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Online publication Spotlight editor Marcus Low expressed disappointment with government for its failure to ratify the World Intellectual Property Organization-administered Marrakesh Treaty to accelerate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print-disabled. The Marrakesh Treaty was adopted in 2013 by the World Intellectual Property Organization to address the widespread problem known as "book famine", the situation where few books are published in formats that are accessible to those who are blind or visually impaired. "The shocking thing is that the Treaty was concluded 13 years ago and today, 10 years later, it is not fixed in South Africa. Every year when government says all the nice things on disability month - November - to me it rings hollow," Low said. Speaking during the SECTION27, Blind SA and Daily Maverick webinar on 'Court-Ordered Copyright Act Changes for the Blind and Visually Impaired', Low said that over 80 countries including the US, the UK, India and Brazil had ratified the Treaty, as well as fellow African countries such as Nigeria. Blind SA (represented by SECTION27) challenged the constitutionality of South Africa's Copyright Act for the way it discriminated against persons who were blind or visually impaired. In particular, the Act required that anyone wanting to convert a book into an accessible format, like Braille or large print, needed to obtain the permission of the copyright holder. Recognising the heavy burden this placed on persons who are blind or visually impaired, the Court declared the Copyright Act unconstitutional in 2022. Now, persons who are blind or visually impaired no longer need to obtain permission from the copyright holder, while Parliament finalises changes to the rest of the Act. The court has also given Parliament 24 months to cure the unconstitutional defects in the Copyright Act. Low highlighted that there were two traditional problems with how the law worked regarding blind people. "One is where as a blind person or someone helping a blind person, you are not allowed to make an accessible format copy. So the Marrakesh Treaty says that if you are a member country you have to allow that. The treaty says that you should be allowed to share books across borders," he said. University of the Witwatersrand School of Law's Mandela Institute senior researcher, Dr Sanya Samtani, explained that people with disabilities had been excluded domestically in South Africa and internationally from full and equal participation in society. She said the Marrakesh Treaty put in law mandatory exceptions for people with visual and print disabilities. Meanwhile, Low said that the benefits of the judgment on the court-ordered Copyright Act changes for the blind and visually impaired were not well understood as yet, highlighting that it took time to make accessible copies and could sometimes be quite expensive. "If you can see you can go to the book store, buy the book you want to read, if you can afford it, otherwise you can go to a library and whatever books are in the library, you can read. There is no obstacle there. So if you cannot see to read those books then it becomes more complicated, so we can turn those books into other formats, such as Braille," he explained.

Meet Zeinab Badawi, Sudanese-born British Television and Radio Journalist. Zeinab has worked extensively in the British media for four decades and is best known for her work at BBC World News TV and on BBC World Service Radio, on programs such as Hard Talk and Global Questions. Zeinab is the current chair of the Royal African Society and a director of the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. She also serves on the advisory boards of the think tanks Afrobarometer and the Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS). Zeinab is a member of the steering committee of the Africa Europe Foundation and a trustee of BBC Media Action. She has produced and presented an acclaimed 20-part TV series on the history of Africa, reporting from over 30 countries across the continent, and speaks to Mungi about how important this project was to her. Listen to this episode to hear how Zeinab got into broadcast journalism and some of the lessons she has learned from the public figures she has interviewed, including the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Thank you to our partners at HarperCollins for their support of today's episode! We are all about supporting women on this podcast, and so are the publishers at HarperCollins. They invest in authors who are writing stories about women, for women, and by women. The novel Black Girls Must Die Exhausted is a rare find in the world of women's fiction. The book's story is centered around a successful young Black woman who seems to have it all; a great dating life, a beautiful home, and a great job. However, an unexpected fertility crisis puts the protagonist in a tailspin. If you're looking for a fall read that examines the experiences of race, contemporary womanhood, and modern relationships, pre-order or pick it up at on-sale, pick up a copy wherever books are sold!……..Visit mungingomane.coFollow Mungi on InstagramFollow The Brand is Female on Instagram

