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Felicity Harrison’ Message of Goodwill to Tusimame Wanawake on their launch
Good afternoon and thank you for the invitation to address you today. I am Felicity, the Programme Head for the Sustained Dialogues Programme at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation. Tusimame Wanawake is launching at an important moment in our history. I would venture to say that we are living in a time that is dangerous for both women [...]
Dr Webster Zambara on Africa Report – 9 March 2023
Weekly focus on African political and impact feature with the IJR's Peacebuilding Senior project leader Dr Webster Zambara. Tunisia’s shocking crackdown on black migrants and France vowing not to interfere in African affairs are just some of the stories making headlines that Dr Zambara unpacks in great detail. Listen here for the full interview: https://bit.ly/3J7l4QB
Dr Webster Zambara on Africa Report – 2 March 2023
Weekly focus on Africa's political and impact feature with the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation Peace Building Intervention. Senior Project Leader Dr Webster Zambara in this discussion zooms in on the elections in Nigeria and the controversy around this. He touches on the failure of Nigeria's Independent Electoral Commission to run an efficient election and voter apathy. Full interview [...]
Dr Webster Zambara on the Africa Report – 23 February 2023
Dr Webster Zambara, Senior Project Leader of Peacebuilding Interventions at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation joined Radio 786' Africa Report to discuss stories making news in and around the #African continent. In this interview, he delved into the AU Summit and more. Full audio recording here: https://bit.ly/3Zuilr3
IJR Press Release – A Documentary Screening on Bergsig
Cape Town, Monday, 13 February 2023 – “Bergsig” is a documentary film about the problematic “coloured” identity in South Africa and the lasting legacies of apartheid on young people in the country. The documentary is named after a township area created for “coloured” people in Calitzdorp and attempts- through film- to combat the misrepresentation and erasure of “coloured” people from the history of the town.
Dr Webster Zambara on the Africa Report – 2 February 2023
Dr Webster Zambara, Senior Project Leader of Peacebuilding Interventions at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation joined Radio 786' Africa Report to discuss stories making news in and around the #African continent. In this interview, he delved into the SADC Security Summit, Pope Francis's visit to South Sudan and tension between Ethiopia and South Sudan. Full audio recording here: [...]
Dr Webster Zambara’ analysis on upcoming elections on the African Continent
Dr Webster Zambara, Senior Project Leader of Peacebuilding Initiatives at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, does the weekly Africa report covering politics and economic developments on the continent. In this session, he talked about some of the upcoming elections in the #African continent, drawing special attention to countries heading to poll, Nigeria, DRC, Zimbabwe, Gabon, Liberia and Sierra [...]
Online Event: Youth for Just peace for Ukraine and Africa
Invitation to participate in the online dialogue "Youth for Just peace for Ukraine and Africa" South African Universities Postgraduate students are invited to participate in the online Youth Dialogues with students from Ukraine. The event aims to allow students from different continents to reflect on the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, countering the negative impact [...]
Young Women Peacebuilder Awardees: Liyema Bhengu
The Young Women Peacebuilder Awards was launched in December 2022. The IJR and its Partners would like to thank the following donors for making the awards possible: Embassy of Ireland, The Embassy of the Netherlands and UN Women. To learn more about the work of Liyema Bhengu, watch her video below and watch the recap from our Executive [...]
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