Cape Town / Johannesburg, South Africa

Carried by community. Driven by purpose. 👉Read MEC Wendy Kaizer-Philander’s story here: https://www.freiheit.org/liberal-workshop-south-africa/carried-community-driven-purpose From growing up in Paarl East to becoming the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Wendy Kaizer-Philander’s journey has been shaped by community, resilience and a commitment to serving others. Having experienced first-hand the power of a community that steps up when people need it most, she has carried that lesson throughout her journey from local government to provincial leadership. Her focus remains on protecting vulnerable people, strengthening communities and ensuring dignity stays at the heart of public service. Her message is a powerful one: government has a role to play, but building stronger communities is something we all have a responsibility for. “We need to cultivate that love for each other. We need to bring that back into our communities.” #BeyondWomensDay #WomenInLeadership #Ubuntu #Community #Leadership #ForFreedom

Anesu Mukuwane’s innovation began with something she could no longer ignore: a giant heap of wasted produce at a market she regularly visits. For Anesu, the problem is deeply personal. She knows some of the traders, their families and their stories. That connection, combined with her passion for brewing and distilling, inspired her to explore how wasted produce could be transformed into something useful, extending its shelf life and creating value for the community. Her ambition is simple but powerful: create a solution whose impact can ripple beyond individual traders to the wider community. That vision has now made Anesu the Falling Walls Lab Zimbabwe 2026 winner, and she will represent Zimbabwe in Berlin, Germany, this November. Watch her powerful story. #FallingWallsLab #Zimbabwe #Innovation #Sustainability #AfricanInnovators

A new chapter in political leadership development 🇿🇦 FNF South Africa welcomes the first cohort of the Political Leadership MBA to Cape Town, hosted by the new Naumann Academy – marking a new chapter in FNF’s approach to international political leadership development. For more than three decades, the International Academy for Leadership (IAF) in Gummersbach brought together emerging and established leaders from around the world. While the physical academy in Germany closed at the end of 2025, its mission continues through the Naumann Academy: bringing political education closer to the contexts in which leadership is practised today. FNF South Africa’s Wayne Alexander welcomed the first cohort this week: “I take the Political Leadership MBA as an invitation to understand the whole democratic enterprise: people, institutions, values, power, communication, strategy and implementation – not simply the next election, the next position or the next news cycle.” A new format, a new chapter, and a continued commitment to developing responsible democratic leadership. #UpForDemocracy #PoliticalLeadership #PoliticalEducation #Democracy #NaumannAcademy