Johannesburg
Chairperson: Leon Kok
Tel: (011) 728-2163
Fax: (011) 728-2738
Leon & Associates
P O Box 92304
Norwood
Gauteng
2117
E-mail: judy.govender@wits.ac.za
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Projects
SAIIA Global Classrooms ® Model United Nations
This is an innovative education program that brings the Model United Nations experience to urban public schools across the United States and a diverse array of schools around the world. During in-class simulations of UN bodies, students role-play as representatives from countries, interest groups and nongovernmental organizations to tackle a host of global concerns.
The SAIIA Johannesburg Branch is proud to host the programme. Click here for more details.
Events
Speaker's Meeting, 13 November 2007: The South African Institute of International Affairs, Johannesburg Branch, cordially invites you to a Speaker’s Meeting to be addressed by H.E. Mr Jan F. Mutton, Ambassador of Belgium in South Africa on "BELGIUM’S COMMITMENT TO PEACE & STABILITY IN CENTRAL AFRICA". Click here for more details
Speaker's Meeting, 28 August 2007:The Johannesburg Branch cordially invites you to a Speaker’s Meeting to be addressed by H.E. Mr Zhong Jianhua, Ambassador Of The People’s Republic Of China on 'Ideas on Chinese peaceful development, experience and lessons of Chinese development, and China's African Policy'. Click here for more details.
Speaker's Meeting, 13 July 2007:The Wits Branch cordially invites you to a Speaker’s Meeting to be addressed by Professor Horace G Campbell, Professor of American Studies and Political Science at Syracuse University in New York on "The Proposed Union of Africa States". Click here for more details.
AGM and Speaker's Meeting, 20 June 2007: The Witwatersrand Branch, cordially invites you to a Speaker’s Meeting to be addressed by, Professor Gerrit Olivier, Former South African Ambassador to Moscow on 'Russia and the West: A Cold Peace after the Cold War?'. Professor Olivier’s address will follow the Branch’s AGM. Click here for more details.
Speaker's Meeting, 6 November 2006: Prof John Stremlau gave an address on 'Influence Without Power: The Lessons of Jimmy Carter's Post-Presidency' at Jan Smuts House.
Speaker's Meeting, 5 September 2006: Jack Bloom, a DA member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, delivered at talk - in his personal capacity - on 'The Case for George W Bush: Why the Neoconservatives are Right and Everyone Else is Wrong' at Jan Smuts House.
Speaker's Meeting, 17 August 2006: Eddie Cross, the member of the National Executive and policy co-ordinator general of Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change, spoke on 'The Deepening Political and Economic Crisis in Zimbabwe'.
Speaker's Meeting, 3 August 2006: Patricia Glyn, a broadcaster and TV personality, gave a presentation on 'Footing with Sir Richard's Ghost' at The Inanda Club, at an event aimed at assisting the branch's Schools Development Programme.
Speaker's Meeting, 2 August 2006: Ambassador Mauricio de Maria y Campos, Ambassador of Mexico, gave a presentation on 'Can Walls Stop Migration? The Case of Mexico' at Jan Smuts House.
Speaker's Meeting, 9 March 2006: The branch hosted an address by Ambassador Ali Ahmed Halimeh, the Ambassador of the State of Palestine to South Africa. He spoke on "The Future of the Middle-East". For more click here.
AGM and Speaker's Meeting, 8 March 2006: The branch had an AGM and an address by Moeletsi Mbeki. Click here for more details.
Speaker's Meeting, 22 February 2006: The branch hosted Ambassador Tom Wheeler, a former South African Ambassador to five of the Muslim former Soviet republics. He gave an address on "The New Great Game in the Caspian and Central Asia". Click here for more.
Speaker's Meeting, 2 February 2006: The Wits Branch hosted Professor John Stremlau who gave an address on "My Reflections: Domestic and International" at Jan Smuts House. For more about Prof Stremlau, click here.
Speaker's Meeting, 14 November 2005: The branch hosted H.E Ms Sandelle Scrimshaw, High Commissioner of Canada. To read her presentation, click here. Responding to the presentation, Philip Green, the Australian High Commissioner, outlined his country's position on climate change. Click here to read his comments.
Speaker's Meeting, 2 November 2005: The Wits Branch had a meeting addressed by David Suzman on "Poverty, Population and the Environment...or Why Aid Fails".
Speaker's Meeting, 18 October 2005: Dr Romuald Szuniewicz, the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to South Africa, spoke on 'Poland Today'.
Speaker's Meeting, 19 September 2005: The branch hosted High Commissioner Satyabrata Pal of India, who spoke on India in the Global System. To read the full transcript of his speech, click here.
Speaker's Meeting, 15 September 2005: Dr Martyn Davies, the Director: Research & Strategy, Emerging Market Focus, reported back on his visit to China to branch members and guests. He looked at 'What Makes China Competitive?' The event was at Jan Smuts House.
Speaker's Meeting, 25 August 2005: At 6pm in the Jan Smuts House, the branch hosted Gail Wannenburg, a SAIIA research associate, who spoke on 'Organised Crime in SADC', with a focus on Mozambique, Zimbabwe, the DRC and Angola.
Speaker's Meeting, 14 June 2005: Professor Gerrit Olivier, Director of the University of Johannesburg Centre for European Studies and former SA ambassador to Moscow, spoke on Ideology and Foreign Policy at Jan Smuts House
Speaker's Meeting, 2 June 2005: Ambassador T Gerathu of Eritrea gave an address at Jan Smuts House on the Post-Independence Eritrea: Prospects for National Development and Challenges of Regional Peace and Security.