In this episode of Girl In Skies Podcast, Nat & Xolie speak to Dr Nkosana Moyo about a wide range of issues impacting Zimbabweans at home and abroad. Dr Moyo is the leader of the Alliance for the People's Agenda (APA) and ran as a presidential candidate in 2018. He is also the founder of the Mandela Institute for Development Studies and former VP at the African Development Bank. We discuss the role of citizens, Dr Moyo's resignation from his Ministerial post, the economy and more! -------------- Tune in #GirlInSkies is your podcast by Nat & Xolie discussing life, hot topics, being Africans away from home and more. Keep the conversation going on @girlinskies on twitter & Instagram and be sure to add #GirlInSkies. Hosts: Nat Twitter: https://twitter.com/malaikadiva Xolie Twitter: https://twitter.com/xolienc email us on mygirlinskies@gmail.com Support the show: https://www.paypal.me/girlinskies

Athi Jara is a Director and Head of the Mining and Environmental Law Department at Gwina Attorneys, a corporate law firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa.   She holds an LLB Degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and an LLM Degree (with merit) from the University of Sussex, United Kingdom. She has over 10 years' experience in Mining and Environmental Law.   She has completed Certificate Courses in Prospecting and Mining Law, and Advanced Company Laws I and II from the Mandela Institute at Wits University.   She was previously a Senior Associate in the Mining Department at Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Incorporated (ENSafrica). Prior to joining ENSafrica, she practised as an attorney in the Mining, Environmental and Natural Resources Department at Bowman Gilfillan (now Bowmans). While at Bowmans, she was exposed to mining law, energy law, environmental law and public procurement law. She was also part of the team that advised the Department of Energy and National Treasury on the implementation of the first Independent Power Producers Programme for Renewable Energy (IPP Programme) in South Africa. Prior to Bowmans, she completed her articles of clerkship and was retained as an Associate within the Environmental and Mining Law Department at Eversheds.   Her experience within the mining practice area includes involvement in mergers and acquisitions transactions, conducting mining due diligences, compiling mining title reports, undertaking mining litigation, black economic empowerment structuring in compliance with the provisions of the Mining Charter, giving advice on mining royalties and drafting technical mining agreements.   She has acted for a wide range of mining companies in all mineral commodity sectors, including base and precious metals, diamonds, coal, gold and platinum group metals. She has also assisted a number of clients with regards to their environmental compliance requirements under South African Law.   In 2019, Athi was recognised as one of the Mail & Guardian's 200 Young South Africans in the Justice and Law Category. Remember to always use your voice and your resources to amplify the issues which matter. In South Africa a black woman is has an equal chance at securing employment as she does being murdered by her intimate partner. This cannot be our narrative and it is important to speak out about injustices against women. It is also important that if you are a victim of GBV that you gather the strength to see to it that your abuser is brought to book. Reach out to Sonke Gender Justice: To report an incident of sexual harassment, bullying, abuse or any other form of harassment experienced, seen or heard about, or an incident of fraud, corruption or bribery: CALL the toll-free whistleblower hotline: 0800 333 059 SMS: 33490 EMAIL: sonke@whistleblowing.co.za --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tebello-motshwane/message

The Mandela Institute for Humanity and National Urban League invite you to A Town Hall for Change - as an esteemed group discussing the global need for new frameworks and new thinking around systemic racism. 

CliffCentral.com — What's it like to test positive for Covid-19, and what is the mental side of being diagnosed with such a virus? With a surname like Mandela, there is an honour and lineage of greatness to carry. Ndaba Mandela and his team have started The Mandela Institute for Humanity. The values and principles of his grandfather are transferable in his mind, and they have grounded him in everything he is emploring us all to take up as Africans. How should we deal with 21 days of lockdown? What lessons can we as humanity learn from this pandemic? Apparently green fingers, and something else which is green, are the way forward.

