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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

2 days ago

Facebook has announced the launch of their 2021 Community Accelerator program. Participants in this year’s eight month program will turn their community’s impactful ideas into action with funding, training and access to new tools. Selected participants will each receive up to $50k to fund community initiatives, with a subset of communities eligible to receive part of $1 million in additional funding.Applications are due by May 31. Use the code ‘VIP2021’ when you apply. ... See MoreSee Less

Accelerator | Facebook Community

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A program to equip impactful communities to grow

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

4 days ago

A report released by civil society organisations, including OSF-SA grantees Legal Resources Centre, Women's Legal Centre, and People Against Suffering Oppression and Poverty (PASSOP), has found evidence that LGBTQI refugees are being denied asylum in South Africa despite being “eligible for protection under international and domestic law”. ... See MoreSee Less

Gay refugees denied asylum by Home Affairs bigotry - report

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Organisations analysed letters denying LGBTI applicants refugee status

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 week ago

“It will be a disaster if this decision is taken because we know that there is a high rate of unemployment.” – Black Sash on the crisis that is likely to ensue unless the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grant is extended and a policy framework is in place, making it a source of income. ... See MoreSee Less

Black Sash calls for indefinite extension of COVID-19 grant - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

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Human rights organisation, Black Sash, says terminating the COVID-19 grant will be premature and reckless.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 week ago

OSF-SA grantee, Women's Legal Centre, is helping a gang rape survivor change the law on prescription. Currently, civil claims for sexual offences must be brought within three years unless the victim can show why they were unable to do so. WLC says that the Prescription Act limits the state’s ability to meet its obligations to protect survivors of sexual offences. ... See MoreSee Less

Woman seeks to sue rapists 40 years after attack

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Case could overturn three-year prescription on civil claims for sexual offences

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 week ago

Browse "We're not going to take it", an album featuring photographs by Sumaya Hisham of everyday people taking a stand during the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in countless untold stories of the personal, economic and social impacts of COVID-19. These are stories of personal loss, loss of opportunities, domestic violence and the burden of care, but also of adaptability, resilience, hope and the promise of new beginnings. ... See MoreSee Less

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

2 weeks ago

OSF-SA grantee Legal Resources Centre, has welcomed the Constitutional Court’s confirmation of a 2020 ruling – in which the Durban High Court declared a section of the Matrimonial Property Act 88 of 1984 unconstitutional and invalid. This means that women who were married in terms of the Black Administration Act prior to 1988, can now assert their claims to equal rights to land and family property. ... See MoreSee Less

Legal Resources Centre welcomes nullifying of discriminatory marriage law - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

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The ruling stated that Section 22 (6) of the Black Administration Act 38 of 1927 was discriminatory - as marriages of Black couples before 1988 were automatically out of community of property.

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2 weeks ago

Browse through "Last goodbyes", an album by Sumaya Hisham capturing the difficult experiences of everyday people during the pandemic.The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in countless untold stories of the personal, economic and social impacts of COVID-19. These are stories of personal loss, loss of opportunities, domestic violence and the burden of care, but also of adaptability, resilience, hope and the promise of new beginnings. ... See MoreSee Less

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

3 weeks ago

Research conducted by The Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) into the COVID-19 relief fund for small-scale farmers has exposed a couple of issues, including gender bias in the system and processing of the fund. "According to Professor Ruth Hall of the University of Western Cape’s Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies, preliminary findings during a field work in Limpopo revealed that men received more money and support than women and that many farmers were robbed as they lost access to their local markets." ... See MoreSee Less

Research reveals 'gender bias in farmers relief grant’ | The Citizen

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Research into the Covid-19 relief fund for small-scale farmers has exposed a couple of issues, including gender bias in the system.

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3 weeks ago

"Our message is that Africans should not be last in line for vaccines and therapeutics" – OSF-SA Executive Director, Bulelwa Ngewana, shares her April update, including the Foundation's COVID-19 response and details on our strategy. ... See MoreSee Less

A shot in the arm and an update on our strategy

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You think you know someone until the topic of COVID-19 vaccination comes up and you realise you don’t know them at all. I’ve discussed OSF-SA’s COVID-19 response strategy at length on various platforms. We developed this tiered approach early in March last year before the new coronavirus had e...

