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Christelle Terreblanche debates Ubuntu at the University of Pretoria, 23 November





CHRISTELLE TERREBLANCH at UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA SYMPOSIUM
The state of Ubuntu in South Africa: driver of change or buzzword?”

Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation
23 November 2015

Discussion: ‘Reflecting on the economic, social and ecological applications of
Ubuntu’
  • Dumisani Magadlela (Pan African Capacity Building Programme)

  • Nceku Nyathi (University of Cape Town)

  • Christelle Terreblanche (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

  • Kevin Behrens (University of the Witwatersrand)


  • Date: 23 November 2015
    Time: 09:30-15:30
    Venue: Old College House, University of Pretoria
    RSVP: Please e-mail amy.giliam@up.ac.za by 20 November.

    Programme

    9.30AM – 10AM Welcome

    10.00 – 10.40 Opening speech by Dr. Reuel Jethro Khoza, AKA Capital Limited

    10.40 – 11.00 Discussion

    11.00 – 12.30 Discussion: ‘Ubuntu and change in South Africa: an ethical perspective’
  • Colin Chasi (University of Johannesburg)

  • Joel Modiri (University of the
    Witwatersrand)

  • Barbara Nussbaum (independent author),
  • Leonhard Praeg (Rhodes
    University).


  • 12.30 – 12.45 Discussion

    12.45 – 13.30 Lunch

    13.30 – 15.00 Discussion: ‘Reflecting on the economic, social and ecological applications of Ubuntu’
  • Dumisani Magadlela (Pan African Capacity Building Programme)

  • Nceku Nyathi (University of Cape Town)

  • Christelle Terreblanche (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

  • Kevin Behrens (University of the Witwatersrand).


  • 15.00 – 15.30 Discussion

    15.30 Closing

    This event is hosted by the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation in partnership with the project ‘The meaning and value of Ubuntu in human and social development in Africa’, carried out by the University of Pretoria and funded by the Templeton Foundation.



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