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OSF-SA Celebrates 25 Years of Grant Making in South Africa.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

2 days ago

[Call for Submissions] We're offering three grants of R50 000 each to local filmmakers who want to share their COVID-19 story. Submit your grant proposal for the production of an original 3-5 minute documentary short film, capturing your lived experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Production companies, public institutions, NGOs, communities, independent filmmakers, students and individuals are invited to submit their applications at the link below, or tag someone who might be interested in this opportunity in the comments. ... See MoreSee Less

Covid Stories Filmmaking Grants - Open Society Foundation

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Covid Stories Filmmaking Grants. OSF-SA is offering 3 grants of R50 000 for the production of "Covid Stories" documentary short films.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

2 days 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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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

3 days ago

Raising awareness of issues within the criminal justice system, Wits Justice Project highlights that most South Africans are too poor to afford real justice, leaving them with under-resourced and overworked legal services. ... See MoreSee Less

The after-effects of being wrongfully arrested

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Wits Justice Project senior multimedia journalist Sumeya Gasa explains the work they do and callers share their experience.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

3 days ago

"Access to health is a human right...denying undocumented people the vaccine and failing to deliver on their rights are highly problematic and unconstitutional."Civil rights organisations Global South Against Xenophobia (GSAX), Covid-19 People's Coalition, Lawyers For Human Rights, Public Service Accountability Monitor - PSAM, Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP), Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network and Women's Legal Centre (WLC) have written an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa asking that government reveal its vaccine rollout strategy. ... See MoreSee Less

OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT | Covid-19 vaccine for undocumented people | News24

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Global South Against Xenophobia (GSAX) of the COVID-19 People’s Coalition, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) and the South African Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) have written an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa asking that government reveal its vaccine rollout strategy.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 week ago

According to OSF-SA grantee Sonke Gender Justice, sex workers have suffered a drastic loss of income during the pandemic due to the curfew, loss of paying clients and frequent police raids. "Give us decriminalisation so that sex workers can pay into the UIF, so that sex workers can be recognised as workers in future and can access the services that are available to every other employee" – Nosipho Vidima, Sex worker and rights specialist at Sonke Gender Justice. ... See MoreSee Less

Excluded from Covid relief and battling to survive, sex workers turn to the web

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The calls to decriminalise sex work are growing louder in SA amid the Covid-19 pandemic which has left sex workers across the country out in the cold.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

2 weeks ago

Wits Justice Project has launched a podcast titled: “Him or Me”, that explores how women in abusive relationships are failed by the South African criminal justice system. You can listen to the ten-part podcast series at the link. ... See MoreSee Less

Wits Justice Project launches ‘Him or Me’ podcast on Gender-based violence and Femicide in South Africa | Journalism.co.za

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Wits Justice Project launches ‘Him or Me’ podcast on Gender-based violence and Femicide in South Africa by Staff Reporter | Feb 17, 2021 | 0 comments Despite South Africa’s high femicide rates, the number of gender-based violence cases that lead to convictions remains low with close to 70% of ...

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

2 weeks ago

A Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) webinar on institutional coordination of the return to schools, agreed that parents’ participation in their children’s education would improve with better access to information such as study guides. Daily Maverick shares more on the webinar discussion at the link. ... See MoreSee Less

MAVERICK CITIZEN: Parents, teachers and learners anxious about the reopening of schools

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A Public Affairs Research Institute webinar on institutional coordination of the return to schools agreed that parents’ participation in their children’s education would improve with better access to information such as study guides. Parents could then better help with learning at home and conti...

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

3 weeks ago

In this three-part Daily Maverick series, OSF-SA grantee Africa Check and the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) take a closer look at disinformation on Twitter in South Africa. "[Social media algorithms] will show you what you want to see, but they don’t have any kind of value judgement" - Renée DiResta, research manager at Stanford University’s Internet Observatory. ... See MoreSee Less

WEB OF LIES (PART ONE): Anatomy of a disinformation campaign: The who, what and why of deliberate falsehoods on Twitter

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Since 2018, South Africa has featured on a growing list of countries where social media is used to spread disinformation and computational propaganda.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

3 weeks ago

"We need to vaccinate as many people as quickly as possible. Excluding anyone is to the detriment of all of us" – Jo Vearey, director of the African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits University, on the importance of including migrants in the vaccination rollout plan. New Frame shares more details on why this process is critical. ... See MoreSee Less