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3 weeks ago

Goza Primary School in Soweto has been fighting for six years for access to safe drinking water on its premises. OSF-SA grantee Equal Education has called Department of Basic Education South Africa's unwillingness to take action "unacceptable and unlawful". ... See MoreSee Less

Equal Education says lack of water at Goza Primary is unlawful

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Earlier on Monday, Eyewitness News reported on how the school has been fighting for six years to get the provincial Department of Education to address the problem.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

3 weeks ago

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in countless untold stories of the personal, economic and social impacts of COVID-19. These are stories of personal loss, loss of opportunities, domestic violence and the burden of care, but also of adaptability, resilience, hope and the promise of new beginnings.This video is the first in a series of work by the talented Sumaya Hisham, documenting the impact of the pandemic on people’s everyday lives. ... See MoreSee Less

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

4 weeks ago

A group of homeless people represented by our grantee Ndifuna Ukwazi Law Centre, are taking the City of Cape Town to court over some of its by-laws, highlighting that they “criminalise homelessness”. “These by-laws impose a further barrier to alleviating chronic poverty in circumstances where people are forced to live on the streets" – Ndifuna Ukwazi attorney, Jonty Cogger. ... See MoreSee Less

Homeless people challenge Cape Town by-laws in court

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City by-laws are unconstitutional and discriminatory says Ndifuna Ukwazi Law Centre

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

4 weeks ago

[VACANCY] We are hiring a people and organisational specialist at the Open Society Foundation for South Africa. As a member of the executive team, this role will be key in the delivery of the organisation’s overall strategy through the people processes. We’ll be looking for a proven track record of managing an organisation through a major change process, as well as designing innovative, flexible and forward looking systems and processes aimed at attracting, retaining and developing talent. The complete job spec and more details on how to apply can be found at the link below. ... See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

[TRAINING] We’re offering a one-day online fact-checking training in English, French, Kiswahili and Portuguese for young civil society activists. Register to learn how to identify false information, find credible sources and use online verification tools: forms.gle/zbQSQETq2BY5iYTDA Open Society Foundation for South Africa ... See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

More than one year into the pandemic, fake news and disinformation continue to hamper efforts to effectively deal with Covid-19. Key trends include the false information that Covid-19 doesn't really exist and that certain vitamins can prevent the disease. Media Monitoring Africa and the Real411 have been involved in mitigating the spread of disinformation, particularly online. ... See MoreSee Less

The COVID-19 infodemic: A year later and fake news is still spreading

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COVID-19-related conspiracy theories about 5G network towers, contaminated test kits, immune boosters and vaccine hesitancy are undermining trust and fuelling unnecessary panic.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 month ago

Earlier this year we shared a glimpse into the Izwelethu informal settlement, also known as "Covid", by photographer, Samantha Reinders. GroundUp News, has since published a photo essay by Masixole Feni, capturing the everyday life of those living in the area. Check it out at the link. ... See MoreSee Less

A year in a settlement created by Covid

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Izwelethu informal settlement or Covid as it is nicknamed started with lockdown in March 2020

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1 month ago

With the Eastern Cape Health Department already on a tight budget this year, an order obtained by attorneys to freeze millions of rands in the department’s bank accounts poses a further threat to its survival. This comes as the provider of lifesaving Covid-19 medications also threatens to stop supply due to non-payment.This is the fourth report in the Daily Maverickck series detailing the collapse of the provincial health system. ... See MoreSee Less

A PROVINCE AT BREAKING POINT: Fallout from decades of chaotic litigation poses new threat to the Eastern Cape Department of Health

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With only R3.4bn left to run the Eastern Cape Department of Health for the remainder of the financial year (excluding the salary bill), an order obtained by attorneys to freeze millions of rands in the department’s bank accounts poses a further threat to the survival of the fragile health system. ...

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1 month ago

"At clinics all over the Eastern Cape patients start lining up for help as early as 4am, braving dark roads, hunger and battling fatigue and anxiety that they will not be assisted."The third article in the series of Daily Maverick investigative reports on the collapse of the Eastern Cape public health system, zooms in on the state of clinics where patients access HIV, TB and primary healthcare. ... See MoreSee Less

A PROVINCE AT BREAKING POINT: Survival of the fittest: Battle for help at Eastern Cape clinics

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In the third of our series of reports on the state of the Eastern Cape Health Department, we look at the state of clinics where patients access HIV, TB and primary healthcare. At clinics all over the Eastern Cape patients start lining up for help as early as 4am, braving dark roads, hunger and battl...

