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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

1 day ago

Open Society Foundations founder, George Soros, has teamed up with Bill Gates to invest in testing technology to help stop the spread of COVID-19 across the global south. The launch of this new initiative, called Global Access Health, hopes to increase access to affordable state-of-the-art medical technology. Forbes shares more on this story at the link below. ... See MoreSee Less

George Soros And Bill Gates’ Backed Consortium To Buy U.K. Maker Of Covid Tests For $41 Million

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Philanthropists invest in testing technology to help stop the spread of the virus across the global south.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

3 days ago

Equal Education and two Limpopo schools have once again taken the Department of Basic Education to court, due to their ongoing failure to get school meals to children in need.An agreement has been reached wherein the education minister and education MECs are compelled to address issues hindering the implementation of the feeding programme. ... See MoreSee Less

Basic education dept, Equal Education reach agreement over school nutrition programme | News24

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The Department of Basic Education, Equal Education and two Limpopo schools have reached an agreement compelling the department to revise its plans and implement the National School Nutrition Programme.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 week ago

Five years since a report detailed the deaths of 144 mentally ill patients in the Life Esidimeni tragedy, Section27 welcomes an inquest into the deaths by the High Court in Pretoria as "a step closer to justice for the families of the victims". ... See MoreSee Less

Life Esidimeni inquest to begin on Monday

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The patients died after being moved from Esidimeni to often poorly resourced NGOs, which had little experience in looking after them.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 week ago

Without the caregiver top-up and the social relief of distress grants, impoverished households are struggling more than ever during the Covid-19 lockdown. OSF-SA grantee Black Sash has been at the forefront of calling for a basic income grant for more than 20 years, demanding the government introduce a grant of R1 268 for unemployed citizens. ... See MoreSee Less

‘Are we meant to struggle until we die?’

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Without the caregiver top-up and the social relief of distress grants to soften Covid-19’s economic blow, impoverished households, especially those headed by women, are floundering.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

2 weeks ago

Despite recent reports of South Africa’s failings to adequately protect the rights of the LGBTI+ community, it is still often the destination for aslyum seekers within the community from other parts of Africa. “Across the continent, discriminatory laws and hostile social attitudes lead many LGBT people to flee their countries of origin and travel to South Africa to seek asylum and to pursue a better, more secure life” – Human Rights Watch. In a new report, OSF-SA grantee Africa Check looks at updating the list of African countries that allow transgender and intersex people to change the gender marker on their identity documents. ... See MoreSee Less

FACTSHEET: Laws affecting LGBTI+ people in Africa

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South Africa is often a destination for LGBTI+ people fleeing discrimination in other African countries. This factsheet looks at laws affecting these communities across the continent.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

2 weeks ago

We stand in solidarity with our grantees working to redress social injustice in South Africa. ... See MoreSee Less

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

2 weeks ago

"If we are honest with ourselves, we know that our traditional models of advancing democratic values and institutions are struggling". In his most recent piece for Project Syndicate, Open Society Foundations President, Mark Malloch-Brown, unpacks the effect of the pandemic on open societies and stresses the importance of developing solutions that tackle the challenges people actually face to address the deeper causes of economic and social exclusion. ... See MoreSee Less

The Fight for Open Societies Begins Again | by Mark Malloch-Brown - Project Syndicate

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For decades, democracy and human-rights advocates have operated on the assumption that a growing number of governments around the world were embracing freedom and its rules and norms. But the recent sharp reversal of a generation of progress is forcing advocates and activists to reconsider their mod...

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

2 weeks ago

OSF-SA grantee Land and Accountability Research Centre recently held a webinar to unpack what the Ingonyama Trust judgment’s impact would be on land tenure rights. According to the organisation's key chief researcher, Dr Aninka Claassens, the ruling breaks new ground and reveals a culture of exploitation of the most vulnerable by traditional leadership and the government. ... See MoreSee Less

MAVERICK CITIZEN WEBINAR: Land rights have become a resource that is given to the elites, say rural land activists

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Rural activists say that the Ingonyama Trust judgment reveals a culture of exploitation of the most vulnerable by traditional leadership and the government, to benefit elites.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

3 weeks ago

In this interesting article, Imraan Valodia from Wits - University of the Witwatersrand's Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, joined other organisational heads in unpacking the pitfalls of South Africa’s existing approach to its COVID-19 vaccine programme, while also suggesting a strong way forward. ... See MoreSee Less

South Africa's vaccine quagmire, and what needs to be done now

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South Africa has clearly suffered the consequences of poor strategic decisions to this point. It doesn't need to continue along these lines.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

3 weeks ago

Millions of people who lost their jobs during the pandemic relied on the R350 COVID-19 grant to put food on their tables. Lindokuhle Msomi (pictured) from Durban was able to use the grant he received for nine months to support his family and start a fast food stall.Black Sash and other members of the #PayTheGrants campaign have called on the government to extend the grant, especially now that we've entered the third wave. ... See MoreSee Less

How the R350 Covid-19 grant helped an artist open his own food stall

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#PayTheGrants campaign members renew calls for government to reinstate the grant

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

3 weeks ago

The landmark ruling in the case against Ingonyama Trust will benefit women in rural areas for years to come. New Frame spoke to the women who led the case to victory with the help of OSF-SA grantees Legal Resources Centre and University of Cape Town’s Land and Accountability Research Centre.“The court also made findings against the minister of agriculture, rural development and land reform. These have enormous ramifications for the tenure security of the 18 million South Africans living in all former homeland areas” – Zenande Booi, the lead researcher at the University of Cape Town’s Land and Accountability Research Centre. ... See MoreSee Less

