“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 […]
ITI in Discussion: Making sense of the July riots in South Africa | Judith February
The violence and looting that took place in South Africa in July 2021 sent shockwaves throughout the country. Liesl Louw-Vaudran spoke to Judith February (pictured above), a well-known South African commentator, and a board member of In Transformation Initiative, about these events. Firstly, were you surprised by the events in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Gauteng that […]
Op-ed: Assessing crime intelligence in South Africa
By Roelf Meyer and Daryl Swanepoel Civil society bodies such as the Inclusive Society Institute and In Transformation Initiative have been worried about the high levels of crime, low levels of arrests and poor prosecution rates. Their intuition is that crime intelligence has broken down and that it is dysfunctional. Their inkling was confirmed by […]
Waterberg Collaboration Programme kicks off
The In Transformation Initiative, in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, facilitated the first two training days of a newly developed Leadership Collaboration Programme for the Waterberg District community. The programme aims to strengthen leadership capacities as well as better collaboration between leaders from municipalities, business formations, members of civil society and traditional leaders in […]
ITI mourns the loss of Dr Johan van Zyl
Dr Johan van Zyl, the initiator of the Public-Private Growth Initiative (PPGI), an ITI project focussing on growth and investment in the South African economy, sadly passed away on Friday, 30 July, at the age of 63. During the last three years his leadership in the PPGI project was visionary and dynamic. Johan at the time of his death was […]
ITI in Discussion: Myanmar | Fanie du Toit interview
The In Transformation Initiative (ITI) has been involved in dialogue and reconciliation efforts in Myanmar for the last 4 years. Liesl Louw-Vaudran spoke to Fanie du Toit, who leads ITI’s work in Myanmar, about these efforts and the implications of the recent coup d’état in the country. Listen to the podcast recording above and read the […]
Can the youth drive renewal in the ANC?
Photo Credit: ANC1912.org.za Historically, the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) has played a crucial role in the party and in the country. However, since being disbanded in 2018 due to a crisis in leadership, the ANCYL has not been able to get back on its feet. “Renewal of the ANC is tied to the renewal of […]
How to address the elephants in the room?
Discussions about spectrum allocation and the megawatt ceiling for South Africa’s new energy plan are difficult and important. However, honest debates about the very sensitive issues that hamper the implementation of good policies in South Africa are equally crucial. This was the sentiment among analysts who gathered on 8 June for the third or fourth […]