Contemplating civil society

On 29 and 30 July, a delegation of the knowledge team from HIVOS and ISS visited South Africa. The purpose of the visit was to attend a stocktaking workshop of the ongoing research projects in the region and to prepare for a civil society conference, scheduled for November this year. The visit took place amidst a wave of strikes and (violent) protest in several townships of Johannesburg and Cape town, allegedly caused by public dissatisfaction about public service delivery and stalling wage...