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What does the AFCFTA mean fro the women and youth in the SADC region ?

Join us today us we unpack challenges and opportunities ,



Nile Youth Development Actions Uzalendo Afrika Initiative Evoke Research Primary Cooperative

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https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvdOyopj8oGNFkgFEBKEyx9m7J03zemZ6p

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👉calling all youth and women in the SADC to join our regional consultation under the theme of "Making AFCFTA work for youth & women in the SADC " .

We are convening this with Nile Youth Development Actions in partnership with in South Africa 🌍

👉This is part of the many Consultation we have hard in localisation of the AFCFTA especially unpacking what this framework means to youth and women in the region, come let's discuss what are the challenges and opportunities in the AFCFTA .

👉We will also unpack the intersectionality between AFCFTA and climate change ahead of the
👉What does the framework mean to the women in cross border trading ?
Are the legal frameworks conducive ? Don't forget to join us on the 28th of February 2022 .



Centre for Human Rights SADC Youth League
Life & Peace Institute Evoke Research Primary Cooperative East African Community Youth Ambassadors Platform Femnet Secretariat Zamara Foundation Nalafem Africans Rising

We are pleased to be collaborating with Uzalendo Afrika Initiative and Nile Youth Development Actions to ! Interested in joining the consultation? Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvdOyopj8oGNFkgFEBKEyx9m7J03zemZ6p

Time’s running out! In case you haven’t submitted your abstract yet, tomorrow’s your last day! ⏳⏳⏳

: Evoke wishes to congratulate our Corporate Affairs Director, Yona Siyongwana, for graduating from the prestigious for 2021 in a hybrid ceremony held recently.

The Academy, a collaborative initiative between the Democracy Works Foundation and In Transformation Initiative, is a five month-long programme aiming to develop, connect and shape a new generation of South African leaders through dialogue, youth leadership and civic education.

Well done! 🥳🎉

Don’t forget to join Ongama Mtimka tomorrow with CANRAD to understand .

Click on the link below to register! And check out the poster for more info.

https://canrad.mandela.ac.za/The-State-We%E2%80%99re-In-Democracy%E2%80%99s-Fractures,-Fixes-a

We have great news! In case you missed the initial call for papers for the , we have decided to extend the deadline to September 30th, 2021. Still interested in submitting? Look below to see what exactly you need to send your abstract through.

We look forward to receiving your abstracts! 😃

Set your reminders and catch Ongama Mtimka at 10AM tomorrow with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung South Africa. It’s going to be a good one. Don’t forget to register using the link below. 😃

Violent political language - an attack on the nation? A dialogue focusing on how central the political language of the Constitution is to the national identity.

We’ve got some exciting news! We, at Evoke, would like to extend a hearty congratulations to our Executive Chair Ongama Mtimka for his election as Treasurer of the South African Association of Political Studies at its 2021 Conference. Wishing you all the best in your new role! 🥳🎉🎊

Extra, extra! Check out today’s issue of HeraldLIVE - Nelson Mandela Bay to find out more about the !

https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2021-08-27-nmu-lecturer-ex-students-launch-political-risk-research-journal/

PS - the call for abstracts closes on September 5th, so don’t forget to send yours through to [email protected].

Tune in to tomorrow’s webinar with Ongama Mtimka and Dr Motheo Koitsiwe!

Register below:

https://mandela.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dC_cOv-UTK6aeRMSdPN2cA

Evoke Research – Memories of the future ResearchWe produce research sourced by various stakeholders and the flagship Informal Trader Confidence Index, SEZ Investor Confidence Index and the Eastern Cape Business Confidence Index Read More

: The call for papers for the South African Journal of Political Risk closes in a few weeks! Check out evokeresearch.co.za for more on the journal and how to submit.