Getting migrants vaccinated is critical

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Migrants without documents may be justifiably hesitant to get the Covid-19 vaccine and need assurance that their information will be protected and not used against them.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

3 weeks ago

Long queues, restricted services and the decision by Sassa to stop all grants for children without birth certificates, has left many families without grants for January. Following interventions from Legal Resources Centre, grants were expected to be reinstated and paid before month end, but the Department did not follow through. Daily Maverick has the full story. ... See MoreSee Less

DM168 Covid-19: The vulnerable suffer as grant recipients are thrown into admin hell

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Many families are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea as Sassa grants are cancelled because of Home Affairs’ Covid-19 delays and inefficiency, leaving them without income.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

3 weeks ago

Repost Open Society Foundations: "In Cape Town, South Africa, there is a relatively new informal settlement of more than 3,000 people. While the densely populated collection of tin shacks is formally known as Izwelethu, its residents have instead named it after the virus that they blame for losing their jobs, income, and homes after the country went into lockdown: “Covid.”This photo was taken in 2020, when the settlement known as Covid was still in its first weeks. Then and now, many of the roofs are held down by little more than cinderblocks. But even if the virus disappears, many residents say, staying in Covid is still their least-bad option.In this series, photographer Samantha Reinders shares their stories. Learn more: osf.to/2Yq1YhSFollow us on Instagram for more photos: @osf_sa | @opensocietyfoundations"#opensociety #CapeTown #covid ... See MoreSee Less

PHOTOS: Why South Africans Built An Illegal Settlement Called Covid

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

3 weeks ago

[VACANCY] Do you want to help make the world a better place with your ability to find opportunities for grant making and advocacy towards economic justice and climate action? The Open Society Foundations Africa Regional Office (AfRO), is seeking a Team Manager to be based in Nairobi, Johannesburg or Dakar, to facilitate networking amongst AfRO’s Economic Justice and Climate Action Program partners. More details about the position can be found at the link. ... See MoreSee Less

Team Manager, Africa Regional Office (AfRO)

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Team Manager, Africa Regional Office (AfRO). Nairobi. Posting Date: 02/03/2021. Deadline: 02/24/2021 Do you want to help make the world a better place with your ability to find opportunities for grant making and advocacy towards economic justice and climate action within the Africa Regional Office (...

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

4 weeks ago

In a court victory for amaBhungane, it was found that the Regulation of Interception of Communication Act (RICA) is unconstitutional to the "extent that it fails to provide adequate safeguards to protect the right to privacy". News24.com has the full story. ... See MoreSee Less

UPDATE | Victory for amaBhungane as ConCourt upholds ruling on surveillance of journalists | News24

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The Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of the amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism, confirming a High Court ruling deeming parts of RICA unconstitutional.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

4 weeks ago

A recently released Corruption Watch report has revealed the culprits in the mismanagement of Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme funds. Based on over 100 allegations of TERS corruption, the full report can be found at the Daily Maverick link below. ... See MoreSee Less

COVID-19: NEWSFLASH: Employers often initiated TERS funding corruption — report

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A Corruption Watch report released on Monday reveals the culprits in the mismanagement of Covid-19 Temporary Employer / Employee Relief Scheme funds, after receiving over 100 reports of alleged corruption relating to TERS.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

4 weeks ago

Equal Education has written an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, the Basic Education Minister and the Finance Minister, requesting that the government fund public schools to help close the equality gap in education widened by the pandemic. SABC News has more on this story at the link. ... See MoreSee Less

Fix and fund public schools: Equal Education - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

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Equal Education has written an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, the Basic Education Minister and the Finance Minister requesting that the government fund public schools.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

4 weeks ago

History of the Open Society Foundations

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Since George Soros began his philanthropy in 1979, we've been working to advance freedom, justice and human rights worldwide.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 month ago

"Last year taught me that there is no such thing as certainty, but despite my uncertainty, it is my sincere wish that 2021 is a kinder one for us all" – OSF-SA Executive Director, Bulelwa Ngewana, reflects on the tough year that was and looks ahead to positive change in her latest article. Read it at the link below. ... See MoreSee Less

A kinder year

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It’s hard to believe that we are only in the third week of 2021. Most people I have spoken to expressed that this year feels like last year physically and psychologically. In many respects it feels worse due to the continuous numbing losses that we are all experiencing: of loved ones, colleagues a...