Caroline Pugh, Founder of Oya Partners, a firm she started to help young global leaders and philanthropists create change in the world. One of the leaders Caroline works with is Ndaba Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela. In working with Ndaba she helped him to start his US foundation, the Mandela Institute for Humanity, carrying the life lessons and values of Nelson Mandela forward. In this episode, Caroline shares what Ndaba taught her about Nelson Mandela: that people remember the former South African leader for his forgiving nature, but that he also held his values in high regard, imbuing them into the fabric of his life. The main pillars of his values entailed treating others with love, dignity, and respect. As the episode continues, Caroline shares her passion for moving all human beings forward on a global scale, much of which has been influenced by her work with Ndaba and others over the past few years. You can read more about this episode here: https://bwmissions.com/blog/caroline-pugh-podcast Follow Bryan Wish on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/bryanwish/ Follow Bryan Wish on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bryanwish_?s=11 Follow Bryan Wish on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryanwish_/ Join our Mission: bwmissions.com/join/ Join our Community: my.community.com/bwmissions

Ali Mufuruki (1959 ) was a Tanzanian businessman, author, founder and board member of several organisations. He was e founder of Infotech Investment Group, founding chairman of CEO Roundtable of Tanzania and Africa Leadership Initiative (ALI) East Africa, board chairman of Vodacom Tanzania and Wananchi Group Holdings, trustee of the Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) and co-author of the book Tanzania's Industrialization Journey, 2016–2056.He died on 7 December 2019 Saturday at the Morningside Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa.SBS spoke to one of his colleague and he had this to say. - Ali Mufuruki (1959 ) alikuwa ni mfanyabiashara wa Tanzania, mtunzi, mwanzilishi na mwanachama wa bodi za mashirika mbalimbali. Alikuwa ni mwanzilishi wa kampuni ya uwekezaji Infotech, mkurugenzi mtendaji wa muungano wa Wakurugenzi Tanzania na Africa Leadership Initiative (ALI) Africa Mashariki, mwenyekiti wa bodi ya kampuni ya simu Tanzania Vodacom Tanzania na Wananchi Group Holdings, mdhamini wa Taasisi ya Mandela ya tafiti za maendeleo (MINDS) na Mtunzi Msaidizi wa kitabu cha Tanzania's Industrialization Journey, 2016–2056.Alifariki tarehe 7 Disemba 2019 Jumamosi katika hospitali ya Morningside mjini Johannesburg, Afrika Kusini.SBS Swahili iliongea na mmoja wa waliyesoma naye na alikuwa na haya ya kusema.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Kathy Kelly, co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Non-Violence. President Trump yesterday vetoed a measure that would have cut aid to Saudi Arabia’s war against Yemen, saying that it was an infringement on his authority as President. The Yemen bill passed with healthy majorities in both houses of Congress, but not by enough to override the veto. A redacted version of the Mueller report will be released tomorrow, but Democrats and their media allies already are downplaying the event. House Democrats announced that they will seek an unredacted version of the report on Friday. Meanwhile, CIA Director Gina Haspel apparently told the President that British intelligence officials told her that two children were injured and several ducks were killed in last year’s Novichok attack against a Russian dissident in the UK. There is no evidence, however, that this ever happened. Jim Kavanagh, the editor of thepolemicist.net, whose latest article on both Counterpunch and The Polemicist is "Investigation Nation: Mueller, Russiagate, and Fake Politics," joins the show. The FBI affidavit used to charge Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange confirms that the US government targeted him for publishing information. Although he has not been charged with espionage, the affidavit, sworn by FBI agent Megan Brown, clearly accuses Assange of violating the Espionage Act and raises fears of a superseding indictment. Brian and John speak with Kevin Gosztola, a journalist for Shadowproof.com and host of the Podcast “Unauthorized Disclosure.” In a major reversal of US immigration and human rights policy, Attorney General Barr yesterday declared that detained asylum seekers who have shown that they have a credible fear of returning to their countries will no longer be able to ask a judge to grant them bail. The move will likely fill the country’s prisons and detention centers for refugees, even though they have been neither convicted of or even accused of a crime. Isabel Garcia, co-founder of Coalición de Derechos Humanos, joins the show. French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday gave a short and solemn speech in the aftermath of the fire that devastated the Cathedral of Notre Dame. He used the speech, however, to draw parallels between the fire and the Yellow Vest protests. Macron had planned the speech for Monday, and it was supposed to be exclusively about the political uprising that has shaken France for five months. Gilbert Mercier, Editor in Chief of News Junkie Post and the author of “The Orwellian Empire,” joins Brian and John. Yesterday, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin tapped current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a governing coalition, after a majority of Knesset members supported him. Netanyahu will now continue talks with the goal of dividing up cabinet ministries among his coalition partners. The new government is expected to be the most right wing in Israeli history, and human rights advocates are sounding the alarm that even more restrictions on Palestinian citizens of Israel are imminent. Loud & Clear producer Nicole Roussell spent the week in Israel covering the election there. She had the opportunity to speak with Jonathan Kuttab, a leading human rights attorney in Israel and Palestine. He was born in West Jerusalem, but after the Six Day War, his family moved to the United States. After practicing law with a Wall Street firm for several years, he returned home to co-found the Palestinian Center for the Study of Nonviolence, al-Haw (which is a group of lawyers and others who assist with human rights issues), and the Mandela Institute for Political Prisoners. He serves on the board of directors of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem.Wednesday’s regular segment, Beyond Nuclear, is about nuclear issues, including weapons, energy, waste, and the future of nuclear technology in the United States. Kevin Kamps, the Radioactive Waste Watchdog at the organization Beyond Nuclear, and Sputnik news analyst and producer Nicole Roussell, join the show.

