Newsflashes

24 April, 2013
The new HIV infections in Africa have declined by 25 percent since 2001, and AIDS-related deaths have decreased by 32 percent over the past six years, say Trinitapoli and Weinreb
24 April, 2013
The African NGO Forum has submitted a hard-hitting list of recommendations to the ACHPR during its 53rd Ordinary session
24 April, 2013
Tanzanian President, Jakaya Kikwete, has advised donors to direct NGOs to exercise more transparency and accountability for funds received from them
23 April, 2013
(CSOs) from around the world have condemned a SADC draft protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
23 April, 2013
39 CSOs gather to discuss a common approach to corruption
22 April, 2013
Civil society leaders are speaking against a by-law introduced by traditional authority in Malawi, barring her subjects under the age of 21 from getting married
22 April, 2013
Gender Links criticises South Africa for not doing enough to push for gender equality in the workplace or in society
22 April, 2013
The NLB urges NGOs to create jobs with the grants it awards to them
22 April, 2013
The Department of Social Development says that there are 85 000 registered NGOs on its database, with 18 000 organisations added annually
22 April, 2013
The Bill aims to deal with challenges such as the strict requirements for NGOs, poor relationship between the distributing agencies and the beneficiaries, and the delay in the distribution of funds, among other things
22 April, 2013
AYONGO urges South Africa to find solutions to challenges faced by  the National Lotteries Board
22 April, 2013
Afrika Tikkun urges SA NGOs not to view development interventions in isolation
22 April, 2013
The South African Youth Council calls on the NLB to align its work to South Africa’s national agenda in order to be developmental
22 April, 2013
Sustainability is a ‘good component’ of good governance, says Terry Booysen, CEO, Corporate Governance Research Institute
16 April, 2013
Delegates at the Global Newborn Health Conference have heard that an estimated 20 000 newborn babies die annually in South Africa