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South Africa's Public Diplomacy in Action a Better South Issue 22 A better South Africa * A better Africa * A better world DIRCO flickr thedircoza @theDIRCOza South Africa’s Public Diplomacy in action Africa’s South DIRCOza www.dirco.gov.za www.dirco.gov.za | f Dircoza | @theDIRCOza | thedircoza | DIRCO flickr Dullstroom, in Mpumalanga, is known as the flyfishing mecca of South Africa. UBUNTU magazine – issue 22 cSouth Africa’s Publicr Diplomacye in actiond its Publisher Advertising Clayson Monyela Nthabiseng Makuwa – [email protected] Tel: +27 12 351 0388 UBUNTU Editor-in-Chief a Nguni word meaning humanity Michelle Greeff – [email protected] Distribution Tel: +27 12 351 1743 Olwethu Koli – [email protected] The Department of International Relations Tel: +27 12 351 0006 and Cooperation’s quarterly magazine Editor Delien Burger – [email protected] Tel: +27 12 351 0948 Photographers Jacoline Schoonees, Yandisa Monakali, Katlholo Maifadi and Yolande Snyman, Department of International Relations and Cooperation; Government Communication and Information System; South African Tourism; Nelson Mandela Foundation; Brand South Africa; Brad Binder Facebook page; Justin Copeland; Chadwick Boseman Facebook page; La Colombe Facebook page; Matthew Willman; Southern African Wildlife College Facebook page; Rhino Conservation Awards Facebook page; Johannesburg Wildlife Vet Facebook page; UN Photo; Wits University; Oscar Gutierrez; and Jürgen Schadeberg Facebook page. Acknowledgements President Cyril Ramaphosa; Dr GNM Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation; Senzo Mchunu, African Peer Review Mechanism Focal Point for South Africa and the Minister for Public Service and Administration; Alvin Botes, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation; Buti Manamela, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation; Phumla Williams, Director-General of the Government Communication and Information System and Government Spokesperson; Anesh Maistry, South Africa’s Ambassador to the Union of the Comoros; Dr Bhaso Ndzendze, Research Director, Centre for Africa-China Studies and Lecturer on Tech Dynamics in International Relations at the University of Johannesburg (UJ); and Professor Tshilidzi Marwala, UJ Vice-Chancellor and Principal and Deputy Chairperson of the South African Commission on the Fourth Industrial Revolution; Byelongo Elisée Isheloke, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Cape Town; Keith Gottschalk, Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape; Benjamin Roberts, Chief Research Specialist: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State Research Division and Coordinator of the South African Social Attitudes Survey, Human Sciences Research Council; Muazu Ibrahim, Lecturer, Department of Banking and Finance, University for Development Studies; Moses Alobo, Programme Manager for Grand Challenges Africa, African Academy of Sciences; Sam Kinyanjui, Head of Training and Director, IDeAL, KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme and Sharon Fonn, Professor of Public Health, Co-Director Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa and Panel Member, Private Healthcare Market Inquiry, University of the Witwatersrand; Agnieszka Fal- ON THE COVER Dutra Santos, Programme Coordinator, Global Network of Women Peacebuilders; Ashok Swain, Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University; Clare Corbould, Associate Professor, Deakin University, Australia; Kylie Thomas, This year marks numerous milestones in the struggles Research Fellow, NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies; Dominique Mystris, Senior Researcher, for gender equality. These include the end of the Decade of African Women; the 25th anniversary of SA SDG Hub, University of Pretoria; Lesley Cowling, Associate Professor in the Department of Journalism, University the Adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform of the Witwatersrand; Alberto Valenciano Vaquero, PhD Vertebrate Paleontology, University of Cape Town and Romala for Action; the fifth anniversary of the Sustainable Govender, Curator of Cenozoic Palaeontology, Research and Exhibitions, Iziko Museums of South Africa; and Honorary Development Goals; and significantly, the 20th Research Associate, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town; Tyler Leigh Vivier, Goodthingsguy; anniversary of the United Nations Security Council United Nations Environment Programme; Brent Lindeque, Goodthingsguy; Nicola Gerrard, Goodthingsguy; Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. and SAnews.gov.za. Advertisers All these milestones provide an ideal historical African Union, Ubuntu