On 10 December 2009, thirteen new Masters in Development Management graduated from the Bochum Programme in Development Management at the University of the Western Cape. Four of the graduates are scholarship holders of the South African-German Centre for Development Research and Criminal Justice. Congratulations!
On October 29th, 2009, the South African - German Centre of Development Research and the University of Malawi held a workshop on the Global Financial Crisis in Zomba, Malawi. The broad interest in this subject was reflected by the number of participants. Over forty participants from governmental and non-governmental organizations discussed the global effects of the economic crisis as well as the effects on the Malawian economy.