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Harare, Zimbabwe The Civic Leadership Institute (CLI) has concluded the Second Edition of the Leadership LaunchPad, a five-day virtual leadership experience designed to introduce children to the foundations of self-leadership, confidence, focus, and responsibility. The programme brought together a small cohort of young leaders for a guided journey of reflection, practice, and celebration. Over the...

The Leadership Question in the Transitional Justice Struggle 17 April 2026, Cape Town, South Africa The Struggle Behind the Struggle By Dzikamai Bere I dzikamai@civicleadershipinstitute.com   “We are all blind until we see That in the human plan Nothing is worth the making If it does not make the man. Why build these cities glorious...

TRC@30 Reflects on Africa’s Unfinished Work of Truth Recovery A Gathering Beyond Commemoration Thirty years after South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission held its first hearings, scholars, former commissioners, activists, survivors civil society actors, and civic leaders gathered in Cape Town to reflect on the past, present, and future of truth recovery. The TRC@30 Symposium,...

Excellence or Nothing: Mark Heywood on Why Social Movements Must Refuse Mediocrity  This Leadership Note is based on reflections shared by Mark Heywood during a leadership conversation with civic leaders. It has been prepared by the Civic Leadership Institute as part of its work to document, interpret, and share leadership insights emerging from the field....