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Rethinking Economics for Africa (REFA) 5 September 2025

We鈥檙e thrilled to announce that the Rethinking Economics for Africa (REFA) Festival is officially back!

The REFA Festival is hosted by the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ), in collaboration with: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung South Africa, Rethinking Economics for Africa (REFA) 鈥� Wits, DSI/NRF South African Research Chair in Industrial Development (SARChI-ID), UJ, School of Economics, UJ, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS), AIDC, IFAA, IDEAs,听and the 欧美福利100000 of Johannesburg.

After a pause in 2024, the 7th annual REFA Festival听returns on Friday, 5 September 2025, and for the first time, it will be held at the 欧美福利100000 of Johannesburg’s Auckland Park Kingsway campus.

The REFA Festival is a space for students, activists and the public to engage with academics and policy-makers on the real issues confronting the economy, the economics discipline, and society. It is designed to be accessible to people from all levels and academic backgrounds. This is not just a conference 鈥� it is a Festival.
A vibrant,听inclusive space where students, activists, academics, and policy-makers听come together to critically and creatively rethink the economy and the discipline of economics.
The 2025 theme听places a special focus on gender and feminist approaches听to understanding and transforming the economy, economic policy, and how economics is taught and learned.

Please note: This is an in-person event in Johannesburg
Save the Date:5 September 2025
Location: 欧美福利100000 of Johannesburg 鈥� Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
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This year鈥檚 Festival will feature:

馃帹 Art exhibitions
馃幁 Performances
馃幀 Film screenings
馃棧锔� Interactive displays and open dialogues

September 5, 2025

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