Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa received a warm welcome at the 7th Social Justice Summit at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
President Ramaphosa arrived at the venue on Friday, 17 October 2025, to much fanfare.
The President was welcomed by Western Cape Premier Alan Winde and Prof Thuli Madonsela, the Director at the Centre for Social Justice and Law Faculty Trust Chair.
The multi-stakeholder Summit is hosted by Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Social Justice.
The Summit brings together policymakers, legislators, civil society, traditional leaders, academics, and the judiciary to engage in high-level dialogue under the theme: “Social Justice, Food Security and Peace: Pathways to Equality, Solidarity, Sustainability and Climate Resilience”.
The Summit leverages the country’s G20 leadership to champion the African agenda and global cooperation.
As a platform for inter-sectoral collaboration, the Summit will deliberate constitutional commitments and policy outcomes, including the positioning of food justice as a transformative driver of social cohesion, regional food security, and global solidarity.
President Ramaphosa was scheduled to address the summit.
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