29th July 2017 0

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Might South Africans build the future they want? Jakkie Cilliers’ deep probes into the future give us a priceless glimpse into what lies ahead for country and continent. His TEDxJohannesburg 2014 presentation forecasts three possible futures for South Africa: Mandela Magic, Nation Divided, and Bafana Bafana. The prospects of each are self-evident. Either way, he says, it‘s the choices that South Africans make today that will determine where in the future the country ends up.

Dr Jakkie Cilliers co-founded the Institute for Security Studies in 1990, where he is now the Executive Director. He holds a BA from the University of Stellenbosch and a BA Honours, MA and DLitt et Phil from the University of South Africa. A widely published and regular commentator, Dr Cilliers’ current interest lie in forecasting long terms trends for South Africa and the greater African continent. Dr Cilliers also serves on the editorial boards of the African Security Review and the South African Journal of International Affairs.



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