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 month ago

Covid-19 vaccines are coming to South Africa and it's important to stay up to date with the latest information. Have a read through these informative questions and answers about the vaccine compiled by GroundUp News and Spotlight NSP. ... See MoreSee Less

Covid-19 and vaccines: Questions and answers

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Covid-19 and vaccines: Questions and answers 26 January 2021 GroundUp and Spotlight Staff Information | South Africa Covid-19 vaccines are coming to South Africa. Here are questions and answers about the vaccine. Things are moving fast. Information quickly becomes outdated, or even wrong as new s...

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 month ago

GroundUp have reported nearly 85,000 excess deaths of people over the age of 60, since 3 May 2020. The SA Medical Research Council have attributed most of these deaths to Covid-19, expressing the likelihood of many more deaths among the elderly. Daily Maverick has the full story. ... See MoreSee Less

GROUNDUP : Nearly 85,000 older South Africans have probably died from Covid-19

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SA Medical Research Council says pensioners are at high risk and easily ignored.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 month ago

OSF-SA grantee GroundUp, has revealed a massive undercount in the number of official Covid-19 deaths released by the Heath Department, when comparing it to the number of excess deaths recorded in the country. The group has highlighted one of the reasons for this being that "many people die without having being diagnosed with Covid-19". ... See MoreSee Less

Over 100,000 South Africans have probably died of Covid-19

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Latest MRC report shows over 16,000 excess deaths in week ending 16 January

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 month ago

Following an announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa, political parties will be compelled to disclose who they received funding from to the Independent Electoral Commission from 1 April 2021. Right2Know Campaign has called the implementation long overdue, declaring that "every person has the right to know who they are voting for and who they are getting their money from". ... See MoreSee Less

Is the Political Party Funding Act the 'silver bullet' for corruption?

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On Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the Political Party Funding Act will come into operation on 1 April 2021.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 month ago

"Grannies are paying R100 for 25 litres of water delivered to their homes by wheelbarrow." OSF-SA grantee, Afesis-corplan, has raised concerns over the price of water in the Eastern Cape. Daily Maverick has the full story. ... See MoreSee Less

MAVERICK CITIZEN 168: Price of water skyrockets on supply deterioration in Eastern Cape

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Referring to the collapse of the Amathole District Municipality, a major water services municipality providing water to areas like Butterworth, Peddie, Bedford, Adelaide, Stutterheim and hundreds of smaller villages, Nontando Ngamlana from the East London-based NPO Afesis-Corplan said the price of w...

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 month ago

Black Sash has called for President Cyril Rhamaphosa's intervention, after hundreds of people queuing outside the Sassa offices in Bellville were doused with water by police. Sassa’s severe capacity constraints have led to grant applicants facing the risk of exposure to Covid-19 and now too the threat of police force. ... See MoreSee Less

Black Sash turns to Ramaphosa after water cannon blasts grant queue

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The Black Sash has called for the intervention of President Cyril Ramaphosa after police turned a water cannon on social grant applicants queueing outside a South African Social Security Agency office in Cape Town on Friday.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

2 months ago

Prisoners will be among those prioritised for Covid-19 vaccination during phase 2 of the rollout. Responding to public criticism of this decision by government, Clare Ballard, attorney at OSF-SA grantee Lawyers For Human Rights, emphasized that "we are on dangerous terrain when we withhold vaccinations to certain people who are vulnerable because they are vulnerable. We are then withholding care as a form of punishment." ... See MoreSee Less

Should prisoners be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccine rollout in SA?

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Clare Ballard of Lawyers for Human Rights outlines why prisoners are such a vulnerable group and have the right to health care.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

2 months ago

Black Sash has called on Sassa to extend the lapsed temporary disability grants for another three months. Beneficiaries have been sleeping outside Sassa offices in queues, exposing them unnecessarily during the pandemic. ... See MoreSee Less

Extend lapsed temporary disability grants until backlog crisis fixed - Black Sash | News24

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The Black Sash has called on the SA Social Security Agency to extend the lapsed temporary disability grants for another three months.

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