Please diarise these dates and participate in the conversation! 

Are media restrictions necessary? 

Tuesday, 5 October, 17:30-19:30

Sanlam Auditorium, UP Conference Centre, University of Pretoria, Hatfield Campus

RSVP by 1 Oct: web.up.ac.za/pressfreedom

Speakers:

• Judge Dennis Davis, High Court of South Africa
• Nic Dawes, Mail & Guardian editor
  
• Zizi Kodwa, President's spokesperson
• Joe Thloloe, Press Ombudsman

What is academic freedom? 

Monday, 11 October, 17:30-19:30

Sanlam Auditorium, UP Conference Centre, University of Pretoria, Hatfield Campus

RSVP by 1 Oct: web.up.ac.za/academicfreedom

Speakers:

• Professor Kader Asmal, Faculty of Law, Centre for Humanities, University of the Western Cape, and former Minister of Education
• Professor Adam Habib, Deputy Vice-chancellor, University of Johannesburg
  
• Dr Lis Lange, Executive Director of the Higher Education Quality Committee, Council on Higher Education
  
• Professor Nthabiseng Ogude, Vice-principal, University of Pretoria
  

Event chair: Professor Pippa Green, Head of Journalism, University of Pretoria 

What makes us South African? 

Monday, 25 October, 17:30-19:30

Musaion Theatre, University of Pretoria, Hatfield Campus

RSVP by 15 Oct: web.up.ac.za/southafrican

Speakers:

• Professor Loren Landau, director of the Forced Migration Studies Programme, University of the Witwatersrand
• Kgomotso Matsunyane, producer, director, writer, and television presenter
  
• Edwin Smith, director of the University of Pretoria - Mamelodi campus  
  
• Zukiswa Wanner, South African author
  

Event chair: Mark Gevisser, writer in residence, University of Pretoria

Engage with these respected South African speakers in this exciting conversation series designed to encourage public intellectual activity both at UP and the broader community. 

Log on to: web.up.ac.za/publicconversations2010 to RSVP and find detailed information.

View the formal invitation.

We hope to see you there!

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