From piracy to copyright reform - APC proposes new model for South Africa

Submitted by Lisa Cyr on 11 November, 2010 - 16:06

The South African copyright law is up for reform and access-to-knowledge (A2K) advocates led by the National Council for the Blind have seen some important gains in their engagement with the Department of Trade and Industry. In support APC has commissioned a paper on model A2K legislation. The paper looks at the South African case but is a useful document for anyone anywhere in the world who wants to strengthen access-to-knowledge provisions under a revised copyright law.

Good governance means using country’s resources to transform the livelihood of people and society

Submitted by DOROSELLA FERDINAND BISHANGA on 23 July, 2010 - 04:10

With Mo Ibrahim Prize of Achievement in African Leadership, the leadership is not just about good governance, but exceptional leadership where people transforms society and governance. The prize is not given because of maintaining public relation. Once people start to appreciate what real governance mean to their livelihood, to their future, things will change.

What's all this interest in the World Cup?

Submitted by Bonnie Koenig on 12 July, 2010 - 16:34

I hadn’t originally thought I would blog about the World Cup.  But as I’ve spent a significant amount of time over the past month watching matches, talking about them with family, friends and colleagues, and yes, even tweeting about them, a blog post seemed appropriate.  For those of you who may not follow it, the World Cup is a quadrennial event in the football (outside the U.S.) soccer (in the U.S.) world.   The World Cup takes place

Mandela's personal loss on the eve of the World Cup

Submitted by Jare Ajayi on 12 June, 2010 - 15:45

The news of the death of a great grand daughter  of the African hero, former President Nelson Mandela came as a rude shock. The timing and circumstance of the young ,13 year old girl, Zenaniwa, made the loss a deep one. It occured through a car crash while the girl was returning home from a concert to herald the World Soccer festival holding in that country, South Africa.

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Image source: Guardian.co.uk: Nelson Mandela great-granddaughter killed in crash caused by drunk-driver

World Cup inspires seeing soccer/football as mechanism for social change

Submitted by Lisa Kays on 11 June, 2010 - 17:41

Yesterday, I got a Tweet from @Alyssa_Milano reminding me that, “Before the #WorldCup is won, 100k Africans will die from malaria.” She encouraged me to, “Join players & fans: http://bit.ly/WC_a_m6 #endmalaria.

Symantec: Funding technology that's fueling sustainable social change in South Africa

Submitted by Lisa Kays on 28 May, 2010 - 19:34

In Guguletu, South Africa, a woman named Linda provides care for eight children who have no home of their own. Linda knows each of the children’s stories, ages, and names.

Except for one.

Linda can’t tell you the name of one of the girls, because she hasn’t spoken since arriving at Linda’s home with no documentation or other information. Though physically healthy, the child remains silent. Linda worries that she was previously literally locked up alone somewhere.

South Africans reflect on what Human Rights Day means to them

Submitted by CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation on 23 March, 2010 - 12:42

50 years on from the Sharpeville massacre and 20 years after the release of Nelson Mandela, South Africans consider how far human rights have come in the rainbow nation.  

We don’t want to open up old wounds. We need life to go on and need to create space so that our children can embark on a new page of life.” - Victor Makene

“Human rights day in SA to me is an affirmation that me being able to do what everyone else does” - Versha Rowjee

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