On 8 November 2023, the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI), in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation hosted a hybrid seminar under the theme “Coalition governments: What are the options for law reform at municipal level?”
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The Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) will host the Seventh Commonwealth Local Government Research Colloquium on 13-14 November 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. The Colloquium is organised by CLGF’s Research Advisory Group, which is a network of research and training institutions as well as academics and doctoral researchers in the field from across the Commonwealth.
By Dr Joan Nyanyuki, Executive Director, African Child Policy Forum (ACPF)
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On 16 August 2023, the National Research Foundation announced that UWC's application that Prof Jaap de Visser replace Prof Nico Steytler as the SARChI Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Development has been approved.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile leads a National Dialogue on Coalition Governments in collaboration with the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape
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Dr Johandri Wright has been appointed as a postdoc, attached to the SARChI Chair and working with the rest of the Multilevel Government Team.
On 27 July 2023, the Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, hosted a webinar on ‘Realising the Socio-economic Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Africa.’
From 27 to 29 September 2022, representatives from over 40 organisations from over 30 countries, gathered in Stellenbosch, South Africa, for the Campaign’s Annual Convening to explore the theme: “Decriminalising Status and Activism”. The meeting provided a unique opportunity for campaign members to learn lessons from successful litigation and advocacy approaches; explore emerging themes around the criminalization of status and activism; and develop trans-regional, multi-national and national litigation and advocacy strategies. This report presents a summary of the discussions.
The rising rates of overweight, obesity and non-communicable diseases have become a global health concern. Given that unhealthy diets are a major risk factor, the food industry has been in the spotlight for several reasons, including for their use of various advertising and marketing strategies that encourage the consumption of ultra-processed foods high in salt, sugar, and saturated fats.