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The emergence and strengthening of the South African voice on the global scale raises a number of questions:
- Are we experiencing the global reordering of power?
- What are the risks and opportunities for the global South in global politics?
- And finally whose interest will be better served by an assertive voice on the global scale?
About the moderator
Munyaradzi Mapfumo
Munyaradzi is a Research Associate and Editorial Coordinator at African Leadership Centre (ALC) . His role is to both a researcher and managing the research output of the ALC. His research interests are in Youth, Development and the State. He has an interest in the feminist theory and how that intersects with society and leadership. He also comments on the Zimbabwean politics with different publications. Munya is currently pursuing his doctorate studies with a South African University.
About the panellists
Prof. Tinashe Kondo
Prof. Tinashe Kondo is an Associate Professor at the University of the Western Cape who specialises in Competition Law. His other research interests are in Cyber Law, International Investment Law, Constitutional and Human Rights Law. He is also a visiting lecturer for the LLM course in Competition Law at the Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa (TRAPCA), a centre within the Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute (ESAMI), in Arusha, Tanzania.
Shannon Leslie Whitaker
Shannon Leslie Whitaker (previously Arnold) is a political scientist whose work bridges research and practice in Southern African governance, democracy and security.Recognised for her contributions to gender and security research, Shannon received the African Women Peace and Security Fellowship at the African Leadership Centre (2022/2023). She holds an MPhil in African Studies from the Centre for Gender and Africa Studies at the University of the Free State and an MSc in Global Leadership and Peacebuilding from King's College London - both with distinction. Her research explores the intersections of governance, democracy, peace, security, and gender.
Keenan Bryden Govender
Keenan Bryden Govender is a researcher and programme specialist from Durban, South Africa, and a former Early Career Scholar with the United States Institute for Peace, where he conducted research on China–Africa military cooperation. He is also an African Leadership Centre Peace and Security Fellow at King’s College London, where he earned an MSc in Global Leadership and Peacebuilding with distinction. Keenan is currently pursuing an LLM at SOAS, University of London, specialising in public international law and international commercial arbitration, and serves as Student Representative on the Management Committee of the SOAS Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Centre. He previously worked as a Programme Officer in ACCORD’s Research Department, focusing on post conflict development and peacebuilding in Sudan and Mozambique, and has supported leading academics and practitioners as an independent research assistant and consultant. His research interests centre on leadership, governance, conflict resolution.
About King's Africa Week
Hosted by the African Leadership Centre and Africa research group, Africa Week is an annual celebration of research, education and outreach activities on Africa.
King's Africa Week brings together academics, researchers and students from across King's – and offers the opportunity to hear from African scholars, leaders and thinkers. It also showcases King's collaboration with African universities and partners.
Find out more about Africa Week
African cuisine at King's Food
Explore the diverse flavours from the African continent through a specially curated lunch menu featuring traditional dishes and desserts in celebration of Africa Week 2026. Visit any King's Food outlet during lunch service on Tuesday March 3 to savour these distinctive flavours and celebrate the continent's rich culinary tradition.
At this event
ALC Nairobi staff