Ms Nicole Fritz, Extraordinary Adjunct Lecturer at the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria and the University of the Witwatersrand School of Law, Johannesburg.
Ambassador Professor Iqbal Jhazbay, Professor at the University of South Africa (UNISA).
Session II: South Africa’s Key Bilateral Relations
Chair: Ms. L. Mminele
Speakers: Professor Gilbert Khadiagala, Jun Smuts Professor, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Professor Adekeye Adebajo, Director, Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation, University of Johannesburg.
Session III: South Africa’s Key Multilateral Relations
Chair: Dr R. Morake
Speakers: Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi, Deputy Director-General, Global Governance and Continental Agenda, Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO).
Advocate Doctor Mashabane, Chief Director: United Nations Political Peace and Security, Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO).
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Event Type
Venue
Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Tshwane
Date
10 April 2018
Ms Zoliswa Ntsoko (South Africa) is the Institute’s Administrative Assistant who assists with general administration and research. She is a seasoned professional with a background in Disaster Management. She holds an Advanced Diploma in Management from Milpark Business School, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Management from Regenesys Business School. She also holds certificates in Project Management, and in Disaster Management. Previously, she has worked as a Disaster Management Specialist at the City of Johannesburg – Disaster Management Centre.
Ms Cecilia Lwiindi Nedziwe-Moyo is the Research Coordinator at the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation. She previously served as a Regional Coordinator at the Centre for Peace Initiatives in Africa (CPIA) in Zimbabwe between 2007 and 2013. She completed her master’s degree in International Studies, Peace, and Conflict Resolution at the University of Queensland in Australia as a Rotary Peace Scholar. She has just completed her doctoral studies at Rhodes University. Her areas of interest include: gender, foreign policy, regional organisations and conflict resolution.
Ms Thembeka Somtseu is a seasoned professional with a background in the textile and construction sectors. She holds a National Diploma in Business Administration from the Durban University of Technology, and studied Development Communication and Media Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand. She worked as a corporate communications specialist for more than ten years, serving in both local and multinational companies.