Dr. Mamdouh Aker is a very big deal in Palestine, the kind of man everyone knows and respects, and it's easy to see why. He's urology surgeon and the deputy chair of the Board of Trustees of Berzeit University in Palestine's West Bank. Among the founders of the Mandela Institute for Political Prisoners and the Independent Commission for Human Rights, Dr. Aker was also a member of the Palestinian delegation to the Madrid Peace Conference and in the Palestinian-Israeli bilateral talks between 1991 and 1993. He's also a member of several councils and committees focused on the health, education, and wellbeing of the Palestinian people. During his visit to the Carver College of Medicine he spoke to our students and faculty about the state of Palestinian healthcare. He was generous with his time, as he also sat down with med students Shakoora Sabree, Ossama Habu-Halawa, Jordan Harbaugh-Williams, and Joelle Friezen to discuss the topic. Our discussion was near the anniversary of his 45-day ordeal in the custody of Israeli security forces in the early 1990s because of his outspoken views that his Palestinian patients were prevented from receiving adequate healthcare.

Agriculture should form the backbone to any solution or strategy to the developmental challenges bedeviling the continent. It will be impossible to effectively advance social and economic transformation that addresses the challenges confronted by women, the youth and children on the continent without collective efforts targeted at transforming agriculture in Africa, in a way that addresses food and nutrition insecurity. The Malabo declaration on accelerated agricultural growth and transformation for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods provides the direction. The 2018 High-level Food and Nutrition Security Policy Dialogue for Africa was a collaborative effort of four organizations - the Food, Agriculture and Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), the Graça Machel Trust (GMT), the Mandela Institute or Development Studies (MINDS), and Center for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) together with local, regional and global partners – engaged in transformative and sustainable agenda aimed at ensuring a food and nutrition secure African continent based on active and meaningful engagement of women and the youth. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/connectingminds/support

Agriculture should form the backbone to any solution or strategy to the developmental challenges bedeviling the continent. It will be impossible to effectively advance social and economic transformation that addresses the challenges confronted by women, the youth and children on the continent without collective efforts targeted at transforming agriculture in Africa, in a way that addresses food and nutrition insecurity. The Malabo declaration on accelerated agricultural growth and transformation for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods provides the direction. The 2018 High-level Food and Nutrition Security Policy Dialogue for Africa was a collaborative effort of four organizations - the Food, Agriculture and Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), the Graça Machel Trust (GMT), the Mandela Institute or Development Studies (MINDS), and Center for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) together with local, regional and global partners – engaged in transformative and sustainable agenda aimed at ensuring a food and nutrition secure African continent based on active and meaningful engagement of women and the youth.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/connectingminds/support

