An independent governance institute
Build trust in governance. Turn experience into legacy.
Executive education across five disciplines — governance, law, technology, risk and leadership — taught by the people who have practised it: former ministers and office-holders, senior executives and practitioners from across Southern Africa.
Why Statecraft
Governance is a craft. It is learned from those who have exercised it under pressure — in cabinet, in the boardroom, and in the systems that now hold a nation’s data. The Institute exists to turn that experience into teaching, and that teaching into trust.
Programmes
One flagship, four streams.
A flagship certificate in Governance and Governing, and four standalone courses in the adjacent crafts senior leaders need — all taught from one pool of senior experts.
Flagship certificate · 195 hours
Governance and Governing
Three modules — political and public, corporate, and data and AI governance, including responsible and ethical AI — taught through one common operating logic.
- Law, Justice and DiplomacyConstitutionalism, advising government, multilateral negotiation and accountability.
- Digital, Data and TechnologyTechnology on the board agenda, cyber risk, fintech and inclusion, data and AI frameworks.
- Risk, Resources and SustainabilityEnterprise risk, natural resources, land and water, the licence to operate.
- Economics, the C-Suite and the BoardEconomics for executives, trade and investment, the path to the C-suite and the boardroom.
How we teach
In person or online. Assessed with rigour.
Hybrid masterclasses
Masterclasses are taught in person or online. The hybrid format lets senior participants join from the room or from their office.
Keynotes in person
Breakfast and dinner keynotes bring participants and experts to the same table for candid discussion.
Certified by the Institute
Assignments and assessment are set and marked by the Institute, informed by the expert who taught the module.
The Expert Panel
Learn from those who have held the office.
Our experts teach what they have lived: how institutions hold under strain, how boards decide, and how data earns the trust of the people it describes. The pool spans five disciplines and continues to grow.
- Former ministers, a former Speaker of Parliament and a former Attorney General
- Technology, risk and business executives
- Data and AI governance practitioners
Bring Statecraft to your institution.
Whether you lead a business school, a board or a public institution, we would welcome a conversation about what Statecraft can offer your people.