Press Releases
25
Mar 20
Open letter to presiding officers of South Africa’s Legislatures: Oversight and participatory democracy during the National State of Disaster
Dear leaders of South Africa’s legislatures, On Sunday 15 March 2020, the President declared a national State of Disaster owing...
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29
Feb 20
Budget 2020 Statement
PSAM Urges Government to Grow ‘the Aloe’ by Strengthening Public Institutions and Prioritising Effective Public Expenditure Using the analogy of...
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29
Feb 20
Bolster State Capacity and Listen to Communities’ Demands to Improve the State of the Province
Recent events within the Eastern Cape's socio-political landscape are stark indicators of the perils of weakened state capacity. On Monday...
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26
Feb 20
Budget Justice Coalition asks ‘Whose Budget is it Anyway?’
Budget Speech 2020 25 February 2020 In the State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Ramaphosa emphasised the value of...
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29
Jan 20
Active citizenship: Civil society outlooks on 2020
One of the unique features of South Africa’s Constitution is the role that it assigns to citizens in ensuring accountable...
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18
Nov 19
November 2019 Newsletter
The Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM) has been working in Southern Africa within the social accountability sector since 2007 whereas...
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5
Nov 19
THE MEDIUM TERM BUDGET PROPOSALS WILL MAKE LIFE HARDER FOR THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA
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31
Oct 19
A Medium Term Budget Policy Statement that is blind to gender, inequality and ignores Constitutional duties on the state cannot take our country forward
Thursday, 31 October 2019, Cape Town The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) is concerned that the 2019 MTBPS proposes a deepening...
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7
Oct 19
Terms of Reference: Early childhood development strategic workforce planning to scale-up ECD services
http://ilifalabantwana.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ToR-ECD-strategic-workforce-planning-to-scale-up-ECD-services-02.10.19.pdf
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16
Sep 19
Spotlight on NHI: Exclusion of vulnerable groups opens NHI up to legal challenge
https://www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2019/09/16/spotlight-on-nhi-exclusion-of-vulnerable-groups-opens-nhi-up-to-legal-challenge/ It is a widely held perception that poorer South Africans rely on the public health sector for their health...
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PSAM in the News
27
Jun 21
Makhanda crisis: Inclusive, transparent and participatory governance processes could be the city’s last chance
By Sisesakhe Ntlabezo and Zukiswa Kota• 27 June 2021 The city of Makhanda in the Eastern Cape. (Photo: Wikipedia) The...
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30
May 21
Call for urgent action after protests.
Church ministers, community organisation representatives and leadership of BATA and Uncedo taxi associations met on Sunday 30 May to discuss...
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25
May 21
Situation remains volatile in Makhanda as residents continue with the total shutdown.
https://youtu.be/fCk0LXuzWHw
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17
May 21
PSAM Director welcomes public wages freeze
17 May 2021, 9:20 PM | Lulama Matya | @SABCNews Image: Reuters Director for the Public Service Accountability Monitor, Jay...
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13
May 21
South Africa’s SOE spend in a fantastical realm
6 May 2021 SAA was removed from business rescue this week after a receivership process which itself cost many millions...
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3
May 21
Outrage over proposed salary hikes for Makana councillors, admin staff
Civil society organisations have reacted with outrage to the draft budget of the embattled Makana municipality which proposes hefty salary...
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4
Apr 21
First focus on the environmental basics
By Grocott's Mail Contributors on April 4, 2021 OPINION & ANALYSIS, OUTSIDE, Regulations and enforcement 2021/22 Budget Review – Chief...
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30
Mar 21
Early Childhood Development is far too important to entrust to the struggling and inadequate Department of Basic Education
By Andile Cele• 30 March 2021 (Photo: EPA-EFE / Kim Ludbrook) The Department of Basic Education has failed to fulfil...
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17
Mar 21
Billions cut from Eastern Cape health budget while thousands of community healthcare workers face unemployment
MAVERICK CITIZEN By Tlamelo M Mothudi • 17 March 2021 (Photo: tc.columbia.edu / Wikipedia) The newly appointed MEC for health...
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10
Mar 21
Grimy, broken-down, neglected: Can this be the Eastern Cape’s flagship hospital?
Part one of a two-part series on how corruption is killing people in the province’s health system 10 March 2021...
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