Thandika Mkandawire 2026 Memorial Lecture
The Thandika Mkandawire Memorial Lecture is an initiative of the South African Research Chair in Social Policy (SARChI) at the College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa (UNISA), in partnership with CODESRIA and the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD). The lecture series honours the memory and legacy of the late Professor Thandika Mkandawire.
The 2026 edition will be delivered on Thursday, 19 November 2026, by Professor Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Emeritus Professor at the University of Malaya (Malaysia) and a long-time associate of Thandika.
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3400743361314630?p=l15VLLX0B93TPgiwOw
Title: Enabling the Resurgence of the Global South: A Homage to Thandika Mkandawire
Date: Thursday, 19 November 2026
Time: 11h00–13h00 (CAT)
Dakar: 09h00-11h00, Geneva: 10h00-12h00,
New Delhi: 14:30-16h30, Kuala Lumpur: 17h00-19h00
To attend: Join the lecture on Microsoft Teams: https://www.tinyurl.com/thandika2026
Enquiries: sarchisp@unisa.ac.za
Keynote Speaker: Prof Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Emeritus Professor, University of Malaya
