Development Research Division | South African‐German Centre for Development Research and Criminal Justice

The PhD thesis of Dr. Charlton Tsodzo, the first graduate of the International Development Studies Doctoral Programme of the Centre, is published and can be downloaded: The Role of Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Improving Health Outcomes in Developing Countries: The Case of the SimPill Technology & Tuberculosis Treatment in South Africa

From 14 - 17 March 2012, Dr. Gabriele Bäcker and Britta Niklas took part in the network meeting of the DAAD Centres of Excellence (DAAD-magazine) at the Namibian-German Centre for Logistics. On 17th March 2012, the opening ceremony of the meeting took place in the Polytechnic Hotel School close to the campus of the Polytechnic of Namibia. During the Meeting the topic " Governance, Institutions and Legal Pluralism" was discussed in order to learn from each other´s experience in the management of the cetnres.

The DRD offers DAAD merit scholarships for excellent students on the Master's (Master in Development Studies and Master in Public Administration) and PhD level. The next deadline for submission of applications is 31 July 2012. For more information see scholarship section and the information about study programmes at the DRD - here especially the "How to apply" part.