We, 192 delegates from 21 African countries attended the 2018 Regional Policy Dialogue convened through a collaborative partnership between the Food, Agriculture and Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), the Graca Machel Trust (GMT), the Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS), and the Centre for Coordination of Agriculture Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA). The delegates represented the following stakeholder groupings attending the 2018 regional Policy Dialogue: 24 (13%) Government representatives; 6 (3%) Intergovernmental Organizations; 66 (34%) Civil Society; 29 (15%) Research Institutions; 10 (5%) Private Sector; 11 (6%); Farmer Organisations; 5 (3%) Donors; and 34 (18%) not disclosed. With regard to specialised groups 40 (21%) Youth and 77 (40%) Women attended the 2018 Regional Policy Dialogue. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/connectingminds/support

We, 192 delegates from 21 African countries attended the 2018 Regional Policy Dialogue convened through a collaborative partnership between the Food, Agriculture and Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), the Graca Machel Trust (GMT), the Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS), and the Centre for Coordination of Agriculture Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA). The delegates represented the following stakeholder groupings attending the 2018 regional Policy Dialogue:  24      (13%) Government representatives;  6      (3%) Intergovernmental Organizations;       66      (34%) Civil Society;       29      (15%) Research Institutions;       10      (5%) Private Sector;       11      (6%); Farmer Organisations;       5      (3%) Donors; and 34      (18%) not disclosed.  With regard to specialised groups 40 (21%) Youth and 77 (40%) Women attended the 2018 Regional Policy Dialogue. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/connectingminds/support

The Mandela Institute of Development Studies Programme Director, Ian Mashingaidze and the Graca Machel trust Nutrition Programme Manager Rachel Toku-Appiah set the stage for the Regional High Policy Dialogue on Transforming Agriculture held in Maputo Mozambique from the 19th to the 23rd of November. They give us insight into why Agriculture & Nutrition is an integral conversation every African should take part in and why this dialogue is necessary to the development of a sector that provides so much opportunity for economic empowerment for Africa’s large youth population. Join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #TransformingAgriculture and listen to the live broadcast on Africa Business Radio. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africanperspective/support

The Mandela Institute of Development Studies Programme Director, Ian Mashingaidze and the Graca Machel trust Nutrition Programme Manager Rachel Toku-Appiah set the stage for the Regional High Policy Dialogue on Transforming Agriculture held in Maputo Mozambique from the 19th to the 23rd of November. They give us insight into why Agriculture & Nutrition is an integral conversation every African should take part in and why this dialogue is necessary to the development of a sector that provides so much opportunity for economic empowerment for Africa's large youth population. Join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #TransformingAgriculture and listen to the live broadcast on Africa Business Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africabusinessnews/support

There have been various warnings of a global food crisis for almost 10 years. In fact, many believe that by 2050, worldwide production of food will have to increase by 70 percent. However, one expert feels that is not accurate, and that the food crisis could arrive as soon as 2027.  Guest: Sara Menker, founder and CEO of Gro Intelligence, a company that pulls and consolidates data from around the world as it pertains to agriculture. She is also a trustee of the Mandela Institute for Development Studies and a trustee of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture. Perspective is a weekly public affairs program hosted by Richard Baker, communications professor at Kansas State University. Perspective has been continuously produced for radio stations across the nation by K-State for well over six decades. The program has included interviews with dignitaries, authors and thought leaders from around the world. Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.

Capital26Free — This week Chris and Henry were joined by Dr Nkosana Moyo who is the Executive Chairman of Mandela Institute of Development Studies and a former government minister. The three discussed issues of governance in Zimbabwe and Africa, the responsibility the youth have to creating the country they want, why" command" is not the answer and the question about his presidential ambitions.