How can SADC improve democracy in Southern Africa?

Ahead of its August summit, this seminar focuses on SADC’s track record in ensuring credible elections.

Date: 2019-08-02

Time: 10:30 to 12:30

Venue: Conference room, ISS Pretoria, Block C, Brooklyn Court (paid parking available at Brooklyn Mall)

RSVP: Mandy Badenhorst, Phone: +27 12 346 9500, Email: [email protected]

Event map: https://issafrica.org/contact-us

Attend via webcast

When it comes to enforcing its guidelines for free and fair elections, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has a mixed track record. Elections in the region often cause political instability, as seen during the 2018 elections in Zimbabwe. Ahead of the SADC summit in Dar es Salaam on 17 and 18 August, this seminar will discuss the latest ISS research on SADC’s role in helping to ensure credible elections, with a focus on Zimbabwe.

The ISS policy brief Elections and stability in SADC: the Zimbabwe case, will be available at the seminar and can be read here.

Chair: Liesl Louw-Vaudran, Senior Research Consultant, ISS

Speakers:

Ringisai Chikohomero, Researcher ISS, Pretoria

Sandile Schalk, Chief Director SADC, DIRCO

Piers Pigou, Senior Consultant, International Crisis Group