Open Letter

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To object or not to object is a human right

Opinion Open Letter - 22 Aug 2020

Amendments to the Civil Union Act are unconstitutional for religious magistrates

Dear G20: The virus doesn’t discriminate but humans do

Opinion Open Letter - 17 Jul 2020

Civic organisations from across the world ask whether this moment will go down in history as yours truly stepping up to the challenge, or the moment when you caved in to powerful elites

The time to act is now: A letter to African leaders about the Covid-19 crisis

Article Open Letter - 13 Apr 2020

The dearth of political will and the extractive practices of external actors can no longer be used as an excuse for inaction. We no longer have a choice; we need a radical change in direction. Now is the time!

Safeguarding social justice in a time of social distance

Article Open Letter - 22 Mar 2020

People who are self-isolating — the middle and upper class, especially — must take care not to endanger other lives in the process. We must all be human to the humans around us

An open letter to the City of Cape Town: Land restitution and the Rondebosch Golf Club

Article Open Letter - 9 Mar 2020

Families were forcibly removed during apartheid and this dispossession has not been rectified during democracy

Open letter: a call for freedom for academic prisoners in Iran

Africa Open Letter - 11 Feb 2020

Academics and civil society organisations from around the world condemn the arbitrary imprisonment of academics in Iran

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Dear Cyril, sign the Copyright Amendment Bill

Article Open Letter - 5 Feb 2020

Reasonable time has now passed for you to act, say the signatories of this open letter to the president and Cabinet ministers

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For justice: SA Jews support the academic boycott of Israeli universities

Article Open Letter - 13 Sep 2019

As South African Jews, we cannot sit by idly while the Israeli government commits similar atrocities to the former South African apartheid regime

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MTN contributed to human rights violations in Sudan, say 23 civil society groups

Africa Open Letter - 10 Jul 2019

Open letter calls on MTN to denounce internet shutdowns and keep Sudan’s internet online

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An open letter to the readers of Adam Habib’s ‘Rebels and Rage’

Article Open Letter - 1 Apr 2019

Those referred to as "the far-left" in the Wits vice-chancellor's book raise concerns about its ethics and its implications for academic freedom

Press Releases

Special Reports

Request for Quotation for Benguela Current Convention Secretariat

special reports - 19 Sep 2020

A chartered aircraft for an aerial survey and counting software for cape fur seals and seabirds in Angola, Namibia and South Africa is required

Special Reports

Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

SingularityU hosts global line-up with an extra 15 speakers to address thought-provoking topics to help solve the world's grand challenges

Special Reports

Recyling water and waste management

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

One solution to South Africa's water shortage is to install infrastructure that will save rainwater from run-off into the stormwater system

Special Reports

Covid-19 and CVD: The heart in the time of crisis

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

The pandemic has been a time of great humility for health workers and tactics have had to be changed if they weren’t working

Special Reports

POPIA: it’s not as scary as you think

special reports - 16 Sep 2020

Companies that get proactive about compliance are creating huge strategic advantages for themselves — they are able to reduce operational costs

Special Reports

CUT declared as medium risk

special reports - 15 Sep 2020

‘Our major challenge at the university is the access to appropriate technology and internet connectivity for our students’

Special Reports

Headline Speakers announced for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 12 Sep 2020

SingularityU announces multi-national line up with world-renowned speakers addressing ground-breaking topics to solve the global grand challenges

Special Reports

JSE lists two new global ETFs

special reports - 11 Sep 2020

'Impact investing has become increasingly topical and for us to provide investors with access to sustainable investment options is a key focus'