Southern Centre for Inequality Studies
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The Southern Centre for Inequality Studies at Wits is a truly inter-disciplinary and intersectional research and policy institute located in the global south.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined November 2016
🌾 SCIS Seminar Alert! We’re excited to host Batlhalifi Nkgothoe as this week’s guest presenter! He’ll unpack “Pastoral Narratives and Food Systems Transformations” — exploring how pastoral practices can inspire change in the face of global food insecurity, inequality, and
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🌍 Meet the Moderator: Gordon Freer An internationally recognised evaluation specialist with 20+ years of experience shaping evidence-informed policy across Africa & Asia. He lectures in International Relations at Wits and brings deep global insight to every discussion. 🗓️ 27 Oct
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🌍 Meet the Moderator: Prof. Samadia Sadouni An Associate Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po Lyon & researcher at Triangle (ENS Lyon), Prof. 🗓️ 27 Oct 2025 | 🕓 16h00–18h00 📍 In-person event 👉 Register here: https://t.co/ospCtS63Is
#SCIS #WITSForGood
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🇲🇿 Join us for a seminar with Dr Ruth Castel-Branco on Mozambique’s popular uprising — exploring how a resource-driven growth model deepened poverty & inequality. 📅 23 Oct | 🏛️ History Workshop (RS207), Wits 🔗 Join online:
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SCIS Seminar | This Week: Join us for this week’s SCIS Seminar with Dr Chido Muzanenhamo (Wits School of Architecture & Planning) as she explores Double Borderland Identities: A Case Study of Musina Municipality. 🗓 23 Oct | 12h30–14h00 📍 Hybrid 🔗 Register:
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🌍 Meet the Speaker: Dr Prabhat Upadhyaya We’re excited to welcome Prabhat Upadhyaya is Adviser, International Cooperation and Multilateral Affairs with the African Climate Foundation and leads ACF's G20 engagement. 🗓️ 27 October 2025 🕓 16h00 – 18h00 📍 In-person event 👉
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Seminar: Introducing a Meta-Relational Approach to AI 🤖 Join us for an exciting conversation with Prof. Vanessa Andreotti as she introduces a Meta-Relational Approach to AI. 🗓 Thurs, 16 Oct 2025 🕔 17:00–19:00 (CAT) | 08:00–10:00 (PT) 💻 MS Teams (online) 🔗 Register:
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🌍 Meet the Speaker: Dr Crispian Olver Deputy Chair of the Presidential Climate Commission, an independent advisory body driving South Africa’s just transition. Join the conversation 👇 🗓️ 27 Oct 2025 | 🕓 16h00–18h00 📍 In-person event Don’t miss out register here:
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Join the insightful session with Professor Debra Roberts, as she unpacks: “Radical Realism, Climate Change, and the Challenge of Temperature Goal Overshoot.” 🗓 Date: 20 October 2025 🕐 Time: 13h00 (SAST) 💻 Venue: Online 👉 Register here: https://t.co/oiiJuRJ8kw
#ClimateChange
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🌍✨ We’re thrilled to be part of the W20 South Africa Summit: “I Am Because You Are – Women Shaping a Just Future.” 🗓 Date: 12 October 2025 🕑 Time: 14h00 – 15h30 We look forward to rich discussions and shared insights at this year’s #W20 Summit! 💬 #SCIS #W20SouthAfrica
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🌍 Join us for “A Crisis of Multilateralism: Inequality, Sustainable Development & Climate Change” As SA takes on the G20 presidency, we unpack how global power shifts shape cooperation on inequality & climate justice. 🎙️ With: Dr Crispian Olver | Dr Prabhat Upadhyaya | Gordon
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🎬 Seminar & Film Screening Join us for the screening of Mathonga Elizwe – Spirit of the Land, a short film telling a true story of a latter-day land struggle in South Africa. 📅 09 October 2024 🕧 12h30 – 14h00 Register now: https://t.co/Oni6MTWRpD
#SCIS #WitsForGood
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✨ We launched our new working paper: “The Political Economy of Social Ownership in South Africa.” Presented by Katrina Lehmann-Grube, Julia Taylor & Dr Khwezi Mabasa, the event sparked inspiring conversations on tackling inequality. Watch the launch here:
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Today, in partnership with @UNICEF SA, we’re hosting a budget literacy and advocacy training at @Wits_SCIS! Thank you to our wonderful trainers, Russell Wildeman and Thobile Mthiyane 💚 with attendees from @RHAPnews @TREEecd @EElawcentre @domore_org @heala_SA @SECTION27news
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🎤 Meet the Speaker: JKatrina Lehmann-Grube She joins our panel to present: “The Political Economy of Social Ownership in South Africa” 📅 1 Oct | 🕧 12h30–14h00 📍 SCIS Lecture Theatre + Online 👉 Register: https://t.co/mxXSQPd0zE
#SCIS #WitsForGood
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📢 Join us on Thu, 2 Oct for the #SCIS Seminar with Joshua Budlender (UCT-SALDRU) on: Surplus Labour & Structural Transformation after Land Dispossession 🕧 12h30–14h00 | Hybrid event 👉 Register: https://t.co/dsxgahguBo
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🎤 Meet the Speaker: Julia Taylor She joins our panel to present: “The Political Economy of Social Ownership in South Africa” 📅 1 Oct | 🕧 12h30–14h00 📍 SCIS Lecture Theatre + Online 👉 Register: https://t.co/mxXSQPd0zE
#SCIS #WitsForGood
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🎤 Meet the Speaker: Khwezi Mabasa ✨ “The Political Economy of Social Ownership in South Africa: Opportunities to Address Inequality in Transition” 📅 Date: 1 October 2025 🕧 Time: 12h30 – 14h00 🌐 This is a hybrid event – attend in person or connect online! 👉 Register here:
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