Africa in the World Festival Programme
In a world where all has been upended, WHAT NOW ?
(All events held at Spier Wine Farm except where indicated)
Day One: Wednesday, Oct. 22
| Day / Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 12:00pm – 5:00pm | Arrivals & Registration |
| 6:00pm – 6:45pm | Reception |
| 6:45pm – 7:00pm | Welcome: Dele Olojede |
| 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Dinner & Conversation: Trevor Manuel Has A Few Regrets: South Africa & the Paradox of Leadership. With Francis Daniels and Dare Okoudjou |
| 9:00pm – 11:00pm | The Shebeen Sessions |
Day Two: Thursday, Oct. 23
| Day / Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 6:00am – 7:00am | Yoga, Hikes, Meditation (or absolutely nothing) |
| 7:00am – 9:00am | Breakfast at leisure |
| 9:30am – 10.45am | What Now? With the US In Retreat, New Thinking Around Funding Public Health—Tulio de Oliveira in Conversation with Novel Chegou and Ntobeko Ntusi |
| 10.45am – 11.45am | In the Age of the Strongman, the Art of Resistance: Awam Amkpa, dean of humanities at NYU Abu Dhabi, considers ‘The Man Died’ |
| 11.45am – 12.30pm | The Road Ahead: Simon Freemantle Explores the Decline of South Africa’s Ruling Party— and What Lies Ahead |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch break |
| 1:30pm – 2:30pm | The Invisible Trauma Tax: Mohamed Ali Diini on the link between Somalia’s long violence and poverty, with Hope Azeda, and moderated by Ann Lamont |
| 2:30pm – 3:45pm | Home Is Where the Art Is: Ibrahim Mahama on Creating Art With A Sense of Place, In Conversation with the critic Siddhartha Mitter |
| 3.45pm – 4:15pm | Poetry Interlude: Dominique Botha |
| 4:15pm – 4:45pm | Transfers to Stellenbosch University |
| 5:00pm – 6:30pm | Festival Keynote: David Sengeh, Chief Minister of Sierra Leone, On New Ways of Leading. Welcome by Vice Chancellor Deresh Ramjugernath |
| 6:30pm – 7:00pm | Transfers to private dinners |
| 7:00pm – 9:00 pm | Private dinners |
| 9:00pm – 11:00 pm | The Shebeen Sessions |
Day Three: Friday, Oct. 24
| Day / Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 6:00am – 7:00am | Yoga, Hikes, Meditation (or absolutely nothing) |
| 7:00am – 9:00am | Breakfast at leisure |
| 9:30am – 10:30am | Seek Ye First the Economic Kingdom: Jumoke Oduwole, Nigeria’s minister of trade, On Digging Out of A Very Big Hole (In Conversation with Reza Daniels, dean of economics, Stellenbosch University) |
| 10:30am – 11:15am | Stephen King on the Shifting Landscape of Philanthropy |
| 11:15am – 12:30pm | What Artificial Intelligence Does Best: Daniel Erasmus, Founder of ClimateGPT, Builds A Case For the Next Frontier. Interviewed by Alix Dunn, Founder, Computer Says Maybe |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch break |
| 1:30pm – 2:30pm | Forgiving the Unforgivable: Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, author of A Human Being Died That Night, chats with Palesa Morudu |
| 2:30pm – 3.00pm | A Random Act of Culture: Siphokazi Jonas Tells A Story |
| 3:00pm – 3:45pm | Charlot Magayi On the Big Impact of Small Steps |
| 3:45pm – 4:00pm | Coffee break |
| 4:00pm – 4:45pm | When The Temple of Memory Begins to Crumble: Carlos Ibanez on Dementia and a Loss of Self |
| 4:45pm – 6:30pm | At ease |
| 6:30pm – 6:50pm | Sundowners outside auditorium |
| 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Closing Plenary and Parting Shots At Home With Imperfection & Incompleteness: William Kentridge on Art, Life, and Inheritance, in Conversation with Dele Olojede & Awam Amkpa |
| 9:00pm – 11:00pm | The Shebeen Sessions |
Day Four: Saturday, Oct. 25
| Day / Time | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00am – 10:00am | Departures |