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The People's Fix
A podcast produced by Solid Gold · Business, Non-Profit, Education · 5 episodes · 2020-01-12 to 2019-11-02
Action 24 - Active Citizens for Responsive Legislatures, an initiative co-funded by the European Union and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, has been engaging civil society organisations, the media, the Provincial Legislatures, and you - the citizens of South Africa - on ways that we can work together for a more effective governance system, in which our elected representatives ensure that the people have the last say when it comes to the decisions that affect their future.
Every five years South Africans elect representatives to sit in Parliament and in the Provincial Legislatures. Both of these are fundamental institutions in our democracy.
But what are they? Why are they important? And, how exactly do they work?
Episodes
South Africa’s Provincial Legislatures - the institutions mandated to represent the people - seem to be the ones that citizens understand the least and feel the most distant from. Ask yourself: do you know who represents you and your community in the Provincial Legislatures? How many of us even know how these institutions function – and why we should be engaging with them?
In this first episode of The People’s Fix, you’ll hear from representatives of South African civil society organisations and from host Fikile ‘DJ Fix’ Moeti, about what the legislatures are, how they work, and what powers…
Making your mark on election day is not the only way for you to influence government decisions. Beyond electing people to represent all citizens, the South African Constitution gives each citizen the right to be involved in decisions that will affect them or the society they live in, and to hold elected representatives and government authorities to account at all times.
In this episode of The People’s Fix, our host Fikile ‘DJ Fix’ Moeti takes you into what public participation is and why you should be doing it, and we’ll hear what it currently looks like in practice from representatives of…
Have you ever heard sweeping statements during the pre-election day hype, that never quite come to fruition? Or maybe you want to find out if your elected representatives think your and your community’s needs are a priority? One way to see if our elected representatives mean what they say – and are fulfilling their mandate – is to follow the money.
In this episode of The People’s Fix hosted by Fikile ‘DJ Fix’ Moeti, we get into the budget process, and how you can use budgets to monitor and influence your Provincial Legislature and the decisions they are making. This is how you can make sure…
Climate change: Causes, impacts, and what it means for South Africa
In this episode, hosted by Nicole Rodel from African Climate Reality Project, we cover the science and impacts of the global climate crisis - and what it means for Mzansi.
South Africa's greenhouse gas emissions are the fourteenth highest in the world - making the country a carbon criminal. Nicole from African Climate Reality Project, together with civil society on the frontlines of climate and environmental injustice, explore how the climate crisis is connected to the socio-economic issues that many South Africans are…
How we can solve the climate crisis together
You can make the difference really, and truly, in determining whether or not we are all successful in solving the climate crisis.
In this episode, Nicole from African Climate Reality Project, together with civil society on the frontlines of climate and environmental injustice, cover the solutions to the climate crisis - and how solving the climate crisis can also solve the socio-economic challenges and injustices that many South Africans are faced with today.
Tune in and find out how you can use your voice, your choices, and your votes to fight…
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