| TIME |
EVENT |
SESSION 9 |
| Chair: Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, President, United Cities & Local Governments of Africa (UCLGA) |
| 08h30 - 09h30 |
Local Government & Democracy
- Local Governance & Development in Southern Africa
Professor Bornwell Chikulo, University of North West, South Africa - Developmental Local Government: A Case Study of South Africa
Dr Jaap De Visser, University of the Western Cape, South Africa - The March 2006 Local Government Elections in South Africa
Professor Maxi Schoema, University of Pretoria, South Africa - Challenges & Opportunities for Citizen Participation at Local Government Level in South Africa
Mr Themba Nkwinika, EISA |
| 09h30 - 10h00 |
Discussion |
| 10h00 - 10h15 |
Tea break |
SESSION 10 |
| Chair: Professor Staffan I. Lindberg, University of Florida, USA |
| 10h15 - 11h00 |
Conflict, Security & Democratic Governance
- The Inter-Linkage between Democratic Governance & Security in Southern Africa
Professor Peter Vale, Rhodes University - A Critical Security Overview of Africa's RECs
Dr Martin Rupiya, Institute of Security Studies, South Africa |
| 11h00 - 11h30 |
Discussion |
| Chair: Professor Jotham Momba, University of Zambia |
11h30 - 12h30 |
Conflict, Security & Democratic Governance: Regional Perspectives
- Conflict & Governance in West Africa
Dr Abdul Lamin, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa - Democracy & Security in East Africa
Dr Timothy Othieno, Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa - Conflict & Security Challenges in the Great Lakes Region
Che Ajulu, Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa - Democratisation in Angola: Challenges & Prospects
Mr Augusto Santana, EISA-Angola |
| 12h30 - 13h00 |
Discussion |
| 13h00 - 14h00 |
Lunch break |
SESSION 11 |
| Chair: Professor Susan Booysen, University of the Witwatersrand |
| 14h00 - 15h00 |
Democratic Republic of Congo: Political Transition
- Constitutional Developments
Mr Vincent Tohbi, EISA-DRC - Demilitarisation, Demobilisation & Reintegration of Armed Militias in the DRC
Mr Henri Boshoff, Institute for Security Studies, South Africa |
| 15h00 - 15h30 |
Discussion |
SESSION 12 |
| Chair: Dr Sheila Bunwaree, University of Mauritius |
| 15h30 - 16h30 |
Democratic Governance & Poverty Eradication
- Poverty Reduction Strategy Initiatives, Democracy & Development in Southern Africa
Ms Sue Mbaya, Executive Director, Southern African Regional Poverty Network (SARPN), South Africa - A Review of Poverty Reduction Strategies
Ms Barbara Kalima-Phiri, Southern Africa Trust, South Africa - A Decade of Democratic Assistance to Mozambique
Mr Marc De Tollenaere, SDC, Mozambique - A Regional Overview of Anti-Corruption Commissions in Southern Africa
Mr Noel Kututwa, Executive Director, Southern African Human Rights Trust (SARHIT) |
| 16h30 - 17h00 |
Vote of Thanks & Official Closing
Ms Ilona Tip, Senior Advisor Conflict Management, Democracy & Electoral Education, EISA |
| 19h00 for 19h30 |
GALA DINNER - BANQUETING HALL, WANDERERS CLUB |
