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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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Watch the full event and panelist discussion with former Chief Justice of Kenya, Dr Willy M Mutunga and Ugandan human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo. The event is moderated by Judie Kaberia who is a human rights activist, moderator and journalist. FNF launched the Promoting Civil Liberties in East Africa playbook on 25 March 2021. Interviews and survey reports from the report are accessible here: https://www.freiheit.org/sub-saharan-africa/promoting-civil-liberties-covid-19-era
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On 25 February 2021, FNF hosted an event in Nairobi to report on the findings of a one-of-a-kind survey and launch of a playbook titled Promoting Civil Liberties in East Africa. The event was attended by a number of key individuals from the political, government, diplomatic, media and NGO sectors. Ugandan human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo of Chapter Four UG, who couldn't attend the event physically because his passport is still being held as part of bail conditions following his arrested ahead of the elections in Uganda. He prepared an online statement that he presented virtually during the event. The full event video will be published at 18:00 EAT on 1 March 2021.
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Op-Ed: The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) commissioned qualitative and quantitative research in East Africa. The purpose was to assess citizen attitudes to promoting and protecting civil liberties in the region. We did this by understanding citizen engagement in elections, the state of civil liberties and how they are restricted, institutions restricting civil liberties, success stories of community activism and the civil liberties the public are motivated to protect. The results of this research will be used to equip civil society with messaging, strategies and tactics to fight back against authoritarianism and anti-democratic practices. Next Monday we will be publishing the video presentation to the launch of the playbook Promoting Civil Liberties in East Africa. https://www.freiheit.org/sub-saharan-africa/east-africa-needs-liberal-restart-protect-and-promote-civil-liberties
