ActionAid South Africa (AASA), part of an international non-governmental organisation operating in 45 countries, has worked in collaboration with local organizations in five provinces since 2006 to advance a society free from poverty, inequality, and injustice. AASA believes in creating a world that works for us all. This means ensuring rights become a reality for... Continue Reading →
by Dr Rama Naidu, Executive Director, Democracy Development Program South Africa no longer a priority for donor funding South Africa is no longer considered a priority area for funders and money is being channeled directly to Government through bi-laterals. There is a mistaken notion that democracy is fully consolidated in South Africa and that support... Continue Reading →
by Mukelani Dimba In mid-July 2018, more than 2 000 people representing governments, civil society formations, parliaments, multilateral institutions, and business met in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, for the fifth Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit. The summit was billed as an occasion to showcase the latest innovations in making governments more open, accountable... Continue Reading →
The Democracy Development Program (DDP) was initiated in 1993 as a partner project of the German Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS). DDP is a non-partisan, non-profit organistion which aims to deepen the practice of democracy in South Africa by building strong and active communities that can hold those in power to account. DDP endeavors to accomplish this mission... Continue Reading →
Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) is a human rights organisation with a 39-year track record of human rights activism and public interest litigation in South Africa. LHR uses the law as a positive instrument for change and to deepen the democratisation of South African society. To achieve its aims, LHR provides free legal services to... Continue Reading →
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), founded in 1993 as the Media Monitoring Project, acts in a watchdog role to promote ethical and fair journalism that supports human rights. It has evolved from a pure monitoring-based project to an organisation that implements successful media strategies for change, using technology, social media and data tools to make its... Continue Reading →
amaBhungane (isiZulu for “the dung beetles”) is an independent, non-profit newsroom based in South Africa. Launched in 2010, it develops investigative journalism to promote a free, capable media, and open, accountable and just democracy. amaBhungane develops investigative journalism in the public interest, inter alia by engaging in its best practice, by transferring investigative skills to... Continue Reading →
Ten years ago, a group of activists close to anti-apartheid struggle veteran and former Robben Island prisoner, Ahmed Kathrada, suggested the formation of an organisation that would preserve the legacy of his generation. There were concerns that the values of non-racialism and selfless leadership, as well as activism - especially amongst young people - was... Continue Reading →
The Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) is an African, non-partisan and non-profit company that operates in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi and South Africa. DWF opened its doors in 2014 in South Africa in response to the weakening of public institutions, corruption and declining citizen participation. It is an initiative committed to promoting and building democracy in Southern... Continue Reading →
by William Gumede, Executive Chairperson, Democracy Works Foundation South Africa’s civil society organisations have increasingly become the last line of defense fighting on behalf of ordinary citizens against out-of-control corruption, public service delivery failure and abuse of power by elected and public representatives. The collapse of apartheid was a success story of global and local... Continue Reading →
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