Resources 'South Africa'
Drawing on an inspiring collection of first-hand experiences from around the world,this publication by the South-Africa headquartered CIVICUS examines why political will for participatory governance…
This article appearing in the International NGO Journal - Vol. 1 (3), pp. 041-043, December November 2006 - discusses how to foster a conducive atmosphere for publicparticipation at municipal level…
A system of democratic governance has to involve ample opportunities for citizen and their organizations to engage with government – what is usually termed ‘participatory governance’. The main…
The 2008 thematic focus for Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch) is “access to infrastructure”. The Geneva Plan of Action that emerged from the first phase of the World Summit on the…
Khanya College has set up a Center for ICTs and Community Empowerment as a response to the challenges thrown up by the new technologies. The primary aims of the ICTs and Community Empowerment Center…
The access to information programme aims to address practical problems in ensuring much greater usage of South Africa's constitutional right of access to information. This is especially so with…
BuaNews is a South African news service which provides quick and easy access to articles and stories aimed at keeping the public informed about the implementation of government's mandate.…
The Government Communicators' Handbook is designed to assist government communicators to locate themselves in the overall government communication system. It seeks to provide simple guidelines…
This comprehensive skills development programme in two modules is designed to help participants build their strategic abilities and implementation skills in stakeholder engagement and dialogue.…
The overall aim of e-CIVICUS is to develop and share knowledge with the goals of raising the profile of civil society around the world and building civil society’s reputation. CIVICUS is published…