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Stop the Secrecy Bill in 2012! |
 The Secrecy Bill remains a threat to the free flow of information that feeds South Africa's democracy. You can check out this page for a summary of the current problems with the Secrecy Bill, as well as a link to the R2K founding statement, R2K Freedom Test, and a recent presentation that unpacks the current version of the Secrecy Bill in some detail. |
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3 Week Documentary Workshop in Cape Town |
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Take a workshop with Barefoot and make a difference in the world by using your knowledge together with HD technology. Create skills that will allow you to continue making positive change anywhere and everywhere. This class is structured for individuals who are interested in mixing travel, social activism, and HD documentary filmmaking into three weeks in Cape Town. |
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Mexico's Largest University to Post Online Nearly All Publications and Course Materials |
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The National Autonomous University of Mexico, better known as UNAM, has said it will make virtually all of its publications, databases, and course materials freely available on the Internet over the next few years—a move that some academics speculated could push other universities in the region to follow suit. |
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Call for Entries - 33rd Durban International Film Festival |
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The 33rd edition of Durban International Film Festival will take place from 19 to 29 July 2012. The festival will present over 200 screenings of films from around the world, with a special focus on films from South African and Africa. Screenings will take place throughout Durban including township areas where cinemas are non-existent. The festival calls for entries from around the world. |
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Call for Applications: Wikipedian in Residence for WikiAfrica |
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The Africa Centre is a Pan-African cultural and arts social innovator based in Cape Town, South Africa. One of its projects, WikiAfrica is run in collaboration with lettera27. The aim of WikiAfrica is to redress the critical imbalance of factual information about historic and contemporary Africa on the Internet’s most utilised information resource, Wikipedia. Its goal is to Africanise Wikipedia. |
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MBA Scholarships for Social Entrepreneurs in Africa |
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Modelled somewhat on the Skoll Scholarships, the University of Cape Town have created five fully paid scholarships for the MBA programme with a special focus on social entrepreneurship at Africa's leading business school. The Bertha Scholarship will be awarded annually, starting in 2012. The Bertha Centre will drive research into social innovation and entrepreneurship. |
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CFP: 2nd Annual Global Education Conference |
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The second annual Global Education Conference, a week-long event bringing together educators and innovators from around the world, will be held Monday, November 14 through Friday, November 18, 2011.The entire conference will be broadcast online for free using the Blackboard Collaborate platform. The Call for Proposals for the 2011 event is now open. |
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The Jan Vrijman Fund is Looking for Creative Documentaries |
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The Jan Vrijman Fund is looking for creative documentaries and documentary events in developing countries. The fund strives to have a minimum of 18% of the selected projects from countries from the two left columns on the DAC list (Least Developed Countries and Lower Income Countries). The fund’s current budget does not allow to select more than 8% of the projects submitted. |
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Issue of the Moment: Freedom of Speech in South Africa |
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Journalist Gill Moodie publishes a guide to what the proposed Media Appeals Tribunal tribunal and the Protection of Information bill might mean for freedom of speech in South Africa. The South African Editors’ Forum (Sanef) is leading the fight against the POI Bill and state-appointed media tribunal, saying they will curb media freedom in a manner that is unconstitutional. |
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Nominations open for ImpACT Awards for Young Professionals |
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The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is recognising and celebrating excellence in South African arts, culture and creativity. ACT is now open for nominations for the ImpACT Awards for Young Professionals which will be presented at the 14th annual ACT Awards. Artists up to the age of 30 years that fall within the first three years of their professional careers are eligible for nomination. |
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