APPENDIX A

UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA

BOOK PROJECT WORKSHOP

PROGRAMME

PEOPLES’ AGENCY AND POPULAR PARTICIPATION IN SADC REGION:

TOWARDS REGIONAL DEMOCRATIZATION AND INTEGRATION
Volume I

Date: 22nd - 25th June 2022

Time: South African Time
Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg

WELCOMING ADDRESS SESSION: DAY ONE: THURSDAY- 23

JUNE 2022
08:00-08:30 Registration: Secretariat

Masters of Ceremony:

1. Dr Thekiso Molokwane: Senior Lecturer in Public Administration, University of Botswana

2. Mr. Batlang Seabo, Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Botswana
3. Mr. Keaoleboga Dipogiso, Lecturer in Politics, University of Botswana

Welcoming Address Session: 08:30-09:30

Chair: Dr. Kebapetse Lotshwao, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Head of the Department of Political and
Administrative Studies, University of Botswana
8:30-8:45 Welcoming Remarks by Prof. Tachilisa Balule - Ag Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences,
University of Botswana.
08:45 - 09:00 Keynote Address by Prof. Richard Tabulawa - Ag Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic
Affairs, University of Botswana. Virtual Presentation
09:00- 09:30 Address by Mr. Robson Chakwana - GIZ/SNRL Programme Manager

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SESSION 1: 09:30-10:00

POLITICAL DIMENSIONS
Panel 1: The Concept of Peoples’ Agency in the Context of SADC: Political Dimension
10:00-11:30
Panel Chair: Prof. Korwa Gombe Adar: Professor of International Studies, University of
Botswana

10:00-10:30 Arcenio F. Cuco and Felizardo A. Pedro, (Professor, Faculty of Law Universidade
Rovuma, Nampula, Mozambique and Professor, Rovuma University Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences: Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Nampula -Mozambique)
“O Que O Terrorismo em Cabo Delgado Pode En Ensinar Para Uma Possivel Sadacnizacao
da Regiao da Africa Austral”.

10:30-11:00 Keaoleboga Dipogiso, Lawrence Ookeditse, Shirley Monyatsi and Batlang Seabo,
(Lecturer, Lecturer, Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, Department of Political and
Administrative Studies, University of Botswana) “Evaluating Botswana’s participatory
democracy as a prelude to Regional Democratization and Integration in SADC”.

11:00-11:30 Dr. Lawrence Mhandara (Senior Lecturer of Political Science, Department of

Governance and Public Management, University of Zimbabwe) “Rethinking the Concept of
the People in the Context of Democratisation and Integration in the Southern Africa
Development Community (SADC) Region: The Case of Zimbabwe”.

Panel 2: The Concept of Peoples’ Agency in the Context of SADC: Political Dimension

11:30-1300

POLITICAL DIMENSIONS
Panel Chair: Dr. Lawrence Mhandara (Senior Lecturer of Political Science, Department of
Governance and Public Management, University of Zimbabwe)

11:30-12:00 Prof. Siphamandla Zondi (Professor: Institute for Pan-African Thought & Conversation,
University of Johannesburg, South Africa). “SADC, Power, Politics and People”
12:00-12:30 Idah Razafindrakoto, (PhD Candidate in Governance and Regional Integration at the
Institute of Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences of the Pan-African University
(African Union), Cameroon) “Free Movement of Persons in the Era of Regional Integration
the Experience of Madagascar in the SADC”.

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12:30-13:00 Nuno F. Vidal, (Professor, Department of Social Sciences and Management, University of
Alberta, Portugal) . “Angola: the challenges of national and regional people-driven
integration and democratization”.
Virtual Presentation

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SESSION 2: 13:00-14:00

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DIMENSIONS

Panel 3: The Concept of Peoples Agency in the Context of SADC; Public Administration Dimension
14:00 – 15:30
Panel Chair: Henriques José Henriques, (Professor, Faculty of Law – University Eduardo
Mondlane –Mozambique)
14:00-14:30 Eurico Josué Ngunga, (Professor, Department of Public Administration Agostinho Neto
University, Luanda Angola) “Southern Africa SADCNIZATION: Challenges of
Democratization of the Public Institutions of Angola”.
14:30-15:00 Josie Volaravo Dominique, (Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Economics, Management and
Political Science of the University of Antsiranana) “La démocratisation à l’aune du défi de
l’intégration régionale de Madagascar dans la SADC : étude de cas des concours de
l’administration”.
Virtual presentation
15:00:15:30 Dorothy Mpabanga, Lawrence Ookeditse & Thekiso Molokwane (Associate Professor,
Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, Department of Political and Administrative Studies,
University of Botswana) “The Reality of Direct Citizen Participation in Public Policy
Making Process and its Impact on Democracy and Good Governance in Botswana”.

