Democracy Works Foundation

12/06/2026

📣 | Join us for a powerful Youth Month edition of the Cool Politics Café, themed "The Soweto Uprising at 50: Youth and Belonging in South Africa"

📅 Monday, 22 June 2026

📍 Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum, Soweto

⏰ 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM

This Cool Politics Café will bring together young leaders, political actors and 1976 veterans for an intergenerational dialogue on youth and belonging 50 years later.

🔗 RSVP to attend in person: https://forms.gle/TgpPtAtKZPwWdVRH6

▶️ Register to watch the livestream here: https://youtube.com/live/yNXHVt7veyU?feature=share

Event Date: Monday, 22 June 2026 at 11:30-2PM 8287 Khumalo Rd, Orlando West, Soweto

05/06/2026

| As South Africa marks 50 years since the 1976 Soweto Uprising, join us for a special Youth Month Cool Politics Café, "The Soweto Uprising at 50: Youth and Belonging in South Africa."

🔌 We have limited in-person seating available at the Hector Pieterson Museum.

Please RSVP to secure your seat: https://forms.gle/KEZ4WKBdna5nwWAK9

01/06/2026

📢 Call for Applications: End-Term Evaluation Consultant

Democracy Works Foundation is seeking an experienced consultant to conduct the End-Term Evaluation of the Protecting and Promoting Whistleblowing in South Africa (PPW) Project.

💡 This assignment will assess the project's performance, impact, sustainability, and contribution to strengthening whistleblower protection, transparency, and accountability in South Africa. The evaluation will cover all key intervention areas and provide strategic recommendations to inform future programming.

🎯 If you have experience in project evaluation, governance, accountability, human rights, or related fields, we encourage you to apply.

📅 Application Deadline: Thursday, 25 June 2026 at 17:00 SAST.

For full terms of reference and application details, please visit: https://www.democracyworks.org.za/who-we-are/opportunities/vacancies/

25/05/2026

Happy Africa Day 🌍 🌟

As Africans, we carry stories of struggle and triumph, of communities that continue to rise, create, and lead despite challenges. From our youth shaping new futures to communities driving change at the grassroots level, Africa's strength has always been its people.

May we continue to imagine boldly, collaborate across borders, and work toward an Africa that is inclusive, peaceful, prosperous, and driven by its own vision and potential.

20/05/2026

Protecting and Promoting Whistleblowing Seminar Day 2 Recap.

Whistleblowing is our civic duty! Protect whistleblowers. Protect Courage!

20/05/2026

| Watch the Whistleblowing Seminar Day 2 Recap.

💡 The resounding call to action: "Whistleblowing is for everyone, and it's our civic duty to blow the whistle on corruption and wrongdoing."

https://youtu.be/G9_olR6_Ghw?si=dhOcIg2dz8OXRcGx

Whistleblower House

Day 2 of the Whistleblowing Seminar focused on what it truly takes ...

13/05/2026

Call for Proposals |

🔊 DWF invites applications from professionals with strong experience in conducting research and needs assessments, expertise in climate governance, energy policy, or Just Energy Transition, and experience working with civil society organisations, local government, and private sector stakeholders.

For applications, see the full terms of reference here: https://www.democracyworks.org.za/who-we-are/opportunities/vacancies/

⏰ Closing Date: 29 May 2026 at 16h00 SAST
📍 Location: Preference for consultants based in Johannesburg
📝 Reference: CTICA/001/08052026

Submit to applications: [email protected]

27/04/2026

| 32 Years and counting...

24/04/2026

| From 20–24 April, we joined the Data for Governance Alliance - Africa and Afrobarometer in Accra for a continental dialogue bringing together CSOs, African Union institutions, researchers, and policymakers to advance conversations and policy recommendations on democracy, human rights, and good governance.

Represented by our Engagement Manager, Lerato Maloka, Democracy Works Foundation shared progress from our ongoing collaboration with the African Union institutions, CSOs and multilateral platforms.

📍 We highlighted key milestones from our work in The Charter Project Africa, our collaboration with the Pan-African Parliament and the PAP CSO Liaison Office on the recently held Cool Politics Café, and our G20 engagements chairing the F20 Foundations Platform.

🤝 We're grateful for the opportunity to contribute to these important conversations shaping the future of governance on the continent.

23/04/2026

| On 13 April 2026, our Research Manager, Yasmin Shapurjee, participated as a panellist at the "Citizens' Perception on Corruption" briefing organised by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) and , hosted at the Centre for Human Rights.

💡 Drawing on insights from the Protecting and Promoting Whistleblowing (PPW) project, Yasmin emphasised a critical truth: whistleblowing is not failing because people lack courage; it is failing because systems make speaking out unsafe!

📍 Safeguarding whistleblowers is essential to strengthening democratic integrity and rebuilding public trust.

We extend our thanks to Afrobarometer, Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, and the Centre for Human Rights for the invitation and for convening and sharing this important data.