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Engaging civil society in the APRM process: Lessons from Southern Africa
Attended by Eddah Jowah From the 3 – 4th of June 2025, we participated in a regional meeting organised by the South African Institute for International Affairs (SAIIA). Since 2018, SAIIA has been working closely with civil society organisations (CSOs) in southern Africa to raise awareness about the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and bring key…
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South Africa elections: the one day for citizens to hold power?
Yesterday the eyes of the continent and the world were on South Africa as citizens went out to cast their votes in the most highly contested elections in the country’s 30 years of democracy. One reporter on the national broadcaster alluded that 29 May 2024 is the one day when citizens would hold “power” because…
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Opportunities for youth in the mining sector – Parliamentary Youth Caucus
Today SIVIO Institute was part of a delegation (together with Green Governance Zimbabwe Trust and Zimbabwe Youth Council, Zimbabwe Artisanal Miners Federation, and the Youth Mining Federation) that met with the Parliamentary Youth Caucus to discuss opportunities for youth in the mining sector. We made a shared on the importance of data for advocacy drawing…