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17 August 2020
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Story Nitha Ramnath
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Within the next five years, 60% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas. Urban living comes with large-scale economic advantages and society benefits from economies of scale. But, COVID-19 is challenging urban living. We have introduced the term ‘social distancing’ and some policy analysts have even argued for the de-densification of cities.
Join us for a discussion where our panellists will analyse this perceived conflict.
Date: Thursday, 27 August 2020
Time: 14:00 to 15:30 (South African Standard Time – GMT +2)
Please RSVP to Elelwani Mmbadi at
mmbadiE@ufs.ac.za no later than 25 August, upon which you will receive a Skype for Business meeting invite and link to access the webinar.
Speakers:
Prof Ivan Turok
Dr Geci Karuri-Sebina
Mr Thiresh Govender
Moderator:
Lochner Marais
ANC Centenary Seminar on "The African National Congress and the International Community, 1960 to 1990"
2011-10-19
Prof. Stephen Ellis, a historian by profession who holds the Desmond Tutu chair in the Faculty of Social Science at the Free University Amsterdam and also senior researcher at the African Studies Centre in Leiden, the Netherlands, is soon to deliver a paper titled The African National Congress and the International Community, 1960 to 1990 at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, during the next session of the ANC Centenary Seminar hosted by the Centre for Africa Studies.
- Date: 24 October 2011
- Time: 18:00
- Venue: CR Swart Senate Hall
For more information please contact Ms Kamo Dipico
at telephone 051 401 3121, fax 051 401 9676 or email dipicokk@ufs.ac.za