Abstract
UJ SARChI Chair: African Diplomacy and
Foreign Policy and UJ Library in partnership with
the Nelson Mandela Foundation, invite you to a
public lecture with Dr Mamphela Ramphele on
the topic,
(Re)Imagining the State and
Society: A Conversation
DATE 31 July 2017
TIME 13:30 for 14:00
VENUE Chinua Achebe Auditorium (6th Floor),
APK Library, University of Johannesburg (corner
Kingsway and University Road, Auckland Park)
RSVP By Friday, 28 July 2017 to Theodorah
Modise on licevents@uj.ac.za or 011 559 2264
FACILITATOR Prof Chris Landsberg (SARChI
Chair: African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy)
PANELLIST Bomikazi Njova - Junior Chamber
International and Law Student, University
of Fort Hare
ABOUT THE PRESENTER Mamphela Ramphele has had a
celebrated career as an activist, medical doctor, academic,
businesswoman and political thinker.
She has a medical degree from the University of Natal, a
PhD in Social Anthropology, a B Comm degree, a Diploma in
Tropical Hygiene and a Diploma in Public Health. In 1996 she
was appointed Vice-Chancellor of UCT. In 2000 she became a
managing director of the World Bank, based in Washington, DC.
She is currently a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. She
was founder of the Open Society Foundation for South Africa
and the Citizens Movement.
In January 2013, Dr. Ramphele became the Leader of Agang
SA, a party for all South Africans which won two seats in the
national elections held in May 2014. Post elections she retired
from Party Politics to return to her role as an active citizen.
Dr Ramphele is the author of several books and publications
on socio-economic issues in South Africa, including A Passion
for Freedom, Laying Ghosts to Rest, Conversations with my
sons and Daughters and new release Dreams, Betrayal and
Hope. She has received numerous national and international
awards acknowledging her scholarship and leading role in
spearheading projects for disadvantaged people in South Africa
and elsewhere.