20 April 2026 All of us at the ITI are delighted to join the board in congratulating our co-founder, Roelf Meyer, as South Africa’s next Ambassador to the United States of America. The diplomatic assignment comes at a pivotal moment when the two countries are focused on rebuilding trust underpinned by trade, economic cooperation and national security […]
At this time, America seems to be faced with immense polarization on many fronts and there may be several lessons to be learned from other countries that have in the past, faces similar challenges, including South Africa. From 24 to 30 January 2023, ITI Directors, Roelf Meyer and Mohammed Bhabha traveled to several cities in […]
The Brenthurst Foundation and the In Transformation Initiative (ITI) hosted a presentation on research into South Africa’s possible futures, entitled “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Scenarios for South Africa. The presentations were delivered on 13 December 2022 by Dr Greg Mills, director of The Brenthurst Foundation and Roelf Meyer, director of ITI. The […]
It is with great sadness that the In Transformation Initiative (ITI) board announces the passing of our college and friend, former cabinet minister and ambassador, Geoffrey Doidge. Ambassador Doidge passed on the evening of 10 December 2022, following his battle with cancer. Ambassador Doidge has served as a member of ITI’s board of Directors since […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
