This week, we were happy to be part of a great start to the Civics Academy training series for Cape Town councillors which is supported by the Hanns Seidel Foundation.

The interest was really big in the seminar we held with our partners from the Justice and Violence Prevention Program at the Institute for Security Studies and with the Safety and Violence Initiative at UCT in Cape Town.

The Civic Education Network for Eastern and Southern Africa (CENESA) and the Southern Africa Civic Education Coalition (SACEC) met in Nairobi to work towards developing a joint understanding of civic education in the region, explore opportunities for collaborations and future joint activities.

These bills and the serious concerns around them were the subject of an informative, productive workshop held by the Nelson Mandela Foundation recently, together with the Land and Accountability Research Centre (LARC) and the Alliance for Rural Democracy (ARD).

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi and Nelson Mandela Foundation CEO Sello Hatang engaged with representatives of government, parliaments, civil society organisations and other institutions during their delegation visit in Berlin and Munich hosted by the Hanns Seidel Foundation.