AFTERNOON TEA BREAK AFTERNOON TEA BREAK

15:30-16:00

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DIMENSIONS

Panel 4: The Concept of Peoples Agency in the Context of SADC; Public Administration Dimension

1600- 17:30

Session Chair: Prof. Siphamandla Zondi (Professor: Institute for Pan-African Thought &
Conversation, University of Johannesburg, South Africa)

Henriques José Henriques, (Professor, Faculty of Law – University Eduardo Mondlane –

16:00-16:30 Mozambique) “Sovereignty and Direct Citizen Participation in Government Policies in
Mozambique in the Context of SADC”.

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16:30-17:00 Mokoko Piet Sebola and Angelina Mamabolo, (Department of Public
Administration,University of Limpopo) “The Role of the South African Government in the
SADC Region: The Public Left Behind”.

17:00-17:30 Dr. Norbert Musekiwa (Senior Lecturer, Department of Political and Administrative
Studies, University of Botswana) “Democratization in the SADC Region in the Context of
the Concept of the People of Southern Africa: Public Administration Dimension”.

SESSION 3: DAY TWO: FRIDAY- 24 JUNE 2022

Masters of Ceremony:

1. Dr Thekiso Molokwane: Senior Lecturer in Public Administration, University of Botswana

2. Mr. Batlang Seabo, Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Botswana
3. Mr. Keaoleboga Dipogiso, Lecturer in Politics, University of Botswana

Panel 5: The Concept of Peoples Agency in the Context of SADC; Legal Dimension

08:30 – 10:00

LEGAL DIMENSIONS
Panel Chair: Dr. Rita Ozoemena: Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Legal Division Free State
Centre for Human Rights, University of the Free State, South Africa. She is also a member of Johannesburg
Society of Advocate (Johanneburg Bar).
08:30 –09:00 Nelson D. Antonio, (Substitute Professor, Academia de Ciências Sociais e Tecnologias –
ACITE, Luanda, Angola,) “The legal-political contours of the right to demonstrate in
Angola”.

09:00 - 09:30 Gosego Rockfall Lekgowe and Keaoleboga Dipogiso, (Lecturer, Law Department and
Lecturer Department of Political and Administrative Studies, University of Botswana)
“Locating SADCNESS in the SADC Acquis: A Legal Assessment”.

09:30 - 10:00 Dr. Santana Chiconela Madalena da Piedade (Judge, Tax Court of Maputo Province
and Guest Professor at Eduardo Mondlane University, Pedagogical University and
Mozambique Technical University) “Free Movement and its role in involving people in
decision making process and structures”.

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10:00-10:30

Panel 6: The Concept of Peoples Agency in the Context of SADC; Legal Dimension

10:30 – 12:00
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Panel Chair: Dr. Santana Chiconela Madalena da Piedade (Judge, Tax Court of Maputo
Province and Guest Professor at Eduardo Mondlane University, Pedagogical University and Mozambique
Technical University)
Steve Tametong and Idah Razafindrakoto, (Senior Analyst and Deputy Director of
10:30 – 11:00 Democracy and Governance Division, Humanities and Social Sciences, Pan-African
University, Yaunde, Cameroon; PhD Candidate in Governance and Regional Integration
at the Institute of Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences of the Pan-African
University (African Union), Cameroon) “The Legal Framework for the Participation of
the Populations of Madagascar in the Process of Democratization and Integration into the
Southern African Development Community (SADC)”.

