PSAM
@PSAM_AFRICA
A civil society institute promoting social accountability in Southern Africa through research, capacity building & advocacy. Also see @KuyendaC
Philip Jakarasi, an RYC fellow, is fighting back with #sustainablefarming, tree planting, & climate education. 🌱🌍🌳 He’s helping protect #education while healing the land. 👀the video 👇 to see what #climatejustice and rural resilience really look like.
The dissolution of the Board and Enquiry by SCOPA @ParliamentofRSA are vital steps that must be combined with a robust @RSASIU investigation & punitive action meted out on all cases of financial misconduct and maladministration. Programme Head @ZukiswaKota weighed via @SABCNews
Chairperson of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), Songezo Zibi, says the inquiry into the affairs of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) will continue despite the dissolution of the board of the entity. ow.ly/3M5p50WsQWP
I’m excited to host Prof. @NtsikeleloBrea2 (Nelson Mandela Uni), Adv. Paul Hoffman (@Accountnow_SA), and @ZukiswaKota (@PSAM_AFRICA) for a timely discussion on anti-corruption efforts by President Cyril Ramaphosa's administration. 📅16 July 2025 🕑14h00 (SAST) 📡Live on YouTube
Excited to see our friends @budgetjusticesa hosting this and several other community outreach sessions. Here's to a fruitful meeting with residents and civic actors of Makhanda. A human rights budget for all! #Budget2025
#ImaliYesizwe
Marta, 17, from Mocuba, was told to drop out & marry in Grade 8. She worked the fields to support her child — but never gave up. With help from Kuyenda RYC & social welfare, she’s back in class, chasing her dream to become a teacher. Read more: loom.ly/C_ISW5M
This week marks the start of the second round of monitoring for the Kuyenda Collective. 75 Youth Champions will be gathering data to track the progress made by Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe in tackling the learning crisis. The youth will collect data on education…
Had a great time facilitating a workshop at the TI (@anticorruption) School of Integrity, Vilnius. We reflected on impactful advocacy and the complexities of transparency & anticorruption work. It is human rights work. Co-creation matters. Relationships matter 📸: @YouthIntegrity
The @TheWJP Rule of Law Index finds that: Checks and balances—including legislative, judicial, civil society, and media oversight—have deteriorated in 77% of countries since 2016. Authoritarianism on the rise with declining protection for rights @ institutional oversight.
Exchanging reflections on impacts of open government interventions in Africa/MENA region and those in the Baltics & Europe with Czech Ambassador to Lithuania, Aleš Opata, in Vilnius; a great discussion with government open gov. reformers from the Czech Republic📸: @YouthIntegrity
Today we join reformers to reflect on significant milestones collectively achieved in the past 15 years of @FiscalTrans While we are saddened by the sunsetting of #GIFT we remain committed to confronting budget injustice, tax evasion & inadequate accountability.

🌙 GIFT is sunsetting—but YOU are our legacy. 🎥 Join us tom as we honor the milestones & community that defined 14 years of fiscal openness. What do you hope lives on from GIFT? Drop your thoughts or join the conversation live. 🔗 RSVP now: tinyurl.com/GIFTsunsetRegi… #GIFTLegacy
The Kuyenda Collective notes that children are often not involved in planning and budgeting processes that affect them, which impacts the inclusion of their needs and perspectives in decisions that influence their lives. #AfricanChildDay #Planning4Children #dayoftheafricanchild…
Public Service Accountability Monitor's Zukiswa Kota says Parliamentary Committees have a bigger role to play than MECs and Ministers. She says they have the power to hold MECs and Ministers to account. Watch: tinyurl.com/mpjnub6a #Newzroom405
Minister Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi Strengthens Ties with Open Government Partnership CEO dpsa.gov.za/thepublicserva…
Join us on June 12. Transparency, Not Secrecy. With: @SaludDerechos_ Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1dd2cb2c…
Let’s come together to amplify youth voices & ensure that planning & budgeting processes are inclusive & responsive to the rights & needs of children. 📅 Date: 12 June 2025 🕑 Time: 14:00 – 15:30 CAT 📍 Platform: zoom.us/meeting/regist… #dayoftheafricanchild2025