Integral to the work of the Foundation are Public Lectures, Seminars and Publications. This series of activities contributes substantively to the goals of SBF by:
Titled after the pseudonym under which Steve Biko wrote, this newly created forum is designed to bring together young professionals from various sectors for discussion around salient issues impacting South Africa’s political, economic and social development. There are a lot of topics explored on FrankTalk.
Established in 2000, the Steve Biko Memorial Lecture is the flagship program of the Steve Biko Foundation and a principal avenue through which the Foundation pursues a core element of its mission to foster the intangible but essential community building blocks: history, identity, culture and values, as the foundation for leadership and agency at the level of the individual and the community. Described as a resuscitative moment, the Steve Biko Memorial Lecture is an opportunity to explore the inextricable link between the individual and society; to explore our triumphs over inequality; and to speak to contemporary challenges and opportunities facing people of African descent.
Established to honour the legacy of the late Pan Africanist, the Robert Sobukwe Memorial Lecture focuses on issues which are particularly relevant to the African continent. Lectures have been delivered by:
In addition to its annual lectures and conferences, the Foundation facilitates a number of other platforms for dialogue and leadership development in the form of seminars and workshops, which are anchored by a range of practitioners.