Lockdown’s limitation of rights mustn’t become new norm, warn academics
Academics have warned suspended rights during the lockdown period should not become a new norm while the government does not have a post-Covid-19 plan…
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Basic education in a pandemic: The pitfalls of online learning in an already unequal society
In recent weeks we have seen private and public schools, with the necessary infrastructure and resources, introduce online curricula for their learners. However, for…
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…
Paper 9: The impact of coronavirus on democratic dividends: the case of Malawi
The new coronavirus pandemic is not only wreaking destruction on public health and the global economy but is also disrupting democracy and governance worldwide….
Paper 8: Assessing the Country Specific Measures at Country Level
Zambia recorded its first case of Covid-19 on 18 March 2020. The Government through the Ministry of Health and with support from cooperating partners…
Paper 7: Assessing COVID-19 response measures – Eswatini
The arrival of the novel Coronavirus in Eswatini on 14 March 2020, and the resulting Government lockdown measures, have brought fears of media repression…
Paper 6: Assessing COVID-19 response measures – Botswana
Botswana recorded its first case of COVID-19 on 30 March 2020. The Government, through the Ministry of Health and with support from Cooperating Partners,…
DWF starts Emergency Measures Monitor
The COVID-19 pandemic is ravaging the world, from public health to the economy. This unprecedented situation has prompted countries to adopt extraordinary measures to…
Human rights focus needed in police and army’s Covid-19 lockdown enforcement
The Police and army should not enforce the Covid-19 lockdown at the expense of undermining human rights, personal dignity and common sense. South Africa’s…
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…
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