Press Releases
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11
Aug 20
Police, councillors and mob justice under lockdown
By Sue Maclennan on August 10, 2020 Grocott’s Mail asked the Public Service Accountability Monitor to suggest who should be...
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6
Aug 20
Technology holds the key to public’s involvement in Eastern Cape legislature’s virtual meetings
By Tlamelo M Mothudi and Esteri Msindo• 6 August 2020 MPs had to get to grips with IT in April...
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24
Jul 20
Pandemic highlights nursing crisis
By Sue Maclennan on July 24, 2020 Covid-19, Health & Well-being, Health & wellbeing, NEWS "You can advertise for 5000...
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13
Jul 20
New system to track COVID-19 donations in Zim
LOCAL civil society organisations have designed a tracking system to account for the US$419 million donated so far towards fighting...
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9
Jul 20
Environment plays second fiddle to EC development drive
Commonage at Botha's Ridge outside Makhanda By Grocott's Mail Contributors on July 7, 2020 Conservation, OPINION & ANALYSIS, OUTSIDE, Regulations...
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30
Jun 20
Taking from Peter to pay Paul: A walk through the government’s special Covid-19 budget
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-06-30-taking-from-peter-to-pay-paul-a-walk-through-the-governments-special-covid-19-budget/#gsc.tab=0 A community healthcare worker sits outside of the Melusi container clinic ready to screen patients. ( Photo: Elna Schütz/Spotlight)...
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29
Jun 20
COVID-19 and beyond: Adequate shelter and housing needs must inform Human Settlements budget.
http://www.ngopulse.org/press-release/covid-19-and-beyond-adequate-shelter-and-housing-needs-must-inform-human-settlements Forthcoming budget adjustments in response to COVID-19 will shift additional resources to the health sector. There are a number...
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25
Jun 20
Account4COVID Webinar Summary: Reflections of an online conversation with some of Africa’s frontline civic actors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0JK8YtWVYM https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfR0UJC-JsRDGJvHovbfvXywesqfCzPf4iHXo1QaHBBqXGx9w/viewform Background/context _Account4COVID post webinar blog v.1 With the outbreak of Covid-19, many governments’ health and basic service delivery...
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25
Jun 20
Joint statement on supplementary budget: Activists lament the lack of additional funding to Basic Education sector, concerned COVID-19 mitigation measures come at expense of long-term infrastructure needs
Joint media statement_ post supplementary budget June 2020 (2) 25 June 2020 Despite the education sector facing new challenges during...
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19
Jun 20
COVID-19: R500bn and the case for procurement reform
19th June 2020 | Alicestine October On 24 June next week Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will table the special adjustment...
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