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= State of the Nation: South Africa 2005-2006 =


 * Human Science Research Council (HSRC) Press and Konrad Adenauer Foundation**

You are invited to the launch of State of the Nation: South Africa 2005-2006, the third in the HSRC’s exciting annual volumes of essays on aspects of contemporary politics, economics, society and international relations in South Africa.

Join in the debate by attending one of the launches, to be held in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Port Elizabeth and in Durban from 1- 4 November 2005.

Participation is limited to 50 people per launch, so please RSVP as soon as possible to secure your seat at these events.

Tel: 021 466 8002 • Fax: 021 461 0836

e-mail: publishing@hsrc.ac.za

This series has, in a relatively short period, become established as part of the annual South African scholarly calendar. Coverage in the media, international as well as South African, has been extensive; debates have been stirred; both previous volumes have been prescribed as university texts locally and abroad; they have found their way into South African embassies around the world and foreign embassies in South Africa; and most importantly, many ordinary South Africans have purchased the books simply to find out more about the complex and fascinating country we live in.

Like the previous two editions, this edition draws together a wide and exciting set of analyses, written by contributors from universities, civil society organisations and the media, as well as from the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). State of the Nation: South Africa 2005-2006 includes chapters on the state of land restitution, Parliament, South African soccer, the Chinese communities of South Africa, mathematics and science education, research and development, black economic empowerment, the labour market and the informal economy. There are chapters on the emerging development state, the service delivery targets set by the President in 2004, the implementation of the socio-economic rights provisions of the Constitution, and three chapters on South Africa’s growing economic involvement in Africa.

Johannesburg

1 November 2005

9:30am – 12:30pm Inanda Club, Forest Road (off 6th Avenue), Inanda, Johannesburg Overviews of the following chapters will be presented, followed by questions and answers:

Dr Roger Southall - Can South Africa be a developmental state?

Professor Eddie Webster - Work restructuring and the future of labour in South Africa

Ms Janet Wilhelm - The Chinese communities in South Africa

Ms Percy Moleke - The state of labour market deracialisation

Cape Town

2 November 2005 9:30am – 12:30pm	UCT Graduate School of Business (Waterfront), Portswood Road, Green Point Overviews of the following chapters will be presented, followed by questions and answers:

Dr Roger Southall - Can South Africa be a developmental state? Professor Cherryl Walker - Delivery and disarray: The multiple meanings of land restitution Ms Sanusha Naidu - South Africa’s relations with the People’s Republic of China: Mutual opportunities or hidden threats? Ms Janet Wilhelm - The Chinese communities in South Africa

Stellenbosch

2 November 2005 5:00am – 7:00pm	Die Blou Kamer, Langenhoven Student Centre (the Neelsie), University of Stellenbosch campus Overviews of the following chapters will be presented, followed by questions and answers:

Professor Amanda Gouws - The state of the national gender machinery: Structural problems and personalized politics Professor Cherryl Walker - Delivery and disarray: The multiple meanings of land restitution Ms Sanusha Naidu - South Africa’s relations with the People’s Republic of China: Mutual opportunities or hidden threats? Ms Janet Wilhelm - The Chinese communities in South Africa

Port Elizabeth

2 November 2005 2:00 – 5:00pm	Senate Chamber at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Summerstrand Campus Overviews of the following chapters will be presented, followed by questions and answers:

Dr Roger Southall - Can South Africa be a developmental state? Ms Janet Wilhelm - The Chinese communities in South Africa Ms Percy Moleke - The state of labour market deracialisation Mr Merryman Kunene - Winning the Cup but losing the plot? The troubled state of South African soccer

Durban

4 November 2005 9:30am – 12:30pm	Royal Hotel, Smith Street, Durban Overviews of the following chapters will be presented, followed by questions and answers:

Dr John Daniel - Can South Africa be a developmental state? Professor Bill Freund - The state of South Africa’s cities Dr David Hemson - Putting numbers to the scorecard: presidential targets and the state of delivery Ms Caroline Skinner - The state of the informal economy Dr Vijay Reddy - The state of mathematics and science