Let’s engage on culture-led people-centred, age and gender-responsive and integrated approaches to rural-urban development
In the two day symposium professionals, experts and practitioners will tackle issues pertinent to culture-led Rural-Urban development.
The power-packed plenaries will be augmented by Open Q & A sessions that give our attendees a voice in the dialogue.
The symposium plenary sessions will include high-level panel discussions on the topics and sub topics of rural-urban revitalization through culture and other related topics.
A platform for networking among, policy makers, academics, civil society, traditional leadership and renowned experts.
The goal of the symposium is to emerge with an informative resource on culture, planning and rural-urban sustainable development.
Mr Mthobeli Kolisa
SALGA
Welcome
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM
Mthobeli Kolisa serves at SALGA's Executive Management Team as the Chief Officer of the Infrastructure Delivery, Spatial Transformation & Sustainability organ of SALGA.
Prof Mzo Sirayi
TUT-UNESCO
Setting the Scene
10:10 AM - 10:15 AM
Mziwoxolo Sirayi, PhD, is a professor of drama, cultural policy and cultural planning at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in Pretoria, South Africa. He is also the UNESCO Chair focusing on Cultural Policy & Sustainable Development.
Prof Fana Sihlongonyani
(WITS)
Decoloniality and Spatial Planning: A Case for Cultural Planning
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Prof Mfaniseni (Fana) Sihlongonyane is a Professor in the Planning Programme, School of Architecture & Planning and a Hall Coordinator at Earnest Oppen-heimer Hall and WITS. His research interests spread over a wide range of theoretical, applied and policy arenas in the global as well as African realms of development.
Prof Barwa Kanyane
HRSC
Digital Revolution, Culture and Rural Village Model
11:55 AM - 12:20 PM
Professor Modimowabarwa KANYANE is a Research Director at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). He has established himself over years as a renowned researcher in the area of ethics and accountability, public service delivery, developmental local government and intergovernmental relations within the broader field of Public Administration and Management.
Ms Telly Chauke
SALGA
Culture, Climate Change and Education
12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Ms Telly Chauke is a Specialist on Environmental Management and Climate Change at the South African Local Government Association (SALGA). She is responsible for facilitating support to municipalities on policy and practice related to environmental management and climate change.Ms Chauke represents South African municipalities in national intergovernmental structures and forums; provides policy and technical advice to member municipalities, and leads SALGA’s the Climate Finance Support programme.
Ms Sinaye Jonas
Makana Local Municipality
Case Study: Municipality Eastern Cape
01:10 PM - 01:40 PM
Ms Sinaye Jonas serves in Town Planning and Management organ of Makana Local Municipality. Her work spans the preparation and approval process of Spatial Development Framework(SDF), Land Use Management, Land use applications related to the rezoning and subdivision of land Town establishment as well as Approval of various land applications.
Mr Mthobeli Kolisa
SALGA
Welcome
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM
Mthobeli Kolisa serves at SALGA's Executive Management Team as the Chief Officer of the Infrastructure Delivery, Spatial Transformation & Sustainability organ of SALGA.
Prof Mzo Sirayi
TUT-UNESCO
Setting the Scene
10:10 AM - 10:15 AM
Mziwoxolo Sirayi, PhD, is a professor of drama, cultural policy and cultural planning at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in Pretoria, South Africa. He is also the UNESCO Chair focusing on Cultural Policy & Sustainable Development.
Mr Zayd Minty
WITS
Cultural Policies for Sustainable Inclusive Cities
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Zayd Minty has been involved in culture and development professionally since 1993, as a cultural manager, curator and commentator, working in a range of organisations and projects. He has focused, more especially, on contemporary arts, festivals, post-apartheid museums, public art, and creative city strategies, primarily in Cape Town, South Africa. As manager of the City of Cape Town’s Arts and Culture Department, he penned the only existing cultural policy for an African municipality. He currently writes for a blog on urban cultural policy in the global South – Creative City South.
Mr Seana Nkhahle
SALGA
Small Town Regeneration: Towards Culture-Led Regeneration Approach
11:55 AM - 12:20 PM
Executive Director at South African Local Government Association.
Ms Neo Molefe
SALGA
Culture and Spatial Planning Approach During and Beyond COVID-19 Crisis
12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Neo Molefe
Mr Mthobeli Kolisa
SALGA
Welcome
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM
Mthobeli Kolisa serves at SALGA's Executive Management Team as the Chief Officer of the Infrastructure Delivery, Spatial Transformation & Sustainability organ of SALGA.
Prof Mzo Sirayi
TUT-UNESCO
Setting the Scene
10:10 AM - 10:15 AM
Mziwoxolo Sirayi, PhD, is a professor of drama, cultural policy and cultural planning at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in Pretoria, South Africa. He is also the UNESCO Chair focusing on Cultural Policy & Sustainable Development.
Mr Zanoxolo Futwa
SALGA
Integrated Policies to Strengthen Rural-Urban Linkages towards Sustainable Rural Revitalization
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Ms Margret Molefe & Mr Gugulethu Nyoni
TUT
The Digital Revolution and Sustainable Spatial Planning Beyond Covid-19
11:55 AM - 12:20 PM
Ms Margret Makgethoa Molefe is a Public Management, Governance Local Economic Development scholar. Mr Gugulethu Nyoni is a post graduate Developmental Economics researcher and academic.
Mr Mxolisi Mchunu
SALGA
Arts, Culture and Local Economic Development
12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Mxolisi Mchunu and a Local Development expert who specializes in Urban Strategic Planning in the Local Economic Development context.
