On 19 April 2024 the Dullah Omar Institute, together with the Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, hosted the 14th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture with guest speaker, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, Constitutional Court of South Africa. The topic of the lecture was on ‘The Rule of Law and the South African Judiciary in the first 30 years of South Africa’s constitutional democracy.’ This lecture was sponsored by the Hanns Seidel Foundation and Webber Wentzel.
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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.
On 21 February 2024 the SARChl Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Development at the Dullah Omar Institute, in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, hosted the seminar on ‘A citizen’s perspective on the rule of law - Democracy and elections in South Africa’. The panelists included Prof Henk Kummeling (Rector Magnificus, Distinguished University Professor, Utrecht University and Chairperson Staatscommissie Rechtsstaat (State Commission on the Rule of Law, Netherlands)), Prof Cherrel Africa (Assoc Prof, Dept of Political Studies, UWC) and Mr Michael Hendrickse (WC Provincial Electoral Officer, IEC). The seminar was moderated by Prof Jaap de Visser (National Research Chair in Multilevel Government, Law & Development, Dullah Omar Institute).
On 26 April 2023 the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) together with the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) hosted a webinar on Coalition Governance – are we ready? Mike Pothier speaks to Professor Jaap de Visser of the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape and Mr Lukhona Mnguni, acting Executive Director of the Rivonia Circle.
On 24 April 2023 the Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, in conjunction with the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, hosted a panel discussion that considered the substantive content of socio-economic rights. The discussion was moderated by Justice Steven Majiedt (Constitutional Court of South Africa) and panel discussants included Prof Sandy Liebenberg (Oppenheimer Chair in Human Rights Law and Distinguished Professor of Law, Stellenbosch University) and Prof David Bilchitz (Professor of Fundamental Rights and Constitutional Law University of Johannesburg and the University of Reading, Director, SAIFAC).
On 16 November 2022 the Dullah Omar Institute hosted the 13th Dullah Omar Memorial lecture to celebrate the memory of a the late Dullah Omar, a person who worked tirelessly towards, and achieved so much, in realising the goals of human rights and democracy. This Lecture's theme 'Reimagining Democracy Through a Social Justice Lens: Reflections on Dullah Omar’s Legacy' was delivered by Professor Thuli Madonsela.
On 20 October 2022 the Dullah Omar Institute, in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation hosted a webinar on Traditional Leaders, Municipalities and Land use Management: Who does what?
On 21 September 2022 the Dullah Omar Institute, in collaboration with Let’s Collaborate, and Street Law UWC, hosted a lecture and panel discussion on Moving from the Era of Separation to the Ubuntu Era/Era of Togetherness.
A discussion of the run up to, and impact of the recent Supreme Court judgment, upholding William Ruto's election as the next President of Kenya. The panelists included Dr Conrad Bosire (alumnus of the Dullah Omar Institute, former Chief of Staff in the Kenya Judiciary, adjunct lecturer at Strathmore University) and Mr Henry Gichana (Adv of the High Court of Kenya, Adjunct Teaching Fellow Strathmore Law School and doctoral graduand, Dullah Omar Institute and member of the team of lawyers, representing the President-elect) This webinar was moderated by Prof Jaap de Visser (Director of the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape).
This Webinar discussion between Adv. Madolo and Prof. De Visser explores the successes and challenges in prosecuting corruption at this level of government. The Webinar was hosted by Africa Criminal Justice Reform and the Multilevel Government Project, both programmes of the Dullah Omar Institute.
This roundtable provided an opportunity for academics, community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, policy makers and stakeholders to discuss and share insights on the special needs housing policy formulation.
Theme: Good Governance in African Cities