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On 20 March 2024, the South African Research Chair in Multilevel Government at the Dullah Omar Institute, hosted a hybrid Conference to understand whether and how the national and provincial elections outcome will impact intergovernmental relations.
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Applications for the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Law, focusing on Local Government are still open.
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?”
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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The Dullah Omar Institute offers a unique Postgraduate Diploma in Public Law focusing on Local Government (PG Dip).
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.’
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.
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Albinism is a rare, non-contagious, genetically inherited condition which commonly results in the lack of melanin pigment in the hair, skin and eyes, causing vulnerability to sun exposure.
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On 31 May 2023, the Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute hosted a Community Leaders Training Workshop on ‘Human Rights and Post-Covid-19 Situations in Informal Settlements.’
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The closing date for applications for the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Law focusing on Local Government (July 2023 intake) has been extended to 12 June 2023.
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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.
We are excited to announce the graduation of our second group of students who graduated with a Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) in Public Law.
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The Socio-Economic Rights Project of the Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights (DOI), the University of the Western Cape in collaboration with the African Centre of Excellence for Access to Justice (ACE-AJ) and with the support of the Mott Foundation will be hosting an online course on community-based paralegals.
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On 24 April 2023, the Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, in conjunction with the Dullah Omar Institute, hosted a Seminar on ‘Exploring the Substantive Content of Socio-Economic Rights: Should the Constitutional Court Change Tack?’
Mariana Canedo has joined the Multilevel Government Project of the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) as a research intern until June 2023.
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The Multilevel Government Project of the Dullah Omar Institute held an internal seminar on local governments in Germany, Poland, and South Africa on March 9, 2023.