DAY 1

Opening Panel (9:30-10:30) ( 10 minutes per speaker )

Moderator: Yazir Henri (DACPM)


Provincial Development Council, WC – Adrian Sayers

Direct Action Centre for Peace and Memory – Lorna Houston

University of the Witwatersrand, WISER – Noor Nieftagodien

South African Homeless People’s Federation - Patricia Matolengwe


Commission I (3 March, 11:00-12:45)

Violence in South Africa in Relation to Impoverishment and the Construction of Masculinities

Moderator: Lorna Houston (DACPM)


Leading Inputs: ( 7 min per speaker )

DACPM – Yazir Henri

South African Gender and Media Institute – Ernesto Vialva

Men as Partners – Sandile Tshemese

Khulumani – Tshepo Madlingozi

Medico International – Hildegard Scheu

Weltfriedenstdienst (WFD) - Usche Merk


Commission II (3 March, 11:00-12:45) (7 minutes per speaker )

Psycho-social Challenges Facing Post-conflict South Africa

Moderator: Vusi Khosa (Oxfam)


Leading Inputs: (7 minutes per speaker )

DACPM – Lizo Ndzabela/Mzi Noji

SINANI – Berenice Meintjes

Khulumani - Majorie Jobson

CSVR – Oupa Makhalemele

WFD/SINANI – Usche Merk

Hearts of Men



DAY 2

Opening Panel (4 March, 9:00-10:00) (10 min per speaker )

Moderator: Lorna Houston (DACPM)


Leading Inputs

DACPM – Yazir Henri

University of Cape Town, Human Geography – Anis Saleh

Inyathelo – Bea Abrahams

SINANI – Berenice Meintjes


Commission III (4 March, 10:15-12:00)

How can we break the ongoing cycles of violence?

Moderator: Bea Abrahams (Inyathelo)


Leading Inputs:

SINANI – Dumisani Rhadebe

DACPM – Thobile Gqola/Phira Mnotoza

Hearts of Men

University of Pretoria (Khulumani) – Tshepo Madlingozi

OXFAM (Australia) – Vusi Khosa

South African Homeless People’s Federation - Rose Maso/Nokhangelani Rogi


Commission IV (4 March, 10:15-12:00)

What are the responsibilities of men in post-conflict South Africa?

Moderator: Hildegard Scheu (Medico International)


Leading Inputs:

Khulumani – Ivan Motale

DACPM – Lizo Ndzabela

MKMVA – Sobhuza Dlamini

APLAMVA – Junior Ntabeni

Phaphama – Jeremy Routledge

SINANI – Skumbuzo Makhanya/Thandokwakhe Gumede



The leading inputs are intended to address either personal or organizational work relating to context, programs and commissions in order to provide direction to the dialogues.


*This is a provisional program and it is subject to change.