Speaking on education with head teachers and parents this week, Dr. Ramphele, leader of Agang SA spoke about the failings in the education system. She also talked about the need for civic education to develop South Africa’s constitutional democracy and drive its economic success. “From rural villages to big city suburbs, a quality education and [...]
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SHAPE AFRICA
Dr. Ramphele Addresses Future Leaders at SHAPE AFRICA, Ahead of WEF 2013 “From Subject to Citizen: Take Your Place at the Table” Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, leader of Agang SA, spoke to 50 Global Shapers at a meeting of ‘SHAPE Africa – Social Innovation’ ahead of the World Economic Forum. WEF Africa brings together regional and [...]
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On Thursday, May 2, Dr. Ramphele spoke at the Smuts Hall Lecture, only the second person to address the lecture series, after Justice Albie Sachs. A few comments from her talk: In my recent book, Conversations with My Sons and Daughters, I deal with the issue of gender when it comes to young people who [...]
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Dr. Mamphela Ramphele speaks at UCT on “Role of youth in entrepreneurship in SA” We as citizens of this beloved country, South Africa, need to draw parallels between the mind of a business person and the mindset we need to adopt if we are to build the nation of our dreams. An innovative businessperson when [...]
Continue ReadingSpeech: Fear in South African Politics
Full text below, or available to download: MAR_speech_25.4.13 Dumelang! Sanbonani! Molweni! Good morning! Goeie More! Welcome to this Agang event, held appropriately – Firstly in this, the Origins Centre, reminding us that all humankind originated in Africa, Secondly at Wits, the place where our liberation heroes Robert Sobukwe and Rolihlahla Mandela taught [...]
Continue ReadingGeopolitical context: South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
Speaking at the Cambridge Associates Global Investment Conference in Cape Town April 22nd, 2013 Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, it is a wonderful privilege for me to share insights with you on this very important topic. Let me start by reminding you that you are in one of the most beautiful countries in the world. South [...]
Continue ReadingPolitical Accountability – UNISA roundtable, April 11
Little progress made in creating political accountability Dr Mamphela Ramphele (anti-apartheid activist), doesn’t believe changing the electoral system will actually improve political accountability. She’s determined to pursue the electoral clause change in order to transform the politics of South Africa into a caring political culture, which puts the country and its people ahead of leaders [...]
Continue ReadingTALKING POINTS ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND ELECTORAL REFORM
Roundtable Seminar, University of South Africa, Thursday 11 April 2013 1.1. Why accountability is needed in our electoral system The issue of accountability has been at the core of the debate about the current electoral system in South Africa. The Van Zyl Slabbert Commission, established in 2002, concluded that of the four core [...]
Continue ReadingVideo: Mamphela Ramphele’s announces launch of Agang, February 18, 2013
In a speech delivered at the Women’s Gaol on Constitution Hill, Dr Mamphela Ramphele declared her intention to form a party political platform for all South Africans. View a full transcript of the speech here.
Continue ReadingSpeech: Rekindling the South African dream
Speech by Mamphela Ramphele Fellow South African citizens, I am here today to invite you to join me on a journey to build the country of our dreams. I ask those of you of my generation: let us cast our minds back to the run up to 1994 and the moments immediately following the dawn [...]
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