Dear colleagues and students
The University of Cape Town, in collaboration with the African Union’s African Peer Review Mechanism and the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, will host a youth-centered public symposium on 24 May 2021.
Under the theme, “
Youth development and participation on the African continent amidst the COVID-19 pandemic”, this symposium will mark the annual Africa Day celebrated on 25 May. The symposium takes place against the backdrop of the African Union theme, “
Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want”, the 15
th anniversary of the African Youth Charter, and UCT’s Vision 2030 of “Unleashing human potential for a fair and just society”.