Leaving No One Behind dialogue – Putting the last first

Several issues affecting the poor and marginalised groups were at the forefront of discussions when Africa Monitor, in partnership with African Unite, held the Leave No one Behind (LNoB) Dialogue Session in Cape Town recently. The Leave No One Behind is a project that aims to “put the last first”, eradicating extreme poverty and addressing […]

ARCHBISHOP NJONGO NDUNGANE, President, African Monitor GOOD GOVERNANCE CONFERENCE

Protocol and greetings:Madame Public Protector, Advocate ThuliMadonselaMinisters present, Your Excellencies, Distinguished guests,Ladies and Gentlemen. Opening Remarks:The theme of this conference is timely and close to my heart. There can be no denying that the failure to bring an end to poverty in Africa, and indeed in South Africa, is primarily a failure of governance.In 2008 […]

Are you searching for the needle in the deep well?

ADDRESS BY THE ARCHBISHOP NJONGONKULU NDUNGANE AT THE POST 2015 CSO ENGAGEMENT INPARK INN HOTEL-JOHANNESBURG For many years I have worked in this continent on issues of social and economic justice. I have been gravely concerned by what I refer to as ‘development without the people’. A plethora of development efforts that have been implemented […]

Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane’s address

International Civil Society Conference -Advancing the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda 20 –22 March 2013, Bonn, Germany. Excellency, Former President of Germany and member of the UN High Level Panel Horst Köhler; Honourable Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Dirk Niebel; Honourable guests and dignitaries present here today, including representatives of the UN System, members of […]

Archbishop Njongo Ndungane: Address at the African Monitor Breakfast meeting

Unlocking the African Moment, Cape Town, South Africa, 5 May 2011 Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to this breakfast meeting and I am glad that you can take time to be with us. African Monitor of which I am its Founder and President, has adopted as its theme for the next three years: “Unlocking […]