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1 month ago

The second part of the Daily Maverick investigation detailing the collapse of the Eastern Cape public health system, dives deeper into the high Covid-19 fatality rate in the province. Analysis by a doctor revealed patients "had almost no chance and died in casualty wards within two days of admission" ... See MoreSee Less

A PROVINCE AT BREAKING POINT: Swift and Cruel: Investigation into high Eastern Cape Covid-19 death rate shows many died in casualty units

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In our second story in the series detailing the collapse of the Eastern Cape public health system, we look at an investigation into the high Covid-19 fatality rate in the Eastern Cape. The analysis, by a doctor within the health department, has revealed that many patients had almost no chance and di...

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1 month ago

With mounting legal claims against the Eastern Cape Department of Health, Daily Maverick have launched a three-part investigative series into the number of Covid-19 deaths and health staff shortages at the province’s public health facilities. Part one explores the conditions in the province’s public health facilities and what lies behind the devastating death toll in the province. ... See MoreSee Less

A PROVINCE AT BREAKING POINT : More than 300 Covid-related deaths and health staff shortages push Eastern Cape hospitals to the edge

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With mounting legal claims against the Eastern Cape Department of Health now totalling close to R40-billion, and R902-million paid out over the past financial year, calls to address dire staff shortages at specialist units in the province have not been heeded for the past three years. Over the next....

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1 month ago

In a protest organised by OSF-SA grantee Social Justice Coalition, residents from 23 communities marched on the Sea Point Promenade, calling for the City of Cape Town to prioritise housing and access to water and sanitation in informal settlements. “It means nothing to us to celebrate Human Rights Day when people are going to go back to their homes and continually experience the violation of their rights” – Mandisa Dyantyi, director of the Social Justice Coalition. ... See MoreSee Less

Social Justice: Residents of Cape Town’s informal settlements march for housing, water and sanitation

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Residents from 23 communities marched on the Sea Point Promenade on Monday, calling for the City of Cape Town to prioritise housing and access to water and sanitation in informal settlements.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

2 months ago

Following the trending topic claiming that the number of illegal immigrants in South Africa is as high as 15 million, OSF-SA grantee Africa Check conducted an investigation which found this number to be way off the mark. "StatsSA estimates that there are about 3.9 million foreign-born people living in the country and this includes both documented and undocumented migrants"– Cayley Clifford, Senior Researcher at Africa Check. ... See MoreSee Less

Africa Check debunks notion of 15 million illegal migrants in SA

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Cayley Clifford of Africa Check Senior researcher explains where the number comes from and why it is way off the mark.

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2 months ago

The Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape recently hosted a COVID-19 webinar, where issues including access to healthcare and the promotion of human rights during the pandemic were unpacked. Attendees highlighted that "the promotion of human rights should be the foundation of any policies to respond to the pandemic".Their next webinar will take place on Wednesday 24 March, and will look at the financial impact of COVID-19 on local and district municipalities. ... See MoreSee Less

Dullah Omar Institute at UWC hosts webinar on access to healthcare during COVID-19 pandemic - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

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The Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape has hosted a COVID-19 webinar, where issues including access to healthcare and the promotion of human rights during the pandemic were looked at.

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2 months ago

Following recent attacks on migrant drivers, many are living in fear for their lives. Jean Pierre Misago, researcher at OSF-SA grantee African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University, "views these attacks on trucks and migrant drivers as a bigger political project where local strongmen are using the lack of strong policing and the weak central authority to impose their will and create local fiefdoms". New Frame has the full story. ... See MoreSee Less

Migrant truck drivers remain fearful

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Although attacks on migrant drivers and their trucks have subsided, drivers remain in fear of their lives with no concrete solution to the violence and killing in sight.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

2 months ago

[Save the date] Join us as we discuss the "African Court Advisory Opinion on the consonance of colonial-era vagrancy laws with the African Charter" during a virtual meeting on March 25th 2021 from 11:00 to 15:00 GMT. OSF (HRI, OSIWA, OSIEA, OSISA, OSF-SA, AfRO, the MENA Program and the Justice Initiative) together with our partners in the campaign to decriminalise petty offences in Africa, will be discussing this landmark opinion handed down recently by the African Court on human and peoples’ rights. ... See MoreSee Less

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