Radio, Old Mutual, Standard Bank, World Food Programme, Freedom Park, Iziko Museum, background that should further strengthen our City of Cape Town, MTN, Department of Environmental Affairs and Brand South Africa. determination and give impetus to our efforts to put the gender agenda at the centre of international To subscribe awareness. Send an e-mail with the words SUBSCRIBE UBUNTU in the subject line, your organisation, e-mail address and delivery address in the body to [email protected]. Back-issue enquiries [email protected] The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) ©2012 Tel: +27 12 351 1000, www.dirco.gov.za Private Bag X152, PRETORIA, 0001, Republic of South Africa 460 Soutpansberg Road, Rietondale, Pretoria, 0084, Republic of South Africa No portion of this magazine may be produced in any form without the written permission of the publishers. 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UBUNTU magazine – issue 22 cSouth Africa’s Publico Diplomacy in actionn tents In every issue 6 Letter from the Minister 8 Publisher’s note Diplomacy 10 Together confronting a world in crisis 14 Reinforcing global solidarity through science diplomacy 16 40th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government held virtually – a first in history 20 Let’s work together to create a just global order that radiates the values of Nelson Mandela 24 Saluting strong women: A profile of Minister Naledi Pandor 28 Ambassador John Nkadimeng: Champion for a just and humane society The elimination of 32 A tribute to Ambassador Zindziswa Mandela nuclear weapons: 34 The elimination of nuclear weapons: All of us must play our part 34 All of us must play 36 Middle East peace plan must guarantee sovereign equality our part between Palestine and Israel 38 Charter of South African Peer Review Mechanism National Governing Council adopted 40 Can diplomacy survive the digital disruption? 44 Fitting Artificial Intelligence into South Africa’s international priorities 46 South Africa would gain from cooperation among BRICS countries on beneficiation 48 Can we stop the rise of para-diplomacy? Feature 52 George Bizos: Heroic South African human rights lawyer with a macabre duty to represent the dead 54 Liberation heritage: Andrew Mlangeni Africa’s research 58 South Africa’s Freedom Charter campaign holds lessons for the capacity is pursuit of a fairer society 60 We must continue to develop our own solutions to inspire and growing. That’s energise Africans good news 78 62 Journalism of Drum’s heyday remains cause for celebration – for pandemic 70 years later response efforts 66 Why the African free trade area could be the game-changer for the Lifestyle continent’s economies 70 How the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water 112 cooperation 72 Pitika Ntuli’s online exhibition A comprehensive and meaningful implementation of the YPS and WPS agendas in Africa: An international perspective drew praise from the highest 74 echelons Pan-African solidarity required in the fight against COVID-19 76 Africa’s scientists set out their COVID-19 research priorities 78 Africa’s research capacity is growing. That’s good news for pandemic response efforts 80 Unite human, animal and environmental health to prevent the next pandemic – UN Report 82 The AU’s Peace and Security Architecture: Filling the gaps 84 The importance of leading communication during epidemics 86 Jürgen Schadeberg: Chronicler of life across apartheid’s divides 90 Groundbreaking study maps and values South Africa’s wild spaces 92 Meet the women on the frontlines of the conservation battle 96 Africa's 2020 Rhino Conservation Awards acknowledge courageous game rangers South African restaurant 98 Where the Pangolin has not roamed for over 70 years recognised in the world’s 100 Gigantic wolverines, otters the size of wolves: Fossils offer fresh top 100 insights into the past 116 102 Flying the flag LIFESTYLE 112 Pitika Ntuli’s online exhibition drew praise from the highest echelons 116 South African restaurant recognised in the world’s top 100 118 Despite the paused tourism industry, SA ranks in top spots for 2020 120 Brad Binder – The first South African to win at MotoGP 122 Towards Wakanda – Chadwick Boseman’s passing and the power and limits of Afrofuturism of the WPS programmes. The Gertrude Shope Annual Forum has boldly stressed the role of women in the intersection of these two themes, in addition to inserting the contemporaneous context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects. Crises have a negative effect on women. Civil conflict, political conflict and natural disasters result in the disruption of communities and women disproportionately
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