As part of our ongoing efforts to contribute to civic education in South Africa, we hosted a #CivicsChat on 3 May to discuss the topic “What is Democracy? Commissioner Dr Nomsa Masuku from the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) shared...
Election Special by the Hanns Seidel Foundation
On 29 May, South Africans will go to the polls to vote in the country’s 7th democratic election. Read the Election Special in which we have compiled useful information, articles, analyses, and recordings of recent roundtable discussions on various...
Strengthening Civic Education in Institutions of Learning
Last month we organised a stakeholder engagement on civic education with representatives from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), the Department of Basic Education (DBE), the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), Life...
Kick off of Civics Academy Educational Campaign 2022
We are excited to announce the return of our #CivicsChat which will run throughout the year in 2022! It started on 1 March 2022, when we kicked off this year’s conversation with the theme Human Rights and the Role of Local Government in South...
Civics Academy in conversation with CapeTalk
At the beginning of this month, Civics Academy was invited by CapeTalk to talk with Lester Kiewit on the Morning Review about the importance of civic education and why it is crucial to support active and responsible citizenship. Listen here: