At Unisa, Mbeki discusses South Africa’s non-alignment stance, gender-based violence, and the need for effective governance in municipalities.
Former president Dr Thabo Mbeki engaged with the University of South Africa (Unisa) community, addressing critical issues like South Africa’s foreign policy, gender-based violence, and dysfunctional municipalities.
The Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs (TM-School) at Unisa hosted its engagement event, “Conversation with Mbeki”, on Wednesday, 4 September, at the Unisa Muckleneuk Campus.
The platform allows the Unisa community and school alumni to engage intellectually with the university’s chancellor on socio-economic and political issues, as well as local and international affairs.
The panel discussion was facilitated by postdoctoral research fellows of the TM-School who asked Mbeki questions about local government, governance, gender-based violence, and South Africa’s foreign policy.
Dr Vongani Nkuna, who has an extensive publication record in the field of South African foreign policy perspectives, asked questions on …