PROGRAMME FOR SRI LANKA POWER-SHARING WORKSHOP
27 APRIL – 3 MAY 2008
SUNDAY 27 APRIL
1625Arrive CTN Intl. Travel by bus to Mont Fleur in Stellenbosch.
1830Arrive Mont Fleur (
1900Introductions & Dinner
STAY MONT FLEUR, STELLENBOSCH WINELANDS
MONDAY 28 APRIL
0700Breakfast
0900Icebreaker
0930Dennis Cruywagen(activist and former newspaper editor): South Africa in the 80s.
1000Prof. Christina Murray: A timeline for transition
1030Tea
1100Prof. Kader Asmal (former cabinet minister and ANC MP): South Africa’s Negotiated Transition
1300Lunch
1400Professor Christina Murray, Shyamala GomezDee Smythe: Constructing Power-Sharing Solutions to Pressing Social Issues
1530Tea
1600Debrief
1700Finish up
1830Guest speaker: Hon. John Jeffery(ANC MP and former Kwazulu-Natal MPL)
1930Dinner
STAY MONT FLEUR
TUESDAY 29 APRIL
0700Breakfast
0830 – 16h00Dr Dorrian Aiken: Managing Power and Diversity
1730Guest speaker:Hon. Sheila Camerer (DA MP and former Deputy Minister of Justice)
1930 Dinner
STAY MONT FLEUR
WEDNESDAY 30 APRIL
0700Breakfast
0800Leave Mt Fleur for Cape Town
0945Tour of Parliament. Meet with Hon. Kiki Rwexana (MP and Chairperson of the Multi-Party Women's Caucus), Hon. Zoliswa Kota (MP and Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Housing), Hon. Denise Robinson (DA Member of Parliament), and Hon. Nosipho Ntwanambi (ANC Chief Whip in the National Council of Provinces).
1300Lunch at Parliament
1430Mr Ebrahim Ebrahim (member of the ANC National Executive Committee and ANC Head of International Relations) in conversation with Prof Christina Murray
1600Check in at Breakwater Lodge, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town (
1800Depart Breakwater Lodge for Five Flies Restaurant
1830Dinner at the Five Flies Restaurant + guest speaker: Hon. Sandra Botha (DA MP and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament)
STAY BREAKWATER LODGE, V&A WATERFRONT, CAPE TOWN
THURSDAY 1 MAY
0700Breakfast
0900Yaliwe Clarke(African Gender Institute, University of Cape Town): Women’s Role in Peace-Making
1030Tea
1100Women’s Role in Peace-Making cont.
1300Lunch
1400Mary Burton (former TRC commissioner): Truth Commissions
1500Tea
1530Marian Matshikiza(Institute for Justice and Reconciliation) and Mary Burton TRCs: lessons learned
1630Finish up.
1800Depart Breakwater Lodge for Africa Cafe
1830 Dinner at the Africa Café + guest speaker: Hon Min. Lindiwe Sisulu(National Minister of Housing)
STAY BREAKWATER LODGE
FRIDAY 2 MAY
0700Breakfast
0830Prof Christina Murray: Building in and building out: designing power-sharing mechanisms
1030Tea
1100Prof Christina Murray: Difficult Concepts
1230Transport leaves Breakwater Lodge to departure point for RobbenIsland ferry.
** packed lunch
1300Leave for RobbenIsland
1600Return from RobbenIsland
1900Free Night
SATURDAY 3 MAY
0700Breakfast
0900Visit to Cape Point and Simonstown
Lunch as convenient.
1500: Leave Breakwater Lodge to arrive at Cape Town International at 1530
1810: Depart for Sri Lanka