Kate Skinner

Formed as a response to the crisis facing the SABC, the ‘Save our SABC’ campaign is part of the activities of a civil society coalition established in June 2008 to help resolve the crisis. A working group comprising the Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI); Media Monitoring Project (MMP); Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-SA); National Consumers Forum; Broadcasting, Electronic, Media and Allied Workers Union (BEMAWU); and a number of individuals including Justine Limpitlaw (a legal academic), Prof. Tawana Kupe (Dean of Humanities at Wits University) and Jeanette Minnie (a freedom of expression activist) is driving the campaign.

David Barnard


Register for MobileActive08

With six weeks to go, excitement is building up for the MobileActive08 Summit.

Hosted by SANGONeT and MobileActive.org from 13-15 October 2008 in Johannesburg, the theme of the event is “Unlocking the Potential of Mobile Technology for Social Impact”.

This will be the largest international event to date focusing on this topic and is the only global gathering that is connecting leaders who are working at the convergence of civil society, mobile technology and social change.

Butjwana Seokoma

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) launched its first dialogue series on constitutional values on 22 August in Johannesburg. Held under the theme “Unity in Diversity: Promoting and Advancing Constitutional Values in South Africa”, representatives from government, human rights organisations and civil society came together to discuss constitutional values in a democratic society.

Julie Staub

Over the last few years South Africa has suffered what has become commonly known as the ‘Brain Drain’.  Many people we have helped to educate have left our shores for what they believe to be a brighter future elsewhere. Consequently we have been left with a shortage of professionally qualified people in a number of key sectors.