"Impeaching Judges: Constitutional Milestone or Admission of Failure?" - That's the question a public seminar under the same title just asked. Renowned expert speakers on the panel of the hybrid event shared very enlightening facts and analysis in their nuanced reflections.

Law enforcement officials from South Africa, together with the resident representative of the Hanns Seidel Foundation, participated in this year's Ainringer Ostertage (Ainringer Easter Days) focussed on "Leadership in challenging times", organized by the Bavarian Police in Germany.

Learners from Manenberg Primary School enjoyed the Tutu Tots Puppet Show “Desmond’s World”, based on a children’s book by the legendary Archbishop - learning about values and virtues and about dealing with bullies as well.

Under that title, a Violence Prevention School Safety Training has just taken place with children at one of the Cape Town schools in hot spot areas identified for this project with the Department of Education.

"A citizen's perspective on the rule of law: Democracy and elections in South Africa" - this was the theme of a hybrid seminar hosted by the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape. It brought together local and international panelists and a diverse audience.

"International Cooperation in Systemic Competition - Time for a Change?" - this was the topic of the well-attended panel discussion just co-hosted with the Federation of German Industries (BDI) at our Hanns Seidel Foundation Head Office in Munich.

Senior members of the German Bundestag's CDU/CSU fraction visited Gauteng and the Western Cape - and we were happy to facilitate productive conversations with representatives of some of our great South African partners and diverse other stakeholders.

This is the title of an Opinion piece article drafted by Mike Pothier (CPLO) and Marlene Barnard (HSF) and just published by News24 which reflects on the many good reasons for participating in elections - with a focus on the upcoming National and Provincial elections in South Africa.

It's great to have Bavarian former police officers with us - supporting and advising our Evidence-Based Policing projects together with representatives from diverse stakeholders locally.

The new edition of the annual Journal of Democracy, Governance and Human Rights in Zimbabwe, published jointly by renowned partner institutions at the end of 2023, shines light on crucial topics.