Presented by the Crime and Justice Programme, Pretoria

The ANC’s recent National General Council in Durban dealt with a number of critical issues that will have an impact on the ruling party, its alliance with COSATU and the SACP and South Africa in the future. Although the much-anticipated challenge to President Zuma’s leadership of the ANC was averted, the leadership of the party will remain a contested issue and a serious challenge for the ruling party over the next two years.

The NGC issued a stern warning that ill-discipline would not be tolerated within the ANC, but it remains to be seen how the ANC will give effect to this resolution. It also remains to be seen how the ANC and the alliance will navigate the contentious policy issues such as the media tribunal, the National Health Insurance and the nationalisation of mines. Furthermore, to what extent will the ANC be able to address the challenges of corruption, “tenderpreneurship” and careerism that it sees as serious problems?

Join our seminar on 14 October where an expert panel will assess the outcomes of the NGC and its likely impact on the future of politics and policy in South Africa. The seminar will also launch the latest edition of SA Crime Quarterly, No 33.

SPEAKERS:

• Karima Brown: DeputyEditor, The New Age newspaper.
• Prof. Steven Friedman: Director, Centre for the Study of Democracy,
  Rhodes University & University of Johannesburg.
• Eusebius McKaiser: Associate at the Centre for Ethics, University of the Witwatersrand.
• Dr. Mcebisi Ndletyana:  Senior Research Specialist, Democracy and Governance Research Unit at the Human Science Research Council.
  

Please note that discussions occur under ISS Rules.  Participants are free to use the information presented, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed without his/her express permission.

This seminar is made possible by funding from the Hanns Seidel Foundation.