Posts by Tirelo Makwela
The Proverb “It Takes a Village” Never Gets Old
Joining Accountability Lab in the United States while enrolled as a South African master’s student has been extremely rewarding. The day I received my offer letter to be the Global Programs and Partnerships Fellow, I was elated yet nervous. Still a student at the Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch…
Read MoreCSOs seek citizens’ participation in purposeful governance
By Bertram Nwannekanma Civil Society Organisations (CSO) in the country, have called for citizens’ participation in ensuring purposeful governance and leadership in Nigeria ahead of 2023 election. The groups, which unveiled Nigeria’s Citizen’Scenario, a projection into the possible developmental trajectory of the country leading to its centenary in 2060, tagged, ‘CS60,’ stressed that the quality…
Read More‘When people with integrity begin to rise, corruption fails’
By Eresh Omar Jamal Narayan Adhikari is Nepal country director and co-founder and Sanjeeta Pant is programmes and learning manager at Accountability Lab. In a conversation with Eresh Omar Jamal of The Daily Star, they discuss the Accountability Lab’s Integrity Icon initiative, which recognises and awards public servants (across 15 countries), nominated by citizens and others for demonstrating exceptional integrity at…
Read MoreFive Public Servants Win Accountability Lab Integrity Icons Awards
Accountability Lab in its commitment to promote integrity in Liberia’s public service sector has awarded five public servants the Integrity Icons of the Year 2022. The Integrity Icon Awards is an annual event that recognizes and awards honest public servants who display integrity on their job. This year marks the eighth edition of the Integrity…
Read MoreDeciphering Fake News and Its Implications
Written by Khadijah Saeed Fake news refers to the deliberate spread of misinformation and often has an ulterior motive for political, social, economic, or personal gains. It is a fabricated expression disseminated systematically in an organized manner, which appears true. Such stories consist of nonfactual information and sources that often affect electoral behaviors and influence…
Read MoreGrand Bassa nurse wins 2022 Integrity Icon Award
By Lewis S Teh Bendu Conneh, a Register Nurse working at the government-run hospital in Buchanan, Grand Bassa county has emerged as the winner among five finalists in this year’s Integrity Icon Award organized by Accountability Lab Liberia. Accountability Lab Liberia is a global trans local network that makes governance work for people by supporting…
Read MoreRules for social media sought to control fake news
Speakers at an awareness session here the other day stressed the need for formulating rules for social media to control spread of fake news and disinformation. They said that disinformation was fabricated and shared online or by other means to harm others and manipulate facts. They said that both misinformation and disinformation made it difficult…
Read MoreExperts stress on responsible journalism to counter effects of fake news, misinformation
Rawalpindi: In an Seminar arranged by the Accountability Lab Pakistan held at the Rawalpindi Press Club where speakers discussed the key drivers and impacts of fake news and disinformation upon Society, especially on our youth and Role of Journalism. The event was Chaired by Incharge Rawalpindi Press Club Ms Shakela Jalil: Ms. Shazia Mehboob Editor…
Read MoreDeal with our ‘culture wars’ to combat democratic backsliding – President Obama
A lot of times those of us who are interested in democracy promotion have tried to wish away these so-called culture war questions. We like to focus on rules, law, policy and calculations” — President Barack Obama WASHINGTON D.C., DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA , UNITED STATES, November 18, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Keeping young people engaged in…
Read MoreDeekay Ndoni Sibanda — Activism through art and film
“When I say I’m an activist, I’m on the ground, I’m a street activist. I’m not sitting at a desk — I want to go where things are happening.” “I call myself a human rights activist slash a queer rights activist,” says aspiring filmmaker and photographer Deekay Ndoni Sibanda, who is the 39-year-old programme officer…
Read MoreLlega a plataformas musicales “Volver al Corazón”, una mirada íntima a la realidad de mujeres que viven en prisión en México
Read the press release in English here. Ciudad de México, 17 de noviembre de 2022. En México existen actualmente 220 mil 420 personas privadas de la libertad, de las cuales 12 mil 418 son mujeres, informó el INEGI en el Censo Nacional de Sistemas Penitenciarios Nacional y Estatales 2022. Si bien toda la población penitenciaria…
Read MoreA public service is only as strong as the people who work in it – recognise the Integrity Icons to squeeze out the bad
By Mark Heywood Maverick Citizen has been a firm promoter of the Integrity Icons campaign. We have done so because without a committed and effective public service we cannot achieve social justice, and because in our day-to-day reporting we frequently come across public servants who work tirelessly and make great sacrifices in the public interest. On…
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