Unethical businesses will face people’s protest
It is likely that companies will see increasing “public” protests against them, similar to the “service delivery” protests against government corruption, mismanagement and poor…
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Watch Elaine Pypers as she talks on gender-based violence with eNCA
Watch DWF team member, Elaine Pypers, as she talks on gender-based violence with eNCA’s Tumelo Mothotoane https://youtu.be/0yjiBF9iUhU
South Africa: Democracy Works Foundation & Human Science Research Council – Building an Inclusive Post-Covid-19 Economy for South Africa
Given the cataclysmic nature of the Covid-19 economic crisis conventional economic responses, of pursuing counter-cyclical fiscal policy, which is increasing public spending and cutting…
Press Release: Civil Society Organisations Participate in the Women’s Sectoral Parliament in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature
Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) and civil society organisations (CSOs) working in low-income communities today meet with members of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature (NCPL)…
The International Republican Institute and Democracy Works Foundation partner to strengthen political parties through virtual activities
The International Republican Institute (IRI) and Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) are set to host a three-part series of virtual activities aimed at strengthening political…
Youth Day 2020
Today is a very important day in South Africa, it is one that reminds us of how far the country has come and how…
The voices missing from South Africa’s response to COVID-19
Ten days after South Africa reported its first case of COVID-19 on 5 March 2020, the government moved quickly to declare a national state of…
Northern Cape Provincial Legislature goes online to strengthen public participation during COVID-19
At a time when the national lockdown is curbing the ability of South Africa’s provincial legislatures to perform optimally, Democracy Works Foundation (DWF), together…
In conversation with William Gumede: CSO COVID-19 Funding
Listen to Democracy Works Foundation’s chairperson William Gumede speaking to Classic FM’s Classic Business show producer Michael Avery about the need for funding support…
DWF builds civil society’s ability to request support from South African Provincial Legislatures through an Online Learning Workshop Series
JOHANNESBURG, 8 April 2020 – Democracy Works Foundation is set to train community organisations working with some of South Africa’s most disadvantaged communities to…