MA Economic and Governmental Reform

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Dec 11, 2003

The one-year course – MA Economic and Governmental Reform - is a unique Masters programme designed to prepare senior civil servants and rising political figures for leadership roles in government. The course includes a forensic examination of why reforms go well or go badly, and examines closely the conflicts that often arise between different types of economic & governmental reform, and within different types of government structures.

Education Rights Youth Camp

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Dec 11, 2003

From Friday the 12th to the 15th of December, learners and youth representing hundreds of social movements, communities and progressive NGOs, will converge on Wits University for the Education Rights Youth Camp. This camp has been organised by the Education Rights Project (ERP), Khanya College and representatives from various community and youth groups. The youth camp comes at a time when campaigns around education have been taken up by various community organisations and social movements aro...read more

Cape Town, South Africa releases donor directory 2003/4

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Dec 11, 2003

“The Economic Development and Tourism Directorate of the City of Cape Town would like to announce the launch of its Donor Directory 2003/4, a publication aimed at supporting the fundraising activities of local NGOs and CBOs. In recognition of the important role that non-profit organisations play in our society, 4 000 copies of the Directory will be distributed free of charge to NGOs and CBOs.”

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Conferences fund in South Africa: Call for proposals

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Dec 11, 2003

The Conferences, Workshops and Cultural Initiative (CWCI) fund, a joint initiative of the National Treasury and the European Union in South Africa, is seeking proposals for conferences, workshops and cultural initiatives directly linked to the commemoration of "A Decade of Democracy in South Africa". The deadline for submission of proposals is Tuesday 27 January 2004 at 4pm.

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MALI: School teachers begin two-day strike

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Dec 11, 2003

Public school teachers in Mali began a two-day strike on Tuesday to press for better working conditions and higher salaries, paralysing the school system from nursery to university level, officials of the teacher's union said. Teachers in higher institutions of learning, including Mali's sole university, joined the strike barely two months after staging a similar strike.

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Zimbabwe: Ruling party conference a mere talk shop

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Dec 11, 2003

The recent ZANU PF annual people’s conference in sleepy Masvingo town turned out to be a mere talk shop as had been widely expected, with ruling party officials ducking critical issues that have made Zimbabwe the focal point in the world. Apart from taking the regrettable step of hurriedly withdrawing Zimbabwe’s membership from the grouping of former British colonies - the Commonwealth - the lavish conference was void of substance despite the gloomy socio-economic situation that demands urge...read more

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LIBERIA: Over 600,000 children immunized against measles since August

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Dec 11, 2003

More than 600,000 children have been immunized against measles in the Liberian capital Monrovia and two nearby counties since peace returned to the country in August, UNICEF said last Thursday. The organisation said it aimed to complete coverage of Montserrado and Margibi counties, just to the north of Monrovia, by the end of this year.

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South Africa: Visiting Research Fellowships

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Dec 11, 2003

The Democracy in Africa Research Unit (DARU) at the Centre for Social Science Research (CSSR), University of Cape Town, is offering research fellowships to established scholars from universities and research institutes in Africa and around the world. Visiting Fellows will normally spend six to twelve months at UCT. They will be expected to build local research and analytical capacity, conduct systematic research, analyse data and present findings to CSSR seminars.

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Funding for Projects Against Racism

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Dec 11, 2003

The Anti-Discrimination Unit and the Human Rights Education Team of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights are launching a pilot project that will fund, through small grants (max. US$ 5,000) projects aimed at promoting respect for diversity. It is hoped that this initiative will strengthen civil society and youth groups in their efforts to combat racial discrimination. The project will be implemented in collaboration with UNDP.

Africa: Country Director

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Dec 11, 2003

Duties will include: establish the field office; prepare for the rapid expansion of community development and microfinance activities; develop financial projections; set goals for the program; create and execute budgets; oversee daily operations of the new office; manage a staff of host country professionals; develop private sector and key relationships with community leaders.

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