Professor Pearl Sithole, Vice-Principal of the University of the Free State, delivers this year’s lecture under the theme, Lessons from Mafeje’s theories and positionality of Africans on Science and Innovation. Objectives of the lecture are: •To explore Africanity as a means to respond to Africa’s diverse challenges through decolonising and promoting science and innovation.  •To reflect on Africa’s response to pandemics and interpretations thereof; •To provide recommendations on how African institutions can participate in the science revolution through pedagogy and practice. The event also features an address by the Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Buti Manamela.  
SPEAKERS Dr Awino Okech Reader in Gender Studies, SOAS, University of London. Panel Session Chairperson Prof Puleng Lenka-Bula Principal and Vice-Chancellor of University of South Africa Archie Mafeje and the significance of his work in the education landscape Dr Mpho Tshivhase Senior Lecturer, University of Pretoria and Stanford University Fellow The quest to explore interdisciplinary inquiry through Mafeje’s ideologies Prof Adebayo Olukoshi Director, International Institution for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, West Africa and West Asia Archie Mafeje and the agenda to decolonise knowledge in Africa Prof Edith Phaswana Associate Professor & Head of Academic Programmes at the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs  Reflection on Archie Mafeje’s quest to decolonise knowledge and its relevance for public and international affairs in Africa. For more information: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/media-briefs/general/archie-mafeje-memorial-lecture-press-release#ArchieMafejeMemorialLecture2021