🕵️‍♀️ We are looking for skilled professionals who are committed to advancing #opensource and #openknowledge to work with us on a variety of projects. Know someone? Please share! okfn.org/en/jobs/ 🏃🏽‍♀️ Deadline: 12 September

Stand with the communities of the wild coast. It’s not just livelihoods, it’s identity and belonging! #WildCoast #EnvironmentalJustice #ProtectOurCoast

Fishing communities of the Wild Coast have taken Shell to the Constitutional Court. Our Head of Land, Wilmien Wicomb, explains why no amount of money or excuses can fix an unlawful permit. Watch here: youtu.be/PPFo24wfj2A CapeTalk on 567AM

🚩 Are you getting ready to build public interest tech? Join us to celebrate the launch of our new field guide, "#TheTechWeWant | Read This Before You Build" 🗓️ 30 September 2025 🕒 15:00 CEST 📍 Online 👇🏾 Details & Registration: blog.okfn.org/register-for-t…

Access to information is key to climate & energy justice. Yet communities face secrecy, blanket refusals & delays under PAIA. The ATI Network calls for stronger oversight & transparency. Read the full report here: sa.lrc.org.za/46VkaE0

🗳️❌ "We are seeing datasets disappear depending on who is in power. Whole open data portals are going offline after certain elections, both at the national and local levels. This disturbing trend threatens the democracy we have today." – Renata Avila #OGPSummit

For prospective Master's students hoping to undertake their LLM at UCT Law in 2026, this scholarship opportunity could be for you: the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung-iNtaka Scholarship in Postgraduate Law & Technology. Scholarship offering, details, eligibility etc are all available at

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Eskom’s Kusile, world's 'most expensive' power station, cost double Indonesia's Paiton power station with similar output, using similar technology. Paiton finished with minor cost overruns, 15 months late. Kusile, 11 years late, R150bn cost overrun. mybroadband.co.za/news/energy/61…

I was born homeless, my mum was schizophrenic & my dad a heroin addict, who was in prison & died of AIDS. I experienced institutional child sexual abuse, I'm dyslexic & was illiterate until 11 when I received specialist help. Yes I included my hard worked for DR title in my bio!

We have been gagged! We cannot say by who or why. Attempts to silence public-interest journalism threaten everyone’s matters of public interestt. We’ll challenge this order with our attorneys at PowerLaw Africa. More information to follow. opensecrets.org.za

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South Africa’s Constitution protects freedom of expression and media freedom. We assert our right—and duty—to publish fair, fact-based investigations in the public interest.

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"Yet she received a penalising letter free of reasoning, justification or interpretive clarity – only a bald assertion". This is standard for #HPCSA communications, not just this one. A commission called for the HPCSA to be shut down years ago. Why does it still exist?

Open Secrets Open Secrets has been gagged. They can’t even say by who or why. The order is truly extraordinary in its expanse, hampering the important work of this frontline civil society actor but also endangering the public’s right to know critical information.

What are Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participations suits (SLAPPs?)

Open Secrets is doing incredible work in holding corporates and private sector players accountable for corruption. They’re now facing sham lawsuits and gag orders to try and stop them. This has to stop!

For years now Open Secrets has been uncovering secrets about pension, war, state capture, climate crisis, and grants payment profiteers. Looters of our resources! Some power is not attempting to gag them and we cannot let this happen!