Patrick Bond talks on African uprisings at Mapungubwe Institute, Pretoria, 30 September As global commodity super-cycle ends, Africans continue uprising against ‘Africa Rising’ By Patrick Bond presented to Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (Mistra) Great Recession Colloquium, University of South Africa, Pretoria, 30 September 2015 We write to invite you to attend the colloquium scheduled for 30 September 2015 on a Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) project led by Professor Vusi Gumede. In 2014, MISTRA started a research project that examines the implications of the ongoing global economic recession to the African economy as well as implications for human values and the philosophy of social relations. This project is different from the Changing Economic Balances in Africa project, another MISTRA project (led by David Maimela). MISTRA’s research project on The Great Recession examines the implications of the ongoing global economic recession for the African economy as well as implications for human values and the philosophy of social relations. Twelve contributors, examining various implications of the global economic recession to the African economy as well as implications for human values and the philosophy of social relations, were commissioned. The colloquium scheduled for 30 September 2015 will discuss the papers written. The colloquium would be attended by various researchers, academics, policy makers, practitioners, etc. And we hope you can come and share your perspectives on the papers at the event. The Colloquium is taking place on Wednesday, 30 September 2015 from 08h30 – 17h00, at the Kwame Nkrumah Hall, Thabo Mbeki African leadership Institute, Robert Sobukwe Building, 4th Floor, 263 Nana Sita Street in Tshwane. A final programme will be circulated prior to the event. PROGRAMME 08:30 Registration 09:30 Welcome/Introduction 09:40 Remarks on behalf of MISTRA 09:50 Remarks by a potential publisher 10:00 Global Economic Crisis and Africa's Performance 10:20 Politics of Numbers: : Deconstructing Statistics in the African Growth Narrative 10:40 Features of financial markets, global trade relations and the implications for civilians across the globe 10:40 Tea/Coffee 11:00 Discussions led by Dr Vishwas Satgar & Prof Jimi Adesina 11:30 The Global Economic Recession and the Role of the State in Bailouts 11:50 The link and impact of Financial Innovation on International trade and Growth in Africa 12:10 Problematizing the Neoliberal African Growth Narrative 12:30 Lunch 13:30 Discussions led by Dr Sphamandla Zondi & Prof Patricia McFadden 14:00 Africans are Rising against 'Africa Rising' 14:40 African Economies Post the Global Financial Crisis: Potential and Prospect 15:00 The Great Recession: Implications for Gender Transformation 15:20 Tea/Coffee 15:30 Discussions led by Prof Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni & Prof Oyeronke Oyewumi 16:00 Thanks/Conclusion/Way Forward  Back