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Debt Conundrum Conference

2-3 July 2019
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Rosebank

Southern Africa’s Debt Conundrum Conference, The conference is a space for African states and civil society to develop pan African narratives, strategies and solutions that promote transparent and accountable borrowing and lending as well as efficient public spending that is hinged on the development of human rights especially social and economic rights.

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August 9, 2021

Tribute to an extraordinary and visionary man: a solemn salute to uBaba Musa Hlophe

As the world races against time in search of a vaccine to attend to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, one cannot help but feel that the more things change around access…
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Economic Justice

July 19, 2021

Global Access Health (GAH): A Social Enterprise Which Expands Access to Affordable State-of-the-Art Medical Technology

New York/ London, 19 July 2021 A group of philanthropic funds and investors led by the Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF), with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,…
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Economic Justice

February 5, 2021

President Biden should reconsider easing of sanctions against Dan Gertler

Kinshasa, 26 January 2021 The “Congo is not for sale” (CNPAV) campaign, denounces the license granted by the Trump administration to Dan Gertler, allowing him to conduct transactions with American…
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December 10, 2020

Hate Speech: The Trigger and Fuel of Violent Atrocity

I want to express my profound gratitude to the organisers for the honour and privilege granted to me to deliver the 2020 Annual Lecture under the theme: Hate Speech and its…
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Human Rights

December 9, 2020

Vagrancy laws must fall! A landmark decision by the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

Archaic colonial-era laws such as being a “Rogue and Vagabond”, and “Idle and Disorderly Persons”, “Loitering”, or “Wandering” (collectively “Vagrancy Laws”) can be found in criminal statutes or municipal ordinances…
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December 8, 2020

End Of Year Statement: An Unprecedented Year

And so it ends, a year that will forever be memorable as one filled with disruption, anxiety, pain, loss and also, hope. It is the kind of hope that we…
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Education

October 14, 2020

Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future

5th October was World Teachers’ Day. The theme for this year could not be any more relevant than it currently is – Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future. Indeed, when the world faced the greatest health challenge…
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October 13, 2020

Covid-19 Vaccine: Profit should not trump public health needs

As the world races against time in search of a vaccine to attend to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, one cannot help but feel that the more things change around access…
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August 27, 2020

“Times of Unprecedented Crisis Present Unique Opportunities for Unprecedented Action” – Graça Machel, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr. Vera Songwe, Maria Ramos

COVID 19 has unearthed massive inequalities within our societies and brought to glaring light the unique burdens which women carry the world over. As we respond to the impacts of…
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July 27, 2020

Supporting justice and accountability initiatives for the family of late Anastacio Matavel

Bids are hereby invited for Provision of Travel Agency Services. The minimum specification is in the bid document. Bid documents will be available
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July 27, 2020

66th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

This is a regional campaign that we (OSISA, OSIEA, OSIWA and HRI) are part of. The purpose is to decriminalise petty offences that lead to arbitrary arrest and incarceration for…
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May 26, 2020

In granting provisional relief to a Malawian Human Rights Defender, has the African Court redefined jurisprudence on costs?

In a matter that is likely to redefine jurisprudence on costs orders in public interest litigation cases in Africa, the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights (AfCOURT), a continental…
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Events

May 15, 2020

The Crisis of a Lifetime

Only one thing is certain about the post-pandemic world: there is no way back to the globalized economy that preceded it. Everything else is up for grabs, including the rise…
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Art and Culture

May 15, 2020

New Youth Hub at Radio Sem Fronteiras seeks to catalyze change and build community resilience

Earlier this week, h2n opened a Youth Hub at Radio Sem Fronteiras (RSF) in Pemba, continuing the expansion of its youth engagement network in Cabo Delgado province. The six members…
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Economic Justice

May 8, 2020

Covid-19: the impetus for civil society to do things differently

Coronavirus has exposed the deep inequalities that we may have been living with but more than that, for those of us working in the development sector it has also exposed…
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Events

April 16, 2020

Op-Ed: George Soros: Guarantee paychecks for all workers displaced by coronavirus to save the economy

Nearly 17 million Americans filed for unemployment in just the three weeks ending April 4. And analysis by the research center INET Oxford predicts that without urgent action, 24% of…
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April 15, 2020

COVID-19 et faim, deux guerres intrinsèquement liées

Le Kenya qui importait l’essentiel de son poisson de la Chine a redécouvert son potentiel halieutique local et la pêche a miraculeusement repris sa place du jour au lendemain. Il…
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Economic Justice

March 26, 2020

COVID-19: what’s next for southern Africa?

When the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 (coronavirus) a global pandemic on March 11, concern was immediately raised on Africa’s state of preparedness to deal with the disease. At…
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Buwa! Issue 9

THE FUTURE OF WOMEN’S WORK IN AFRICA

This Issue of BUWA! offers feminist critiques of the current discourses framing the future of work in Africa. This is a very timely and critical theme given that there is a marked interest globally in better understanding and predicting the future of work. A number of research institutions, think tanks and others interested in labour and occupational issues have since invested in research and created platforms that have enabled debate on this issue.
-Alice Kanengoni

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WHAT’S NEW

Debt Conundrum Conference

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NEWS AND ARTICLES FROM OSISA

Tribute to an extraordinary and visionary man: a solemn salute to uBaba Musa Hlophe

Global Access Health (GAH): A Social Enterprise Which Expands Access to Affordable State-of-the-Art Medical Technology

President Biden should reconsider easing of sanctions against Dan Gertler

Hate Speech: The Trigger and Fuel of Violent Atrocity

Vagrancy laws must fall! A landmark decision by the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

End Of Year Statement: An Unprecedented Year

Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future

Covid-19 Vaccine: Profit should not trump public health needs

“Times of Unprecedented Crisis Present Unique Opportunities for Unprecedented Action” – Graça Machel, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr. Vera Songwe, Maria Ramos

Supporting justice and accountability initiatives for the family of late Anastacio Matavel

66th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

In granting provisional relief to a Malawian Human Rights Defender, has the African Court redefined jurisprudence on costs?

The Crisis of a Lifetime

New Youth Hub at Radio Sem Fronteiras seeks to catalyze change and build community resilience

Covid-19: the impetus for civil society to do things differently

Op-Ed: George Soros: Guarantee paychecks for all workers displaced by coronavirus to save the economy

COVID-19 et faim, deux guerres intrinsèquement liées

COVID-19: what’s next for southern Africa?

Buwa! Issue 9

THE FUTURE OF WOMEN’S WORK IN AFRICA

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