Anton Lubowski Memorial Lecture 2025

10 September 2025 18:00 – 19:30 Windhoek

You are invited to the sixth annual Anton Lubowski Memorial Lecture celebrating the life of anti-apartheid activist and advocate, Anton Theodor Eberhard August Lubowski (3 February 1952 – 12 September 1989).

This year’s lecture is especially meaningful, as Stellenbosch University proudly co-hosts it with the University of Namibia in Windhoek.

The lecture will take place both online and in-person. Please join our speakers, Prof Peter Katjavivi, Graham Hopwood and Rosa Namises, as they explore the theme From Exposure to Action: Strengthening Systems in the Fight Against Corruption.

More on our speakers:

Keynote speaker – Prof Peter Katjavivi

Prof Peter Katjavivi is a Namibian scholar, politician, and diplomat. A key figure in the country’s liberation struggle, he went on to become the founding Vice-Chancellor of the University of Namibia and later served as Namibia’s Ambassador to the EU and Germany. From 2015 to 2025, he was Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia. Prof Katjavivi is also an accomplished author and the recipient of several international honours in recognition of his contributions to education, diplomacy, and democracy.

Graham Hopwood

Graham Hopwood is the Executive Director of the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) in Windhoek, Namibia. The IPPR is an independent, non-profit non-governmental organisation that delivers analytical and critical research on social, political, and economic issues. His recent research work has focused on governance policies, the effectiveness of anti-corruption laws, extractive industry transparency, and the investment climate. In addition, he serves as Chairperson of the Civil Society Information Centre and sits on the board of The Namibian newspaper.

Rosa Namises

Rosa Namises is a Namibian politician and human rights activist. Her political activism led to her imprisonment and subsequent exile. After 1990, she obtained a Diploma in Adult and Basic Education from UNISA and a Diploma in Gender Development and Planning from the University of London. She also completed a Diploma in Women in Management, undertook paralegal training, and gained counselling and facilitation skills. Known as the “Rosa of Luxembourg of Namibia”, she is the Director of Women Solidarity Namibia and the founder and driving force behind Dolam Residential Child Care.

Two films have been produced about her:

1. Rosa and Uria

2. Portrait of an Impressive Woman

Namises was also a personal and family friend of the Lubowski family in the late 1980’s, during the liberation struggle.