Evoke Research – Memories of the future ResearchWe produce research sourced by various stakeholders and the flagship Informal Trader Confidence Index, SEZ Investor Confidence Index and the Eastern Cape Business Confidence Index Read More

PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release

17 August 2021

Sentiments of informal traders in SA to be tracked from starting this month

Gqeberha – A business that is owned by young people, the Evoke Research Primary Cooperative, is making a new contribution to initiatives that measure the sentiments of business operators in South Africa by adding the voice of informal traders.
The cooperative has started gathering data this week in various townships and rural areas in order to produce the first Informal Trader Confidence Index in the country.
Inspired by the limited socioeconomic interventions in government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the devastating impact it had on the sector, the cooperative saw it fit to launch the index to shed light on the economics of informal trade.
“It is easy to measure the impact of business cycles and shocks on formal businesses given the many measures used to record and report on business activities but this is not the case with informal traders,” says Musa Mdumbulu, director for socioeconomic research at Evoke Research.
Although a significant contributor to the national economy and an alternative source of employment for many South Africans, the informal trading sector is often in a precarious position as those who participate in it are not beneficiaries of typical benefits such as bail outs and loans seen in the formal sector.
It is also an under-studied field, with venture capitalists often showing little interest in understanding the dynamics of informal trade in an economic sense and its significance in policy and business. The sector is also severely constrained by insufficient business infrastructure, a historically hostile political and policy environment, sociocultural barriers, and a lack of funding amongst other critical factors. And with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, informal traders are now more vulnerable than ever as government socioeconomic measures taken have not been as inclusive and sustainable as they could be, leaving key stakeholders behind in the process.
The index, according to Mdumbulu, is thus timely and relevant as it seeks to provide long-term recommendations on the regulation of informal trade that will prove supportive to its participants. The outcomes of the index will be presented at the cooperative’s quarterly presentations beginning in September 2021.
The Evoke Research Primary Cooperative is a Black-owned, majority youth and woman-led, start-up business that aims to be the architects of knowledge that positively transforms the socioeconomic landscape of Africa.
A multifaceted venture specialising in research, political risk consulting, and publishing, Evoke seeks to incorporate previously marginalised forms of research and knowledge in its research outputs while pushing for the promotion of skills and development of Africans by Africans.
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Media Contacts

Yona Siyongwana
Evoke Research Primary Cooperative
[email protected]
+27 (0)79 061 9661

Musa Mdumbulu
Evoke Research Primary Cooperative
[email protected]
+27 (0)72 365 0186

Evoke Research – Memories of the future ResearchWe produce research sourced by various stakeholders and the flagship Informal Trader Confidence Index, SEZ Investor Confidence Index and the Eastern Cape Business Confidence Index Read More

Exciting times ahead! Join Ongama Mtimka as moderator at the International Conference symposium this September. Details are on the poster. Don’t forget to register!

Registration link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfD3DA55a6xaUs3CiyIPdmDcoykJrRBE3agvEkPq-HH3LG12w/viewform?usp=sf_link

: Our Director of Political Research, Asiphe Ceemxhosa Mxalisa unpacking her MA research with the Young Researchers Hub last night ✨

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Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Twitter using the handle . We are also finally live on LinkedIn, so follow us - Evoke Research Primary Cooperative.

Join our Director of Political Research Asiphe Ceemxhosa Mxalisa this Friday on Facebook Live as she discusses her Masters Research with Young Researchers Hub! See you at 6! 😊

Catch our Chairman Ongama Mtimka on News Central in the next few as he analyses President Cyril Ramaphosa’s .

: Our Chairman Ongama Mtimka on Newzroom Afrika today with Thembekile Mrototo talking all things SACP.

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CALL FOR PAPERS:

Join us and explore your research skill. Evoke Research Primary Cooperative proudly announces the inaugural South Africa Political Risk Conference, to be held at the Sandton in November,2021.
Anyone interested in submitting and presenting a paper at the conference please check out the below for more information on how you can get involved.

Journal – Evoke Research The SA Journal of Political Risk (SAJPR) is a quarterly publication which surveys various major developments within the political economy of the country with a view to interpret them for entities interested in understanding the nature of political risks in the country and its consequences for busine...

Our new Journal and call for papers

Journal – Evoke Research The SA Journal of Political Risk (SAJPR) is a quarterly publication which surveys various major developments within the political economy of the country with a view to interpret them for entities interested in understanding the nature of political risks in the country and its consequences for busine...