The Open Society Foundations In South Africa
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The Open Society Foundations In South Africa
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Author : Open Society Foundations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
The Open Society Foundations In South Africa written by Open Society Foundations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
The Open Society Foundation for South Africa began its work in 1993, as the country was preparing for its first democratic elections the following year. But George Soros, chair and founder of the Open Society Foundations, had already been engaged in South Africa. In 1979 he launched a scholarship program for black South African students to study at the University of Cape Town-his first ever venture into philanthropy. And in 1987, Soros provided financial support for a first dialogue between South African business and political leaders seeking to dismantle the apartheid system. The new Foundation supported efforts to build a more just society in South Africa-providing funding for both civil society groups and government initiatives such as the provision of housing, an important deliverable for the government of President Nelson Mandela. Over the years, groups partly funded by the Foundation have taken a leading role in efforts to realize the rights promised by South Africa’s progressive constitution-including the right to education, healthcare, and housing. Today, many of the projects and organizations the Foundation supports focus on protecting the constitutional rights of minorities who are forced to the edge of society-refugees, sex workers, and LGBT communities-and on promoting transparency and accountability in the state and private sector. Since its earliest days, the Foundation has also strongly supported efforts to give all South Africans equal access to the protections of the law.
Annual Report
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Author : Open Society Foundation for South Africa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Annual Report written by Open Society Foundation for South Africa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with categories.
Mapping Digital Media South Africa
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Author : Open Society Foundations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Mapping Digital Media South Africa written by Open Society Foundations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Digital media categories.
Developments in digital media in South Africa are densely intertwined with political factors. The government has sought to be the driver of digitization, but it has also caused repeated delays in digital roll-out. In addition, the government has contradictory interests such as promoting competition while also favoring large enterprises in which it has controlling or monopoly shares. The challenges are very great in terms of bringing access to digital benefits across a large landmass, in which more than a third of people live in rural areas, even more are too poor to be an attractive market for advertisers, and where diverse people use than 12 mother tongues. In the absence of success by the state in promoting digitization, the media system remains mainly mainstream and analog, apart from the rapidly growing business of digital satellite pay-TV. Radio has the greatest reach in society and, within this sector, community radio is making strides. Pluralism of ownership and an increase in broadcasting stations has occurred, but by using analog rather than digital means. Print is shrinking in terms of sales, although its share of advertising has been holding up. Digitization is therefore unfolding in an environment which will continue to determine its characteristics. It is unlikely to facilitate major change in media and news, although it can be expected over time to expand choice and enable new entrants, on a scale that will attract--but also limit--attempts at political control.
Open Society Foundation For South Africa
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Author : Open Society Foundation for South Africa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Open Society Foundation For South Africa written by Open Society Foundation for South Africa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
The Strange Alchemy Of Life And Law
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Author : Albie Sachs
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2011-03-10
The Strange Alchemy Of Life And Law written by Albie Sachs and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Albie Sachs gives an intimate account of his extraordinary life and work as a judge in South Africa. Mixing autobiography with reflections on his major cases and the role of law in achieving social justice, Sachs offers a rare glimpse into the workings of the judicial mind and a unique perspective on modern South African history.
Annual Report 2003
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Author : Open Society Foundation for South Africa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Annual Report 2003 written by Open Society Foundation for South Africa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Child support categories.
Media Open Societies
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language : en
Publisher: Het Spinhuis
Release Date : 2000
Media Open Societies written by and has been published by Het Spinhuis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Traditional, national and medium-specific regulatory models in communications policy in the East and West have become outdated. New, medium-neutral and internationally oriented regulatory models are replacing them. This book discusses how these new regulatory models can contribute to the emergence of an open society -- that is, a society in which all have access to society's information and communication resources in a non-discriminatory and affordable way. Experts from the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University, The Amsterdam School of Communications Research (ASCoR) of the University of Amsterdam, and other experts from Finland, the United Kingdom and Belgium address this question. The papers in this volume discuss key issues in the development of communications policies for open societies. These issues focus on the social responsibilities of media in a changing society; the role of competition in stimulating media innovation and diversity; and the potential of new media in strengthening user's autonomy and empowerment. Expressing different historical contexts, the editors approach the issues from very different perspectives, but with the common objective of understanding the converging media dynamics in East and West. The resulting mix contributes to the debate surrounding the communications policies that will stimulate the development of global openness in the 21st century.
The Philanthropy Of George Soros
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Author : Chuck Sudetic
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-05-10
The Philanthropy Of George Soros written by Chuck Sudetic and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-10 with Social Science categories.
With an Introduction by George Soros and an Afterword by Aryeh Neier George Soros is one of the world's leading philanthropists. Over the past thirty years, he has provided more than 8 billion to his worldwide network of foundations: the Open Society Foundations, which have applied the concept of the open society, the cornerstone of Soros's thinking on democracy, freedom, and human rights, in the United States and abroad. This book, written by former New York Times journalist Chuck Sudetic, marks the first exploration of George Soros's innovative philanthropic strategies and unmatched commitment to building open societies in places where dictatorship and violent repression have been the rule for too long. Soros is widely lauded for his brilliant financial and economic insights and investment strategies. But his philosophy-driven philanthropy and its impact are unprecedented for a private individual, and have produced remarkable results. Soros's visionary efforts include: helping to topple communism in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union and attempting to foster civil society in China initiating and nurturing global and local organizations fighting to overcome the driver of war, repression, and corruption in oil- and blood-diamond states helping Sarajevo's people endure three years of siege during the Bosnian War fighting resistant strains of TB in Russia's jails and Lesotho's mountains before the disease can devastate the world's great cities undertaking the first attempt in history to help Europe's most downtrodden people lift themselves from poverty and segregation supporting democratic resistance in Burma and building communities in Haiti's roughest slums applying new methods for fighting poverty and drug addiction and reforming dysfunctional justice systems in Baltimore, New Orleans, and other U.S. cities. The Philanthropy of George Soros reveals the thought and practice behind a lesser-known dimension of this remarkable man's life, his goals for society, and his underlying vision for the future.
Open Society Time
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Author : Open Society Foundations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Open Society Time written by Open Society Foundations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Civil society categories.
The Open Society Foundations are a family of more than 30 foundations created by philanthropist and financier George Soros. Active in more than 70 countries around the world, the Open society foundations support justice and human rights, freedom of expression, and access to public health and education. The foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments ar accountable to their citizens.
Citizenship Law In Africa
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Author : Bronwen Manby
language : en
Publisher: African Minds
Release Date : 2012-07-27
Citizenship Law In Africa written by Bronwen Manby and has been published by African Minds this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-27 with Law categories.
Few African countries provide for an explicit right to a nationality. Laws and practices governing citizenship leave hundreds of thousands of people in Africa without a country to which they belong. Statelessness and discriminatory citizenship practices underlie and exacerbate tensions in many regions of the continent, according to this report by the Open Society Institute. Citizenship Law in Africa is a comparative study by the Open Society Justice Initiative and Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project. It describes the often arbitrary, discriminatory, and contradictory citizenship laws that exist from state to state, and recommends ways that African countries can bring their citizenship laws in line with international legal norms. The report covers topics such as citizenship by descent, citizenship by naturalization, gender discrimination in citizenship law, dual citizenship, and the right to identity documents and passports. It describes how stateless Africans are systematically exposed to human rights abuses: they can neither vote nor stand for public office; they cannot enroll their children in school, travel freely, or own property; they cannot work for the government.--Publisher description.