2009-09-15 : Constitutional Court Victory for Access to Info
In an August ruling, the Constitutional Court replaced the 30-day limit set down in the Promotion of Access to Information Act with 180 days.
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2009-10-07: MUNICIPAL JOURNALISM AND REPORTING COMPETITION WINNERS
Author: Shepi Mati
Organization: Idasa
IDASA has great pleasure in announcing the following reporters as the winners of the Municipal Journalism and Reporting Competition. The competition was open to all participating journalists in the Municipal Journalism Training Project funded by the Open Society Foundation and implemented in Amathole District, Eastern Cape and Eden District, Western Cape. The aim was to create incentives for journalists participating in the training and covering municipal issues. The winner received a prize of R2000 (equally split between the individual and their organisation)
Eden District Municipal Area:
Category - Best Print Story: News
• Ms Louise Mouton
South Cape Forum Newspaper
Stilbaai
Amathole District Municipal Area:
Category - Best Print Story: News
• Mr Sthandiwe Velaphi
Ikamva lase Gcuwa
Butterworth
Category – Best Radio Story: Current Affairs
• Khanya Community Radio
Butterworth
Toolkit on Local Govt Budgets
Most government budgets present a range of large figures. Because programmes, departments and municipalities differ in size, one cannot compare the amounts with one another right away. Also, each year, reduces the buying power of the rand – which again means it is not possible to compare year-on-year figures right away. So, to understand the budget better, it is often necessary to do some basic calculations. These might look intimidating at first – especially because the numbers involved are generally large. But even the most mathematically- challenged should be able to master them, if they are followed step-by-step.
In this toolkit, we outline six calculation tools that may be used to analyse budget figures, depending on the kind of information you need