The women who led the Ingonyama Trust case to victory

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It started with land activist Sizani Ngubane and the women who put their names on the court application, but this landmark ruling will benefit women in rural areas for years to come.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

4 weeks ago

“Almost 20 years later, this issue has still not moved beyond a discussion" – Black Sash and other civil society organisations have been urging the government to develop a policy framework and introduce a grant of R1,268 for unemployed citizens between 18 and 59 years. ... See MoreSee Less

20 years later government still “discussing” Basic Income Grant

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Even as the push for a comprehensive grant gathers pace, civil society organisations doubt the political will is there

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

4 weeks ago

As part of Youth Month and World Refugee Day, Lawyers For Human Rights (LHR) teamed up with the Jesuit Refugee Service MENA and ProBono.Org on a campaign to raise awareness about the lives of youths born to refugees who are stateless or at risk of becoming stateless. The organisations have drawn attention to serious gaps in South Africa’s implementation of citizenship laws, worsened by the Department of Home Affairs closing much needed services. ... See MoreSee Less

‘I feel I belong because this is where I was born’

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They are the children of refugees who have become permanent residents. Yet they continue to struggle for official acknowledgement and a more secure status.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa was live.

1 month ago

Celebrating the life of Mkhululi Mazula ... See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

In honour of our colleague Mkhululi Mazula, the OSF-SA offices will be closed today (28 June 2021) as we take the time to remember his legacy. ... See MoreSee Less

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 month ago

Join us later today in celebrating the life of Mkhululi Mazula. Date: Monday, 28 June 2021Time: 15:00 SASTOnline via Zoom – bit.ly/3h8zan1We will also be live streaming the service on Facebook. ... See MoreSee Less

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 month ago

Although many South Africans have been using the SASSA online booking portal for disability grant medical assessments, Black Sash has raised concerns that the portal will do very little for people without access to a smart phone or the internet.“Given the digital divide, many marginalised people don’t always have access to information communication technology like a laptop, smartphone and data or airtime to use the online platform” – Abigail Peters, Black Sash. ... See MoreSee Less

Hundreds making use of SASSA’s new online booking portal for disability grants

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But activists remain sceptical on whether it will alleviate the overburdened process for all vulnerable beneficiaries

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1 month ago

Join us in celebrating the life of Mkhululi Mazula. Date: Monday, 28 June 2021Time: 15:00 SASTOnline via Zoom – bit.ly/3h8zan1 ... See MoreSee Less

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 month ago

Please note that all current and prospective grantees are requested to complete our new Eligibility Questionnaire, which replaces our previous EOI. It shouldn't take more than 10 minutes to complete, and helps to explain our new priorities as we transition to our new strategy. Submissions due by Wednesday, 30 June 2021. More details can be found on our website at the link: bit.ly/2SmTcSi ... See MoreSee Less

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 month ago

[VACANCY] The Open Society Foundations are looking to hire a fixed-term Project Manager based in Nairobi, to support the transformation team on an 18-month assignment. The role will focus on the management of a number of transformation projects, placing a primary focus on the One Africa strategy roll out and implementation of a One Africa structure agreement amongst African foundations. Details on how to apply can be found at the link. ... See MoreSee Less

Project Manager, Transformation Team

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Project Manager, Transformation Team. Nairobi. Posting Date: 06/16/2021. Deadline: 07/01/2021 We’re seeking a fixed-term Project Manager based in Nairobi (we will consider Johannesburg or Dakar for the right candidate) to support the Open Society’s Transformation Team for an 18 month assignment....

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 month ago

Karpowership, which is seeking to supply South Africa with electricity from three ship-based power plants, is facing a second complaint from Centre for Environmental Rights on behalf of groundWork, who have highlighted that the mooring of the power plant could harm sea life and ecosystems in the area. ... See MoreSee Less

Karpowership faces second environmental complaint in SA | Fin24

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Karpowership, which is seeking to supply South Africa with 1 220 MW of electricity from three ship-based power plants, is facing a second complaint from environmental activists that could slow or upend its plans.

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 month ago

If you missed last week's #vaccinejustice webinar, you can watch the full discussion on our YouTube page at the link. ... See MoreSee Less

Vaccine Justice Convening

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The Open Society Foundation for South Africa (OSF-SA) in conjunction with the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism held a discussion on Vaccine Justice on ...

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Open Society Foundation for South Africa

1 month ago

We are sad to announce the tragic death of our OSF-SA colleague Mkhululi Mazula. The loss of Mkhululi is devastating to all of us and he will long be remembered for his commitment to justice, passion for supporting the legal empowerment of under-served communities and dedication to uplifting his community of Philippi and his home province of the Eastern Cape. We will miss his kindness, wisdom and his gentle humour. ... See MoreSee Less

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Vaccine Justice Convening 17 June 2021 ... See MoreSee Less

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Join us for a Webinar on "Vaccine Justice" this Thursday at 10:30am (SAST). This event will bring together diverse stakeholders for a robust conversation to activate and initiate a vaccination awareness campaign to address vaccine hesitancy, despondency, and accessibility. Register your attendance at the link: bit.ly/2U6v3Qv ... See MoreSee Less

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