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Following the tabling of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill before the Ugandan Parliament which provides for imprisonment and the death penalty for infringements of the Bill, civil society organisations in Africa are mobilizing to persuade Ugandan Parliamentarians to block this pernicious Bill. The Bill could become law during the course of this year.
We have pasted below a [...]

Idasa’s Democracy Index
Testing Democracy: Which way is South Africa going?
For electronic copy of index click here.
This report from the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa) suggests that South African democracy is developing slowly, stagnating in many areas and actually regressing in others. South Africa scored 5,8 on a scale of ten. Idasa’s Democracy Index [...]

PRESS RELEASE
The Western Cape End Hate Alliance calls on your Solidarity and Support
Your VISIBILITY and ACTIVE PRESENCE is needed on MONDAY, 15 MARCH 2010 at Khayelitsha Magistrates Court
We demand JUSTICE without delay tactics!
>> Court dates set from 15 – 19 March 2010 <<

We, the partners of the Western Cape 070707 End Hate Campaign, DEMAND [...]

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA MEDIA STATEMENT
17 FEBRUARY 2010
Appointment of Judge MM Joffe as the Director of the newly established South African Judicial Education Institute Braamfontein
The Council of the South African Judicial Education Institute resolved to appoint the South Gauteng High Court Judge MM Joffe as its first Director who will commence his duties on [...]

Statement from the Synod of Bishops, 8-11 February 2010
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Draft Bill
We, the Bishops of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa, meeting at Thokoza Conference Centre, Swaziland, from 8 to 12 February 2010, are disturbed by the debate among Ugandan law-makers of a draft bill that seek to criminalize homosexuality [...]

Cape Town Pride invites our partner organisations, friends and comrades, human rights and LGBTI activists, and all those who are distressed and angered by the apparent appointment of Jon Qwelane as South Africa’s Ambassador to Uganda, to join us in a peaceful protest action.
When 13h00, Friday, 12 FEBRUARY 2010
Where Outside Parliament (Plein Street, Cape Town)
What [...]

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
THE MASSMART SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME
Massmart is a leading South African retailer.  The organisation is committed to sustainable development, constitutional values and good political governance and seeks to establish a prestigious scholarship programme at the University of Cape Town. 
Massmart intends that the Scholarship Programme will build up a consortium of excellent scholars/researchers who are [...]

NB! If you wish to sign this petition please inform Gavin Silber of the Social Justice Coalition at gavinsilber@gmail.com forthwith.
22 January 2010
 Att:      President Yoweri Museveni
            National Resistance Movement
c/o       Ugandan High Commissioner Kweronda Ruhemba
Trafalgar, Apartment 35 B 634 Park Street , Arcadia 0083
 Pretoria
 Tel: +27 012 344 4100
 Fax: +27 343 2809     rkweronda@telkomsa.net
 
Dear President Museveni [...]

HAITI: Humanitarian Crisis – Médecins Sans Frontières appeal for help
Dear Friend,
Just seven days ago, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck about 15 kilometres southwest of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, causing massive devastation, injury and loss of life.
Senior Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staff member in Haiti, Stefano Zannini, describes [...]

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION

MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT

Judicial Vacancies

Meeting of the Judicial Service Commission 12-16 April 2010

The Judicial Service Commission invites nominations to fill vacancies as Judges in the following Courts:
(1)         North and South Gauteng High Court
One vacancy (Deputy Judge President)
(2)         North and South Gauteng High Court
Six vacancies
(3)         Limpopo High [...]