SAMNET on the drop-off in critical reporting on Palestine, the over-reliance on agency feeds, and the UN findings that went largely uncovered. [...]
SAMNET called on UP stakeholders to write to the university leadership urging it to break its relationships with Israeli academic institutions — five minutes of activism, respectfully and factually put. [...]
By-elections are poorly supported, so small blocks of votes decide them. The first requirement is to be registered — and it can be done online in minutes. [...]
SAMNET calls on stakeholders to commit 5% — or at least 1% — of charitable giving to preventing the root causes of disaster, rather than only responding to it. [...]
By-elections are small, poorly attended and often decided by fifty votes. A single mosque or group of families that interviews the candidates can decide the ward — and build a relationship with the winner. [...]
The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation announced a joint research, technology and innovation programme with Palestine. [...]
Iceland turned around a teen drinking crisis within a generation, and the model is already being trialled in George. SAMNET calls for engagement and volunteers. [...]
SAMNET calls on the public to monitor and complain about alcohol advertising, and to push for an end to industry self-regulation, sport and online advertising, and the glamorisation of drinking. [...]
Let us not forget the many places where people are oppressed and in danger. In Rakhine, young men are caught between an active war and forced conscription. [...]
Some cannot afford Qurbani for the first time in decades. Reports from Nigeria and Senegal show the same pressure across the ummah. [...]
Parties had until 12 June 2024 to clear their election posters, at R100 a poster if they did not. It is a small point of law — and a fair test of how seriously parties take the law at all. [...]
SAMNET calls on environmental professionals to scrutinise DFFE proposals that would let SANParks approve developments without the usual statutory checks. The answer to inefficiency is better systems, not fewer protections. [...]