Butjwana Seokoma's blog

National Development Agency / National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund Survey

Four South African NGOs, namely Inyathelo - The South African Institute for Advancement, Social Change Assistance Trust (SCAT), Community Development Resource Association (CDRA) and Rural Education Access Programme, have launched a survey into the funding practices of the National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF) and the National Development Agency (NDA).

The survey is aimed at, amongst other things, documenting NGOs’ experiences with the NDA and NLDTF.

JHB: The Mobile Society

JHB: The Social Web A

JHB: The Social Web B

JHB: The Social Web A

2009 National Elections: Voting Abroad

As South Africans vote in the fourth democratic national elections this week, I find it necessary to reflect on the achievement of one political party, the Freedom Front Plus. South Africans will recall that it is the FF Plus that took government to court over certain provisions of the Electoral Act, which it consistently argued that “they were unconstitutional”.

SANGONeT Arrives in Cape Town

Taking part in the recent SANGONeT NGO Engagement on 12 March 2009 in Cape Town, was both challenging and rewarding. The event introduced representatives from various NGOs to the various web 2.0 features on the new-look NGO Pulse portal.

This interactive event focused on how online spaces can help nonprofits to communicate, share ideas, resources as well as building relationships online.

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