Cape Town
In South Africa, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom supports pioneering empirical research projects, publications and roundtable discussions that provide an alternative platform for debate and the free exchange of ideas. These activities address the social and economic challenges facing South Africa as it continues to develop. They aim to offer practical policy recommendations and solutions.Well-researched studies and recommendations strengthen public awareness of issues concerning South Africa’s political and economic development. An important part of the Foundation's work focuses on collaboration with the Democratic Alliance (DA) - South Africa's liberal voice.
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South Africa – working for democracy and human rights
South Africa – working for democracy and human rights
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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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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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Official Observers to the Elections in South Africa
Elections are the expression of the will of the people and they determine the fate of a country’s political, social and economic growth. With this act, the Foundation is demonstrating its commitment to advancing the pillars that safeguard democracy in developing countries.
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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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FNF Sponsors South African Study Tour for PH Officials
This year, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) will be hosting a delegation of Philippine officials for a series of conferences in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa, organized by the local regional office of the FNF.
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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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The protection of #journalists for reliable access to information is the responsibility of all citizens. FNF in Africa will continue to campaign for media freedom in and outside the newsroom #WorldPressFreedomDay
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FNF in Senegal hosted a workshop on Electoral Process, Political Communication and Coalition Creation in Goudomp, a town in the Sédhiou Region of Senegal. The same programme is set to continue in Oussouye, an urban commune in the Oussouye Department in the Ziguinchor Region from tomorrow (April 30) to May 02, 2021.
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Mugabe Vs ED (Emmerson Mnangagwa) score card on human rights violations in Zimbabwe is out - leading human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa speaks to host Blessed Mhlanga. #FreeTalk
