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The African Schools’ Debating Championships is the premier youth dialogue event on the African continent. The Fourth Annual Championships will once again be hosted by St John's College, Johannesburg, from 21 – 28 August 2010. As always, the event is open to the public at no charge. ASDC continues to grow with more and more African nations, from Zimbabwe to Rwanda, competing for the title of continental champions! The successful inaugural tournament in 2007, and the equally successful 2008 and 2009 follow up tournaments are sure to set the stage for an ever bigger and more significant event this year.

The African Schools Debating Tournament also incorporates the National Debating Invitational, in which South Africa's top 16 debating schools (both government and independent schools) compete for the ASDC Schools' Cup! Over and above debating, ASDC is more than just a competition. It is a platform from which young Africans are taught the skill of critical engagement: a quality central to the concept of leadership and pivotal to the advancement of African democracy. The tournament programme includes various opportunities for the debaters, adjudicators and the public to engage with a range of influential and insightful speakers. Previous prominent members of civic society that have engaged with ASDC include former President of South Africa Mr. Nelson Mandela, Governor of the Reserve Bank of South Africa, Mr. Tito Mboweni and Constitutional Court Judge, Justice Edwin Cameron, to name a few. ASDC aims for its participants, and for society as a whole, to question and engage these speakers and thereby, critically consider the opinions that they hold. The African Schools Debating Championships is made possible by the generous sponsorship of FNB, Umsobomvu Youth Fund and St John's College.

The African Schools Debating Championships is made possible by the generous sponsorship of FNB, Umsobomvu Youth Fund and St John's College.

Garikai is a Zimbabwean Rhodes Scholar. He has been involved in South African Schools Debating since 2001. He coached the SA Schools Debating Team, was Chief Adjudicator for The National Schools Debating Championships and was Tournament Director for The Western Cape Schools Debating Championships. Garikai also captained the South African Schools Team that reached the finals of the World Schools Debating Championships. He is a recipient of the Anglo American Open Scholarship.

Mr. Michael Fargher, Michael Fargher has been debating since 2001. In 2002 he was selected for the Gauteng team and in 2003 represented South Africa for the first team in New Zealand. He then went on to represent South Africa in Peru, Germany and Canada. In Germany and Canada, the South African team was ranked (broke) tie 1st in the world. Michael was the Chief Gauteng Selector, coach and conceptualized and co-ordinates the National Debating Invitational which is now a premier annual event. Michael is currently studying at the University of Cape Town and is the holder of the Anglo-American Open Scholarship for 2006.

The organizing committee consists of individuals who have been heavily involved in the South African debating community.

President: Mr. Piet Olivier

Tournament Director: Mr. Nick Crosby

Training Director: Ms. Jess Price

Logistics Director: Mr. Lonwabo Jwili

IT Director: Ms. Jacqui Watson

Registration Director: Ms. Leslie Connelly

Media and Marketing: Mr. Garreth Bloor

Liaison Officer: Mr. Amandla Mabona

ASDC Board Chairman: Mr. Vivek Ramsaroop

Keep up to date with the latest 2009 schedules run from the 14th to the 21 of april 2009. the venue is St John's College.

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