Twenty years after the adoption of the first liberal democratic constitution, democracy in South Africa is coming under increasing pressure. Corruption and patronage are becoming more and more important and undermine the confidence of citizens. What are the challenges facing democracy and the rule of law in South Africa 20 years after the introduction of the first free-standing constitution? Are democratic achievements in danger? How resistant are the democratic institutions of the country?
Panel:
Thulisile Madonsela– former Public Prosecutor of South Africa
Sybille Pfeiffer– Member of the German Parliament, Representative of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development
H.E Walter Lindner– Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in South Africa
William Gumede– Executive Chairperson of Democracy Works Foundation, South Africa
Herta Däubler– Gmelin– Moderator and Former Federal Minister of Justice
Programme:
18h30– Welcome by Dr. Roeland Schmidt- Secretary General, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
18h40-Panel discussion
20h15-Closing remarks by Andrea Ostheimer de Sosa, Head of Department for Sub-Saharan Africa, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Reception
Date– Tues, 22 November 2016
Venue: 17 Hiroshima Terrace, Berlin, Germany
RSVP: Anna-Lena Nickel-NICKELA@fes.de
