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Press Release: Covering HIV and AIDS: Educating journalists as agents of democracy
[2010 September 02]
Idasa’s Governance and AIDS Programme (Idasa-GAP), in partnership with UNESCO, held a workshop in Cape Town Sept. 2-3 to assist teachers of journalism to revise the way HIV/AIDS is covered in the international media. They aim to set up an ongoing...
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[2010 September 02]
Idasa’s Governance and AIDS Programme (Idasa-GAP), in partnership with UNESCO, held a workshop in Cape Town Sept. 2-3 to assist teachers of journalism to revise the way HIV/AIDS is covered in the international media. They aim to set up an ongoing...
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Articles: The Flying Arch
[2010 August 29]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu recently opened a new artwork at Idasa's Democracy Centre entitled "The Flying Arch". The pictures speak for themselves - come and see it for yourself at our Democracy Centre.
Download the Archbishop's full speech below.
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[2010 August 29]
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Activities: The Lunchtime Soapbox - Cape Town Democracy Centre
[2010 July 30]
Free Public Talks...
September Schedule 2010
Thursday 9 September, 12:45
Malika Ndlovu
Healing through Creative Expression
using the poetry and the performing
arts as a form of social activism. Thursday 16 September, 12:45
Andy...
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[2010 July 30]
Malika Ndlovu
Healing through Creative Expression
using the poetry and the performing
arts as a form of social activism. Thursday 16 September, 12:45
Andy...
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Newsletters: Democracy in Action - August 2010
[2010 August 30]
Read our monthly newsletter - this month Archbishop Desmond Tutu opened a new artwork entitled "The Flying Arch" in Idasa's Democracy Centre - a magnificent, life sized sculpture of the Archbishop himself, which deserves to be seen. If you...
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[2010 August 30]
Read our monthly newsletter - this month Archbishop Desmond Tutu opened a new artwork entitled "The Flying Arch" in Idasa's Democracy Centre - a magnificent, life sized sculpture of the Archbishop himself, which deserves to be seen. If you...
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Press Release: Join the meeting - launching the campaign
[2010 August 30]
Over 180 civil society organisations and numerous prominent individuals have endorsed a civil society statement titled 'Let the Truth Be Told! Stop the Secrecy Bill'. The statement characterizes the Protection of Information Bill as fundamentally undermining...
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[2010 August 30]
Over 180 civil society organisations and numerous prominent individuals have endorsed a civil society statement titled 'Let the Truth Be Told! Stop the Secrecy Bill'. The statement characterizes the Protection of Information Bill as fundamentally undermining...
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Articles: Working for the common good
[2010 August 29]
“Democracy is not something you believe in or a place to hang your hat, but it's something you do. You participate. If you stop doing it, democracy crumbles.”(Abbie Hoffman)
By Solveig Leland
One of the sessions in iLEDA’s...
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[2010 August 29]
“Democracy is not something you believe in or a place to hang your hat, but it's something you do. You participate. If you stop doing it, democracy crumbles.”(Abbie Hoffman)
By Solveig Leland
One of the sessions in iLEDA’s...
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Articles: Right to Know and Media Freedom
[2010 August 29]
See the latest on the Protection of Information Bill, and media freedom here.
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[2010 August 29]
See the latest on the Protection of Information Bill, and media freedom here.
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Research Reports: Namibia’s sterilisation case examined
[2010 August 25]
Idasa’s Governance and AIDS Programme (GAP) examine Namibia’s observance of their Constitution and international human rights obligations through a discussion of the court case challenging the coerced sterilisation of HIV-positive women....
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[2010 August 25]
Idasa’s Governance and AIDS Programme (GAP) examine Namibia’s observance of their Constitution and international human rights obligations through a discussion of the court case challenging the coerced sterilisation of HIV-positive women....
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Articles: Thriving on treatment but no place to go
[2010 August 25]
As access to antiretroviral therapy improves, the dilemma that South Africa and other African countries face is: where do children who have been cared for in institutions go when they turn 18? Who is responsible for ensuring that the young adults grow...
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[2010 August 25]
As access to antiretroviral therapy improves, the dilemma that South Africa and other African countries face is: where do children who have been cared for in institutions go when they turn 18? Who is responsible for ensuring that the young adults grow...
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GNU Watch: Watching Zimbabwe - July 2010
[2010 August 20]
The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The sections profiled in monthly outputs may vary depending on events and issues raised in that particular report...
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[2010 August 20]
The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The sections profiled in monthly outputs may vary depending on events and issues raised in that particular report...
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Press Release: Media Tribunal and POI Bill are not the same
[2010 August 20]
Idasa points out that the Protection of Information Bill and the proposed Media Appeals Tribunal are not one and the same, as their interchangeable use in the media has led many to believe. PIMS manager Judith February says: “The Protection of...
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[2010 August 20]
Idasa points out that the Protection of Information Bill and the proposed Media Appeals Tribunal are not one and the same, as their interchangeable use in the media has led many to believe. PIMS manager Judith February says: “The Protection of...
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Newsletters: Electricity Governance Initiative’s Newsletter
[2010 August 19]
The Electricity Governance Initiative’s latest newsletter has assessment reports from South Africa, Brazil, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, as well as an overview of the next steps the initiative is taking to build on these findings. The Electricity...
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[2010 August 19]
The Electricity Governance Initiative’s latest newsletter has assessment reports from South Africa, Brazil, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, as well as an overview of the next steps the initiative is taking to build on these findings. The Electricity...
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Submissions: Submission on the International Finance Corporation’s review of its performance standards and information disclosure policy
[2010 August 19]
This is Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme’s submission on the International Finance Corporation’s review of its performance standards and information disclosure policy. Following the World Bank's recent revision of its information...
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[2010 August 19]
This is Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme’s submission on the International Finance Corporation’s review of its performance standards and information disclosure policy. Following the World Bank's recent revision of its information...
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