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Published: 10 December, 2008
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The South African NGO Network (SANGONeT) has announced the winners of the 2008 NGO Web Awards.The awards aim to raise awareness amongst South African NGOs about the benefits of having an online presence...
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Much has been said recently about our political leaders using threatening blue light police escorts. The blue light scandals have left KwaZulu-Natal reeling from the shocking behaviour of our political elite that has become a predatory and reckless burden on society.

The time has come for South African politicians to practice the politics of joy and hope. This requires hard work, as lasting solutions for issues such as housing, service delivery, unemployment and crime can only be found when they apply their minds and not their hearts.

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  • The Domestic Violence Act has been a focus of much activism amongst women’s rights activists. Last week the CSVR hosted the ‘South African Domestic Violence Act (DVA) Lessons from a Decade of Legislation and Implementation’ conference to take a closer look at the Act.

  • The Media Monitoring Project has been renamed Media Monitoring Africa. After 15 years, the MMP as it has been fondly known, has been rebranded and launched a new website which reflects the organisations Africa-wide work.

  • ePHP enables/encourages communities to actively contribute and participate in the housing development process so that communities take ownership of the process and not just act as passive recipients of housing.

  • The first time I took part in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign was in 2001. Seven years later, while I still participate, I have started worrying that the campaign, once critical for gender and human rights activists around the world, is not making the kind of impact necessary to end levels of gender violence. I want to move from talking, marching, meeting and reflecting to action.

  • Violence against foreign nationals is not new to South Africa; the problem has just worsened.

  • The Anti-Privatisation Forum raises concerns about the quality of RDP houses in South Africa. This comes after an incident in which an RDP house collapsed due to a powerful storm, killing 49-year old mother, Maria Mathebula and injuring two of her children.

  • Keith Anderson of eWASA cautioned that: “Africa is becoming a dumping ground for America and Europe under the guise of donations.”

  • Excitement was running high at the Mindset Health Site Awards ceremony in Orlando West, Soweto - health workers, including nurses from deep rural areas, were emotional as the winners were announced.

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