Press Releases
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Mar 19
Budget takes tiny steps to better healthcare journey
The Herald (South Africa) 27 Feb 2019 Tlamelo Mothudi is health researcher at the Public Service Accountability Monitor in Makhanda....
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22
Feb 19
Budget Justice Coalition statement – 2019/20 National Budget
2019 National Budget - Budget Justice Coalition statement
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Jan 19
Parliament Protest Suicide – CSO support for the Garane Family
The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation [IJR] , the Dullah Omar Institute [DOI], the Public Service Accountability Monitor [PSAM], the Parliamentary Monitoring Group [PMG] and a growing number of civil society organisations have noted with serious concern the recent Protest Suicide of Lennox MzuhleliGarane, Section Manager: Multilateral Relations in International Relations and Protocol Division of Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. Mr. Garane died by Protest Suicide in his office on the Parliament Precinct on 14 September 2018.
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Dec 18
December 2018 Newsletter
Read all the latest news in the December PSAM newsletter. The newsletter includes articles from PSAM staff and partners, information...
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23
Nov 18
ECD underspending is failing our children
The Public Service Accountability Monitor produced an expenditure tracking report, interrogating expenditure in programme five of early childhood development of...
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30
Oct 18
No winners from Minister Mboweni’s #MTBPS2018 address
Cape Town, 25 October 2018 – Rather than taking bold steps to stimulate the economy and embark on a more...
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26
Oct 18
Letter to the Speaker of Parliament
Letter to Speaker NA Closed committee meetings 25 10 2019
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26
Oct 18
Pre-MTPBS Press Statement October 2018
Budget Justice Coalition pre-MTBPS press statement October 2018
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3
Oct 18
September 2018 Newsletter
Read all the latest news in the September PSAM newsletter. The newsletter includes articles from PSAM staff and partners, information...
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20
Jun 18
PSAM in the News
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May 20
A link between communities and the government
What is the role of parliamentarians and ward councillors in Covid-19 interventions? By ESTERI MSINDO and SIYABULELA FOBOSI The Covid-19...
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27
May 20
The Public Service Accountability Monitor says reopening of E Cape schools is not feasible
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/the-public-service-accountability-monitor-says-reopening-of-e-cape-schools-is-not-feasible/ Makhanda-based government watchdog, the Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM), says it might not be feasible for the Eastern Cape...
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21
May 20
Environmental governance during and beyond Covid-19
Grocott's Mail 15 May 2020 Grocotts 0520.Covid-19 environmental governance.
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20
May 20
Covid-19: Premier Oscar Mabuyane paints bleak picture of Eastern Cape readiness
The Eastern Cape health department has come under fire for what its critics say is a wholesale lack of preparedness...
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14
May 20
Covid-19: We don’t have a full picture of what’s going on in the Eastern Cape
Province has failed to keep the population informed 13 May 2020 By Tlamelo Mothudi The Eastern Cape government is...
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3
May 20
Covid-19 and freedom: the need for access
MTHATHA, SOUTH AFRICA – File photo 24 May 2011: Children playing soccer in the rural Eastern Cape village of This...
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15
Apr 20
Finding money to fight Covid-19: Transparency and participation are the bottom-lines
By Zukiswa Kota, Sam Waterhouse and Julia Chaskalson 15 April 2020 The questions on everyone’s lips are, “Where is the...
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27
Feb 20
Listen to communities’ demands to improve the province
By Zukiswa Kota. 27 February 2020. Recent events within the Eastern Cape's socio-political landscape are stark indicators of the perils...
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24
Feb 20
Fiscal transparency and strong public institutions: Connecting the dots
By Zukiswa Kota• 24 February 2020 Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni will tomorrow table South Africa’s national Budget for 2020...
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20
Feb 20
‘Our common duty is to learn to trust again’
By Mark Heywood• 19 February 2020 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa looks on as the Economic Freedom Fighters disrupt...
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