26/08/2026
๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐๐
New thinking on how Africa can build governance systems suited to its own realities took centre stage at the inaugural South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM) Eastern Cape Chapter Open Conference, hosted by the University of Fort Hare (UFH) in collaboration with Nelson Mandela University (NMU) and iYunivesithi Walter Sisulu.
Held on 19 and 20 August under the theme โRethinking Governance for Africaโs Transformation: Homegrown Systems for Contemporary Challenges,โ the conference brought together scholars, researchers, public-sector practitioners, policymakers and students to examine governance in a rapidly changing Africa.
A strong thread throughout the discussions was the need to move beyond imported governance models and develop systems grounded in African realities, communities and knowledge.
Delivering the keynote address, Eastern Cape MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, MEC Zolile Williams, said: โAfrica does not need governance systems that merely imitate the world. Africa needs governance systems that learn from the world but are rooted in Africaโs own unique realities.โ
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