Reflections on Equity & Social Justice Webinar
Please join us in reflecting on COVID-19 Vaccine in Africa, as per the poster below.
How can we adapt to the new normal?
Originally authored by Yeukai Mukorombindo: January 25, 2021 Introducing the learning exchange survey As part of a peer learning exchange funded by the Open Society Foundation, the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), Global Integrity (GI) and Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM) have been sharing lessons and reflections about the processes and challenges of adapting to COVID-19. We were curious to […]
Harnessing Accountability through External Public Audits Global Launch Event
Harnessing Accountability through External Public Audits Global Launch Event November 17 2020 – 8.30 am to 9.30 am EST The INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI), the International Budget Partnership (IBP) and the World Bank are convening a global launch of a new report, Harnessing Accountability through External Public Audits: An assessment of national oversight systems. The […]
Save the date! Education Virtual Roundtable Discussion- 20 October 2020
PSA Annual Newsletter – September 2020
Persevering through a pandemic COVID-19 Initiatives Social accountability is dynamic – while the standards are constant, the actors and contexts, and so our responses, are forever in flux. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Africa was a reminder of just how quickly our plans, assumptions and ways of working can be forced to change […]
Webinar-IBP and UNICEF- Open Budget- Wednesday 23 Sept
The IBP and UNICEF will be hosting a webinar on Wednesday 23 Sept 2020 where PSAM will be contributing. Details are as follows: Topic: Open budgets as the driving force of effective COVID-19 response and recovery: What can countries in Eastern and Southern Africa do better? Description: Governments around the world are mobilizing vast public […]
Southern Africa on the Brink of Famine? Recovery from food crisis through resilient, accountable and gender-responsive agricultural development.
Policy brief Originally Written by Julie Middleton in September 2020 The spread of COVID-19 throughout Southern Africa1 will worsen the region’s already dire conditions of food insecurity and malnutrition. The effects of climate change – persistent drought, flooding and pests – compounded by economic challenges, poverty, conflict and gaps in social accountability, have all contributed […]
COVID-19 AND ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGIES IN AFRICA: WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?
Originally published on the 22nd of August. Videos of this content can be found on this link https://civichive.org/account-for-covid/ The urgent nature of Covid-19 has resulted in the allocation of millions of dollars to governments across the world in order to successfully combat COVID-19 and to cushion the most vulnerable populations. Corruption in public spending is and […]
Reminder: FSAM Virtual Party_ 28 August 2020- Today at 14:30 C.A.T.
Good day Alumni We hope that you are doing well and coping during these interesting times. We are aware and alive to the fact that most of our work and the world at large has been taken aback by the current pandemic. We are however confident that adapting to the new normal is also inevitable. […]
Learning from Covid_Civil Society Forum_ 18th August
Do you want to know what the civil society has been learning about Covid19, join the conversations as per the information below.
40th SADC Summit 17th August 2020
Notification on the 40th SADC Summit 17th August 2020 and 40th Ordinary SADC Summit Programme Dear Distinguished Ambassadors and ICPs, As a follow-up to the Note Verbale regard the 40th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Governments which will be held virtually on Monday 17th of August, 2020, with the Republic of Mozambique […]
Account4Covid Webinar 12 August 2020
Interested in knowing more about what the frontline leaders are doing during covid19 to hold the government accountable, follow the link below to join the webinar.
Social Accountability as an Approach to Accelerate the “Leaving no One Behind” Promise.
Written by Prisca Kowa from Policy Forum on the 23rd of July 2020. The original article can be accessed here To reach those who are furthest behind in society, it is important to institute a system of just and fair social economic development. This is key especially during these tough times of the COVID-19 pandemic […]
‘I signed a happy letter but I am not happy at all’ says a resident in Inxuba Yethemba Municipality (IYM), Cradock, the Eastern Cape.
Originally written by Esteri Msindo on the 07th July 2020 When the Department of Human Settlements deliver a house to its beneficiary, the beneficiary signs a letter called ‘a happy letter’ as he/she gets allocated a house. However, when the house is sub-standard, a few years down the line the joy of owning a state […]
Call For Applications (COVID-19 Response)
OSISA aims to assist those organisations in Southern Africa responding to COVID-19. For more information, you can visit their site. Below are the themes that are supported by this grant: Promoting information democracy in Southern Africa; Building resilient social services systems that deliver equitable and sustainable universal access to health, education and water; Charting pathways […]