This Week MediumTerm Budget Policy Statement, United Nations Day And Talk On National Health Insurance Bill

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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to present medium-term fiscal policy statement to Parliament; Ilifa Labantwana to moderate a virtual conversation about public funding for early childhood development; and the 8th African Women Writers Conference begins with Nadine Gordimer's In Memoriam at the Soweto Theatre.

World Media and Information Literacy Week begins on October 24th . The theme for 2022 is "Building Trust - Media and Information Literacy Matters".

According to the United Nations (UN), “Global MIL Week 2022 is built on trust and solidarity between people, media, digital platforms, governments, the private sector and non-governmental organizations.”

“It shows some of the promising activities of the past year in relation to media and information literacy and how media and information literacy can help build trust and fight mistrust.

Monday is also United Nations Day , marking the anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Charter in 1945 .

“No other world organization has the legitimacy, appellate power and normative influence of the United Nations. No other world organization can give so many people hope for a better world and future than we want,” said the UN.

"Today the need for all countries to come together to fulfill the promise of the United Nations has seldom been greater."

On Monday, October 24th at 13:00, Ilifa Labantwana held a virtual chat to publicly promote early childhood development. The event was the launch of Ilifa's latest research paper, which proposes a three-year acceleration plan for ECD funding.

"We need to use existing public funds to expand access to quality ECD services." Investing in ECD not only provides a foundation for child development, but also unlocks the potential for a care economy led by historically underpaid women. and neglected,” the description of the incident reads.

Continue reading Daily Maverick : “ SA Early Childhood Development Centers Still Struggling to Register and Access Funding ”

The interview comes two days before Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announces the government's spending priorities in his medium-term fiscal policy statement.

“Although education tends to account for the largest share of government budgets, inflation has eroded funding for early childhood development in real terms. Without long-term public investment in ECD, we miss the best opportunity to escape the inequality trap.

Kentsen Radeb of the Murray Trust moderated the discussion, which included speakers from the World Bank, the Southern Center for the Study of Inequality and Real Reform for ECD.

For more information contact Laura Brooks from Ilifa on 082 565 6028 or Laura@ilifalabaantwana.co.za . To arrange media interviews, contact Rahima Essop at DGMT on 073 350 1703 or rahima@dgmt.co.za .

On Monday afternoon, the South African Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) hosted a discussion on Sahpra's achievement of World Health Organization (WHO) vaccine production maturity level 3 (ML3).

Among those attending the event was Sahpra CEO Dr. Also present were Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela, CRO Portia Nkambule and COO Christelna Reynecke. They will share their thoughts and the impact of receiving this WHO assessment.

The discussion focuses on:

Understand the opportunities presented by the ML3 ranking for South Africa;
Better understanding of the impact of ML3 on the African vaccine industry; and
The impact of ML3 on the economy and citizens of South Africa.

On Monday at 3:00 p.m. the Health Justice Initiative (HJI) will host a webinar on “South Africa's NHI [National Health Insurance] Bill and the Future of Medicine Selection, Evaluation and Supply”.

Read Daily Maverick : “ Mixed feelings on GNV at public health conference ”

Speakers will include Andy Gray from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Fatima Suleman from UKZN, Fatima Hassan from HJI and Yanga Nokhepheyi from HJI.

For more information please contact info@healthjusticeinitiative.org.za .

Join the Zoom event here .

The Rural Health Promotion Project and the Budget Fairness Coalition are hosting a webinar on Tuesday 25 October at 10:00 am on the Medium Term Budgetary Policy Statement (MTBPS).

“As the most significant health crisis in recent memory, the Covid-19 pandemic has rightly dominated the landscape of health activism for the past two years. As the peak of the pandemic has passed, pre-Covid crises have worsened,” he said. event description.

Covid-related financial shocks have been exacerbated by "geopolitical shifts" such as the war in Ukraine. The impact on South Africa's economic prospects could further undermine "the country's constitutional obligation to progressively realize socio-economic rights."

“The MTBPS must reflect a meaningful strategy to restore human rights. "The continued failure to mitigate the economic crisis will continue to hit the most vulnerable."

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The webinar panel included representatives from the Budget Justice Coalition, Rural Health Project, SECTION27, HEALA, Black Sash and Equal Education.

For more information contact Phemelo Khaas at Phemelo.Khaas@rhap.co.za or 083 763 3472.

Join the Zoom meeting here .

On Tuesday at 1 p.m. the South African Judicial Center (SALC) will present the webinar “Reclaim my time! Human rights are denied when justice is delayed”.

The Institute for Poverty, Land and Agricultural Research (Farm) presents the academic seminar "Agribusiness Capital Concentration, Competition and Co-Evolution in South Africa: the Milling Industry" on Wednesday, October 26 at 1:00 p.m.

The workshop will be led by Senior Agricultural Researcher Dr. Farai Mtero and directed by Dr. Andrew Bowman from the University of Edinburgh, followed by a panel discussion by Professor Reena das Nair from the University of Johannesburg.

Godongwana will submit its medium-term fiscal policy statement to Parliament at 2 p.m. Wednesday . According to the Ministry of Finance , the statement "sets out the government's policy objectives and priorities, forecasts macroeconomic developments and projects the budgetary framework for the next three years, producing expenditure and revenue projections" .

For more news, analysis and research, visit the Daily Maverick home page

The 8th Afrikaans Women Writers' Conference begins on Wednesday at 6:00 pm with Nadine Gordimer's speech in memoriam at the Soweto Theatre. Award-winning author, human rights activist and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga hails from Zimbabwe.

“Dangarembga, who was recently indicted and fined by Zimbabwe's courts for protesting the unfair treatment of journalists in Zimbabwe, is the best voice to speak to the sub-region, which is facing socio-economic and political problems . for human rights and justice, so no conflicting options," says the description of the event.

The event will be hybrid and livestream Dangarembga's performance:

afroarts.co.za;
Discover.tv;
Jobburgtheater.com;
sowetotheatre.com; and
African Women Writers Network Facebook page.

The discussion will be followed by a Q&A with a live theater audience moderated by author and journalist Joanne Joseph. Live music and poetry will be part of the event.

To get there, write a reply to afroartsurban@gmail.com .

The Bonds That Bind Us exhibition opens in Sandton on Thursday 27 October at 5.30pm.

The presentation focuses on the more than one million people living in prisons in Africa, often in cruel, inhuman and degrading conditions.

"It is time to rethink criminal justice and incarceration in our country," the event description reads.

Read the Daily Maverick : " Popcru threatens to strike Pollsmoor as prison overflows "

Deputy Attorney General John Jeffery will deliver the keynote speech at the event. Other speakers include South African, Malawian and Namibian Prison Inspectors - Judges Edwin Cameron, Kenan Manda and Sylvester Mainga.

Reply to expoxira@salc.org.za .

The 14th annual Jozi Book Fair begins on Friday 28th October at Newtown Park in Johannesburg. The theme of the three-day festival is "Reimagining and Reinventing the World". This includes events such as book presentations, seminars, music and theater performances and exhibitions.

The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) will host a Facebook Live discussion on Friday at 1pm on Stand Up for Your Mental Health Rights .

Join the event here . SM/MC