On Tuesday 4 February 2013 the Social Justice Coalition’s (SJC) Executive Council – the highest decision making body in the organisation comprising of elected leaders from each branch and the Secretariat – elected Phumeza Mlungwana to fill the position of General-Secretary, and Gavin Silber to fill the position of Deputy General-Secretary. For the first time,
UKUYILA NGABANTU / DESIGN BY THE PEOPLE / ONTWERP DEUR DIE MENSE: 5TH IRENE GROOTBOOM MEMORIAL DIALOGUES
UKUYILA NGABANTU / DESIGN BY THE PEOPLE / ONTWERP DEUR DIE MENSE 5TH IRENE GROOTBOOM MEMORIAL DIALOGUES Cape Town, November 2012 The Social Justice Coalition and African Centre for Cities invite you to the 5th annual Irene Grootboom Memorial Dialogues where leading activists, designers, community leaders, academics and experts will critically engage the concept of design. We will look
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS WELCOME ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO KHAYELITSHA POLICE
22 August 2012 PRESS ALERT: CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS WELCOME ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO KHAYELITSHA POLICE Today the Premier of the Western Cape Helen Zille announced the establishment of a commission of inquiry (CoI) to investigate problems with policing by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Khayelitsha. This follows years of sustained campaigning
TAC asks Supreme Court of Appeal to consider public health in patent dispute over cancer medicine
The TAC National Council has resolved to seek admission in a legal dispute between the brand name drug company Aventis Pharma and the generic company Cipla, over a claim of patent infringement on a drug that treats cancer called Docetaxel. SECTION27 will act as attorneys for TAC. This briefing note sets out the background to
Ndifuna joins the call for an open and accountable government
Joint Statement on the Open Government Partnership 17 April 2012 Download PDF On Tuesday 17 April 2012, the South African government joined representatives of 60 countries at the annual two-day meeting of the Open Government Partnership, an international, multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption,
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