Regulation creates a monopoly within each faith, and a dependence that blurs the duty to speak truth to power. The CRL has signalled interest in the Rwandan model. [...]
News and Updates
Quebec has produced recommendations restricting religious expression. In South Africa the CRL’s Section 22 proposals point the same way — and a campaign that waits to see how it turns out is not a campaign. [...]
Over 100 learners attended; the IEC registered around 50 in 45 minutes. The questions that came afterwards were the most telling part. [...]
Who qualifies for a SAMNET bursary, which fields of study are covered, and how to request an application form. The fund helps students in journalism, media, communications and political science who face real financial hardship — it is not a course, and it does not cover other fields. [...]
The ICC Deputy Prosecutor warns that Sudan’s civil war has reached an intolerable state, and points to crimes against humanity in Darfur. [...]
Muslims grew fastest; Christians lagged behind global population growth. But the most significant finding may be the rise of the religiously unaffiliated to third largest group worldwide. [...]
A dashboard for committee attendance and the progress of bills — and the right to put your views directly to a portfolio committee, which few people use. [...]
Ward 110 in Durban North was decided by 22 votes. Fewer than 2 500 votes chose the representative of more than 18 000 registered voters — roughly 600 households. [...]
SAMNET has no objection to an Easter service for those who observe Easter. The objection is to all members being required to attend a denominational event — and to the wider pattern it sits in. [...]
Nader Hashemi, Mobashra Tazamal and Sahar Aziz on the campaign against the few US academic centres working on Islamophobia. [...]
An almost eightfold rise in people seeking help for gambling problems. Much of the decision-making sits at provincial level — which is where too little of the pressure goes. [...]
SAMNET press statement by Chairperson Dr Faisal Suliman on the rise in Islamophobic violence internationally, and the case for a South African hate crimes register. [...]