This webinar aims to share the information contained in the manual to a broad audience to further the knowledge and education on the coming elections. Moreover, the webinar seeks to provide a platform for the ongoing debate about how governance has been affected in coalition-led municipalities, the challenges with coalitions and what's needed to fix them.
Videos
Corruption is a key topic in the local government elections of 1 November 2021. The Dullah Omar Institute compiled a report on the legal framework for combating corruption in municipalities. It also surveyed the experience of local government stakeholders in the Western Cape with addressing corruption.
Municipal elections explained in three minutes. How many ballots will I have? What is each ballot for? #LGE2021 Know What You're Voting For
The dialogue explores critical issues relating to food activism in South Africa. It focuses on how social advocacy can be used to address challenges in relation to food insecurity, social injustice and economic reform.
In this seminar, Professor Jaap de Visser presented his latest work on the role of local government in securing the right to food. This work is published in the book Land Issues for Urban Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa. Increasing access to food is equally important, so this contribution adopts a 'food systems approach'.
The Dullah Omar Institute recently made an oral submission to the Portfolio Committee on Health in Parliament based on a written submission made in November 2019. Our oral submission focused on three main themes, namely:
In 2020, we felt the effects of weak political leadership while at the same time a pandemic caused greater inequality in our country. In response, activists came together to deliver services to those who needed it most, and when it comes to holding our elected representatives to account, we learnt that we need to exercise the power we have to protect and defend our democracy. What do you do if you’re concerned about a difficult situation in your community? Who should you approach? We take you through what our law-making bodies (or legislatures) do and the important role they play in our democracy. We’ll also help you understand how you as an activist or ordinary citizen can access your legislatures and why you should do so regularly.
On 29 March 2021, the Dullah Omar Institute and the South African Embassy in France hosted a webinar under the title: Webinar to commemorate the life of Dulcie September.
On 26 March 2021, ACJR hosted a webinar under the title: Reviewing the 2020 lockdown: Seeking a balance of rights. The panel comprised Prof Nico Steytler, Dr Leandri Hattingh, Dr Jean Redpath and Prof Lukas Muntingh. The webinar was chaired by Janelle Mangwanda.
On 24 March 2021, the Dullah Omar Institute and the Hanns Seidel Foundation hosted a webinar under the title: The Financial Impact of Covid-19 on Local and District Municipalities. The panel comprised Prof Tania Ajam (Professor in Public Policy, Economics and Finance at the Stellenbosch School of Public Leadership) and Dr Mkhululi Ncube (Programme Manager of the Local Government Unit at the Financial and Fiscal Commission). The webinar was chaired by Prof Jaap de Visser.
On 18 March 2021, the Socio-Economic Rights Project (SERP) at the Dullah Omar Institute hosted a webinar under the title: The Link Between Access to Safe and Nutritious Food and Non-Communicable Diseases in South Africa. This is the first webinar in a two-part series on ‘Human Rights and Non-Communicable Diseases in South Africa’. The panel comprised Prof Rina Swart (Senior Researcher, Registered Dietician, Registered Nutritionist with HPCSA, University of the Western Cape), Dr Jane Battersby (Senior Researcher, African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town) and Dr Vicki Pinkney-Atkinson (Director of South African Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance). The webinar was chaired by Ms Paula Knipe.
On 16 March 2021, the Applied Constitutional Study Laboratory (ACSL) and the Socio-Economic Rights Project (SERP) at the Dullah Omar Institute hosted a webinar under the title: Covid-19 Vaccines and Human Rights Challenges. The panel comprised Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng (UN Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health), Alicia Yamin (Lecturer at Harvard Law School and Senior Fellow at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics) and Prof Francois Venter (Divisional Head of Ezintsha at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg). The webinar was chaired by Ms Gladys Mirugi-Mukundi.