11:00 – 11:30 Rita Ozoemena and Marlon Zakeyo, (Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Legal Division
Free State Centre for Human Rights, University of the Free State, South Africa; and GIZ
SNRL Programme Technical Advisor-Legal and Policy Frameworks. “The legal
dimension of people and participation in the democratisation and integration agenda of the
Southern African Development Community (SADC): The case of South Africa”.

11:30 – 12:00 Ashton Murwira (Senior Lecturer, Department of Governance and Public Management,
University of Zimbabwe) “Zimbabwean Citizens’ Sovereignty, the Constitution and the
SADC Treaty Nexus”.

Panel 7: The Concept of Peoples Agency in the Context of SADC: Communication Dimension

12:00 – 13:30

COMMUNICATION AND AWARENESS DIMENSIONS

Panel Chair: Mokoko Piet Sebola (Professor of Public Administration, Department of Public
Administration,University of Limpopo)

12:00-12:30 Luca Bussotti and José Katito, (Professor, Center of Advances Studies
Federal University of Pernambuco (Brazil)and Technical University of Mozambique; and
Lecturer, University of Luanda) “Angolan press and SADC: between consolidation of
democracy and people’s agency”.
Luca Bussotti and Jose Katito Virtual presentation
12:30-13:00 Andrianirina Rabemananoro, (Institut d’Études Politiques Madagascar) “Assessing the
communications sector’s potential to strengthen the democratization process in Madagascar
Virtual presentation”.
Virtual presentation
13:00-13:30 Dr. Letshwiti B. B. Tutwane (Managing Director of Optimum Answers Pty Ltd and the
Chairman of the Centre for Advanced African Leadership (CAAL) “Communicating the
SADC message in Botswana: Examining the role of the people in their purported agenda”

Virtual Presentation

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SESSION 3: 13:00-14:00

Panel 8: The Concept of Peoples Agency in the Context of SADC: Communication Dimension

14:00 – 15:30

COMMUNICATION AND AWARENESS DIMENTIONS

Panel Chair: Steve Tametong (Senior Analyst and Deputy Director of Democracy and Governance
Division, Humanities and Social Sciences, Pan-African University, Yaunde, Cameroon
Thabiso Muswede, (Professor, Department of Communication, Media and Information
14:00:14:30 Studies University of Limpopo) “Communication and Publicity Imperatives in Promoting
SADC’s Mandate in Southern Africa: Prospects for Effective Democracy and Regional
Integration”.
Virtual Presentation
Laura A. Nhaueleque (Researcher at the CEMRI – Open University of Lisbon; Professor,
14:30-15:00 Technical University of Mozambique, Maputo, and Professor, Instituto Superior Monitor,
Maputo). “Integration in the SADC Region in the Context of the People’s Agency and the
Image of SADC Integration and Democratization: Analytical Assessment of the
Mozambican Press”. Virtual presentation
15:00-15:30 Alexander Rusero (Senior Lecturer, International Relations, Politics and Journalism
Africa University, Zimbabwe) “SADC democratisation and regional integration in the
advent of digital mass communication – Revitalisation of human agency”.

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SESSION 4: 15:30-16:00

WAYFORWARD

Panel 9: Way Forward Session

Panel Chair: Dr. Norbert Musekiwa Senior Lecturer, Department of Political and Administrative
Studies, University of Botswana

SESSION 4: Time: 16:00 – 17:00

16:00-16:30 Presentation by 3 Rapporteurs (English, French, and Portuguese)

16:30-16:45 Structure of the Book; Referencing Style; Abstracts.
Mr. Batlang Seabo, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, University of Botswana.
16:45-16:50 Deadlines for submission of Revised/Final book chapters.
Mr. Keaoleboga Dipogiso, Lecturer, Department of Political and Administrative
Studies, University of Botswana.
16:50-17:50 Q&A

Session 4: Closing Session

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17:50-17:55 Vote of Thanks
Prof. Dorothy Mpabanga: Associate Professor of Public Administration,
Department of Political and Administrative Studies, University of Botswana

END OF WORKSHOP

NOTE:
1. The Presentation is 30 Minutes; 15 Minutes for Presentation & 15 Minutes for
Comments, Questions, & Answers.
2. Chairpersons Not to Summarize What Has Been Presented.