It is with great pleasure that ITI announces the appointment of Mr Daniel Ngwepe, as an executive member of its board of directors Mr Ngwepe was appointed on 17 November 2022 and will be filling the vacancy left by the late Ebrahim Ebrahim, following his passing in 2021. Mr Ngwepe’s term as one of the […]
Remarks by Daniel Ngwepe during PHASA 2022 Convention & AGM
The following address was made by Mr Daniel Ngwepe, in his capacity as a senior advisor for the Public Private Growth Initiative (PPGI), during the Professional Hunting Association of South Africa’s (PHASA) 2022 Convention and Annual General Meeting, held on 18 November 2022 in Hartenbos, Western Cape. I am deeply honored to be invited to […]
The South African Experience of conflict resolution: Insights for the Palestinian Case, 5th -12th October
Jordan Morgan, Middle East Programme Director, facilitated the visit of Roelf Meyer and Mohammed Bhabha to meet with diverse Palestinian leaders in: Nazareth (6th October), Nablus (6th October), Gaza (7th-10th October), Hebron (10th October) and Jerusalem (11th October). As Chief Negotiator for the National Party Government, Roelf was intimately involved in the settlement of the South African conflict. Together with his counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa, Chief […]
CAR learning visits to SA inform country’s peace process
The Central African Republic (CAR) has been plagued by a political and insecurity crisis for years, which has weakened state institutions, undermined basic social and economic structures, and created tension between the country’s social and religious communities. Having been plagued by a long history of political coups, the regime change of March of 2013, has […]
Urban Food Security Project off to a promising start in 2021
The African proverb “no matter how powerful a man, he cannot make the rains fall on his farm alone” rings especially true for black small holder farmers who only make up 10% of the R60 billion horticulture industry in South Africa. The profitable, value-added markets that are needed to support a sustainable farming business, is […]
Statement by In Transformation Initiative (ITI) on the passing of Ebrahim Ebrahim
This morning, the ITI board was extremely saddened by the news of the demise of our colleague, friend, and mentor, Ebrahim (Ebie) Ebrahim. Over the past few months, his illness made us aware of his declining heath, but his passing still came as a shock. Ebie, ITI was privileged to have shared you with your […]
Waterberg Leadership Collaboration Training Programme Graduation Day: Participants celebrate achievements and impact of training programme
To showcase and discuss some of the work and achievements that participants accomplished during the Waterberg Leadership Collaboration Training Programme from August to September this year, the In Transformation Initiative (ITI) in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) hosted a graduation day on 17 November 2021. The fitting setting for this ceremony was the […]
Clanwilliam Development Partnership brings community closer
“If people take hands, they cannot point a finger.” These were some of the words by Jan Oosthuizen, Convenor of the Clanwilliam Development Partnership, in an interview with ITI about the recent activities undertaken by the partnership. The Clanwilliam Development Partnership is a non-partisan cross-sectoral platform, created to mobilise joint action around development projects in […]
Module 2 Leadership Collaboration Training Programme for the Waterberg District Community
During the presentation of this training programme’s second module, communication was key. Khosi Jiyane, of The Human Edge Training and Consulting, presented the second module of this programme and it was centred around Crucial Conversations. Jiyane is a registered Clinical Phycologist and expert in facilitating and coaching transformative learning interventions that are focused on negotiation, […]
Short-term gains for the economy only a temporary reprieve
Feature image: Mary-Anne Gontsana/GroundUp South Africa’s current economic figures are better than expected. Despite the devastation of Covid-19 and the July riots in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, growth rates are up, tax revenues are higher than expected and exports are booming. This is largely due to the fact that the middle class, ironically, now has greater […]