Links

        PARTICIPATION & MONITORING (IN/OF GOVERNMENT)

People’s Assembly: connecting people with their representatives

     (incl. profiles & contact details of Members of Parliament, and access to Committees)

     www.pa.org.za/

Know your Ward Councillor

     www.elections.org.za/content/For-Voters/Who-is-my-Ward-Councillor-/  

         (SEE ALSO: Find Your Representative )

Parliament & State Institutions Supporting Constitutional Democracy 

     www.gov.za/links/parliament-state-institutions-supporting-constitutional-democracy

          (SEE ALSO: https://www.pa.org.za/info/state-institutions )

Parliamentary & Political links

     https://pmg.org.za/page/links

Public Administration Role Players

     www.gov.za/about-government/government-system/public-administration

Dept. of Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation (DPME)

(Mission: “To mobilise stakeholders and harness resources towards the implementation of the NDP as a guide for the country's developmental trajectory.”)

     www.dpme.gov.za  

Documents for Public Comment

     www.gov.za/documents/public-comment

Policy Documents (PMG collection)

     https://pmg.org.za/policy-documents/

Government Priorities (Key Issues)

     www.gov.za/issues/key-issues

Programme of Action (POA)

     www.poa.gov.za/Pages/default.aspx

VulekaMali (SA online Budget data)

     https://vulekamali.gov.za/

Municipal Money

     (A web-based tool by National Treasury, which informs citizens on their local authority’s financial performance using interactive maps,  

        charts, graphs and short videos)

     https://municipalmoney.gov.za/

eTenderPublication portal

     https://etenders.treasury.gov.za/

STI4CE (Science Technology & Innovation for a Circular Economy)

     https://www.circulareconomy.co.za/   

Business for South Africa (B4SA)

 (B4SA is an alliance of South African business leaders working with the South African government, and other social partners, to step up, lead and help create and deliver sustainable solutions for South Africa. B4SA’s objective is to mobilise business resources and capacity to work alongside and in support of government to address bottlenecks impacting economic growth and social development in South Africa. )

     https://www.businessforsa.org/ 

Action Society

     https://actionsociety.co.za/ 

Active Citizens Movement 

     https://www.facebook.com/ActiveCitizensMovement/ 

Citizens South Africa

     https://www.citizens.za.com/  

Democracy Development Programme (DDP)

     (Aims to deepen the practice of democracy in South Africa. Builds strong & active communities that can hold those in power to account.)

     https://ddp.org.za/  

Democracy Works Foundation

     http://democracyworks.org.za/

DearSA Responsible Citizen Network

     https://dearsafrica.org/

Defend our Democracy

     http://defendourdemocracy.co.za/   

Inclusive Society Institute (ISI)

     https://www.inclusivesociety.org.za/  

National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac)

     (Nedlac is the vehicle by which Government, labour, business and community organisations seek to cooperate, through problem-solving

   and negotiation, on economic, labour and development issues and related challenges facing the country.

     https://nedlac.org.za/   

New South Institute (NSI)

     (Providing evidence-based policy and applied research on complex problems of government in delicate democracies.)

     https://nsi.org.za/ 

Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI)

     (Providing unique insights into the effectiveness of service delivery, infrastructure, state performance and state society relations.) 

     https://pari.org.za/

ETU Community Organisers Toolbox

     www.etu.org.za/toolbox/index.html  

Accountability Now

     https://accountabilitynow.org.za/

Corruption Watch

     https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/

Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC)

     https://casac.org.za/  

Freedom Under Law

     www.freedomunderlaw.org.za 

Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA)

     www.outa.co.za 

Centre for Environmental Rights (CER)

     https://cer.org.za/

Public Interest Legal Services in South Africa (PILS)

(incl.  directory of PILS organisations in South Africa)

     www.pils.org.za

SAHA Freedom of Information Programme

     https://foip.saha.org.za/ 

Real411

     (A platform developed and maintained by Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), to enable members of the public to report disinformation and       ensure it is addressed in an open, transparent and accountable manner within our laws and constitutional principles.)

     www.real411.org.za 

Right2Know

     www.r2k.org.za  

Black Sash: making human rights real

     http://blacksash.org.za/  

Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA)

     www.eisa.org/pubSou.php  

My Vote Counts

(A non-profit company founded to improve the accountability, transparency and inclusiveness of elections and politics in the Republic of South Africa.)

     www.myvotecounts.org.za/ 

Citizenship Rights in Africa Initiative [South African section]

     http://citizenshiprightsafrica.org/region/south-africa/ 

The Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA)

(Supports civil society, governments, and the private sector across the world to work together to solve critical governance challenges.)

     https://www.thegpsa.org/ 

The Centre for Analytics & Behavioural Change

[Purpose: a) To harness factual, and evidence-based social media information... b) To combat online misinformation used to distort narratives, undermine democracies, and threaten elections. c)  To generate healthy and respectful debate and dialogue, to stimulate much-needed conversations around serious issues affecting our society. d) To enlighten people, so they can make their own decisions. e) To encourage and grow active citizenry. f) To help facilitate positive social and environmental change. g) To attempt to effect narrative and behavioural change around issues of key social concern.]

     https://cabc.org.za/  

SaferSpaces

     www.saferspaces.org.za

eBlockwatch

(A community safety organisation that uses sophisticated digital technology to track, monitor, pre-empt and apprehend criminals and missing persons. With cutting edge digital technology eBlockwatch empowers its ‘community’ of over 100 000 members from all over the country to make communities safer. “Collectively we look after each other.”)  

    https://www.eblockwatch.co.za/ 

Veza [meaning: ‘reveal’ or ‘expose’]

(An online tool to reduce the power imbalance that exists between the SAPS and members of the public. Developed by Corruption Watch.)

     www.veza.org.za

African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF)  

(APCOF promotes the values which the establishment of civilian oversight seeks to achieve; namely to assist in restoring public confidence, developing a culture of human rights, promoting integrity and transparency within the police, and nurturing good working relationships between the police and the community.)

     https://apcof.org/  

JUSTICE: Frequently Asked Questions

     www.justice.gov.za/faq.html

Judges Matter

(Promoting transparency in South Africa's judiciary, through advocacy, research, and monitoring, focusing on crucial issues of judicial appointments, judicial conduct, and judicial governance.)

     https://www.judgesmatter.co.za/   

Presidential Hotline

     www.dpme.gov.za/keyfocusareas/hotlineSite/Pages/default.aspx 

Help Lines & Call Centres

     www.gov.za/about-government/government-call-centres-and-help-lines