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In Südafrika unterstützt die Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung wegweisende empirische Forschungsprojekte, Publikationen und Rundtischgespräche, die eine alternative Plattform für Debatten und den freien Austausch von Ideen bieten. Diese Aktivitäten befassen sich mit den sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen, mit denen Südafrika in seiner weiteren Entwicklung konfrontiert ist. Sie zielen darauf ab, praktische politische Empfehlungen und Lösungen anzubieten. Ein wichtiger Teil der Arbeit der Stiftung in Südafrika konzentriert sich auf die Zusammenarbeit mit der Democratic Alliance (DA) - Südafrikas liberale Stimme.
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Cry, the beloved country – Impfchaos in Südafrika
Die zweite Welle der Corona-Pandemie hat Südafrika mit voller Wucht erfasst. Doch die Regierung hat weder einen Plan zur Beschaffung von Impfstoffen, noch zur Verteilung. Massenimpfungen erfordern monatelange Vorbereitung, die Einrichtung von komplexen Steuerungssystemen sowie den strategischen Einsatz von Ressourcen. Keine dieser notwendigen Vorbereitungen hat bisher stattgefunden. Aufgrund des Versagens der südafrikanischen Regierung droht eine nie dagewesene Gesundheitskrise, analysiert Cecelia Kok.
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South Africa's Dark Past and Present with Judge Edwin Cameron
In this very first episode, we start our journey in South Africa. We interview the well renowned South African lawyer and retired judge from South Africa’s Constitutional Court, Judge Edwin Cameron, who is in conversation with Nangamso Kwinana of the Africa Liberal Network. Judge Cameron gives us deep insights into South Africa's dark past and discusses the current human rights problems.
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Covid-19 and Fake News Survey in South Africa
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in Germany conduct an international survey on the topic "Coronavirus and Disinformation" as part of the global #FreedomFightsFake campaign against disinformation and fake news. Besides Germany, the survey was conducted on 7,300 in the USA, Mexico, South Africa, India, Jordan and the Philippines.
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Green Businesses in South Africa Get One-Stop Info Hub
GreenCape and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom have launched a green business directory aimed at South African businesses. The South African sector development agency, GreenCape, and the German Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom have built on a one-stop digital water hub they started in 2019 in response to the drought conditions dominating life in the Western Cape.
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Why a Liberal Party is Needed Now (in South Africa) More Than Ever
In South Africa today there often is a deep fear, for some of the reasons I described above and for another I will address shortly, for falling on the wrong side, not of ideology, but of political fashion or for daring to venture outside the strict limits demarcated for debate by the new thought police.
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Despite Challenges, Democracy in South Africa is Alive and Well
FNF Africa, with our delegation, which had official IEC accreditation and consisted of 19 observers representing more than 15 countries including Denmark, Germany, South Africa, Kenya, Myanmar, India, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Zimbabwe, Finland and Lebanon (of politicians, civil society activists, media and staff), will continue to monitor the process further ie. the counting of votes, and the follow-up of the elections including the forming of governments. We shall coordinate with other accredited observer missions.
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South Africa’s Elections - A test of Hope in a changing Society
Since South Africa became a free country in 1994 under the leadership of then President Nelson Mandela, the country’s politics was generally easy to understand, and elections relatively easy to predict. They were simply a test of the current popularity of the governing African National Congress (ANC).
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Take a deep dive into the judiciary in South Africa with retired Constitutional Court Judge Johann Kriegler.
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Future Citizens Project: Volunteer Youth Facilitators Needed! ********************************************************************* The Future Citizens Project is a partnership between The Future of Local Government platform, the Office of the Mayor of Cape Town, and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom to promote youth participation in civic issues and democratic processes. It is a series of civic education workshops designed to create environments for youth to discuss local government issues and their role in improving communities.
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Voting centres closed this evening in the #Djibouti presidential elections. President Ismail Omar Guelleh is expected to extend his rule with a fifth term in office spanning over two decades. Most opposition candidates boycotted the election.
