Deekay 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 for the Accountability Lab’s Integrity Icon campaign. The initiative seeks to highlight the often-overlooked good work that public servants are doing. She told Maverick Citizen that sh [...]

Deekay Ndoni Sibanda — Activism through art and film2022-12-01T00:40:17+00:00

Bay’s Warrant Officer Bongani Siyona named one of SA’s best public servants

By Simtembile Mgidi Recognised as one of SA’s best public servants, Nelson Mandela Bay Warrant Officer Bongani Siyona attributed his award to his father, from whom he said he had inherited his giving nature. Siyona received the accolade at the annual Integrity Icon Awards run by the Accountability Lab SA in Johannesburg on November 4. Read original article on HeraldLIVE [...]

Bay’s Warrant Officer Bongani Siyona named one of SA’s best public servants2022-11-15T02:01:45+00:00

A 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 Friday evening last week, Accountability Lab South Africa announced the five winners of its 2022 Integrity Icon awards. This was the fifth year of [...]

A public service is only as strong as the people who work in it – recognise the Integrity Icons to squeeze out the bad2022-11-15T01:36:21+00:00

SA’s passionate and inspirational public servants honoured, with policeman taking top award

By Zukiswa Pikoli The Integrity Icons awards present an alternative to the perception that public servants are corrupt and lazy, and showcase that there are some who ‘go the extra mile’ The Accountability Lab has been running the Integrity Icons awards since 2018. The awards showcase the excellent work done by many men and women in the public service, something that Accountability Lab’s country director for SA, Sekoetlane Phamodi, says often goes unnoticed. Sekoetlane Phamodi, country director o [...]

SA’s passionate and inspirational public servants honoured, with policeman taking top award2022-11-15T01:55:11+00:00

Calling All Young Filmmakers!

Here’s an opportunity for young filmmakers in South Africa  Are you an up-and-coming filmmaker looking for your next opportunity? Accountability Lab South Africa (ALSA) might just have the one for you. We’re inviting applications to our Integrity Icon Film Fellowship, a three-month immersive learning opportunity aimed at developing the next generation of ethical filmmakers. The selected film fellows will support the Integrity Icon campaign team to film and edit short documentary pieces of our to [...]

Calling All Young Filmmakers!2022-06-20T20:02:52+00:00

Social work under the spotlight

On 26 May 2022, Accountability Lab South Africa (AL SA) will host the second installation of its annual Meet the Icon (MTI) dialogue series. Through the MTI series, we will meet some outstanding public servants who are helping shift behaviours and building the trust that is essential for a functioning and accountable government. The series is part of our Integrity Icon campaign - which connects and celebrates exemplary public servants around the country. Nominations are currently open for 2022.  [...]

Social work under the spotlight2022-05-11T08:59:58+00:00

Announcing The Winners of Integrity Icons 2021 – Six of South African Top Civil Servants Caught Doing the Right Thing

Following a year-long grassroots campaign to identify South Africa’s top civil servants, the Accountability Lab will, on Friday 03 December 2021, present its six Integrity Icons for 2021 at an award ceremony in Sandton. Integrity Icon is an annual campaign driven by the Accountability Lab to “name and fame” civil servants who embody integrity, accountability and going beyond the call of duty to deliver quality services in the communities they serve. The campaign depends on local people identifyi [...]

Announcing The Winners of Integrity Icons 2021 – Six of South African Top Civil Servants Caught Doing the Right Thing2022-05-13T08:35:41+00:00

Nelson Mandela Bay principal and social worker on shortlist for integrity awards

A principal and social worker from Nelson Mandela Bay have been nominated in the 2021 Integrity Awards. Unathi Filita, from Kariega, is the previous winner of the Accountability SA/Integrity Icon award in the category of “Public servant who works beyond the call of duty” and now Solomon Mahlangu Secondary School principal Mncedi Mtengwana and social worker Vuyokazi Nkevu Langbooi are hoping to follow his lead... Read more on Herald Live [...]

Nelson Mandela Bay principal and social worker on shortlist for integrity awards2022-05-13T08:35:54+00:00

More than corruption and poor governance – Integrity Icon in SA on municipal distress

By Dr Sarah Dlamini As a paediatric doctor in the public health system, I see the fault lines of segregation in our communities daily, and how the failure of municipal services is not experienced in the same ways by all South Africans. I live in Msunduzi, KwaZulu-Natal, where municipal services have been steadily collapsing. As a resident, I have watched the collapse with despair. For years the municipality has been hobbling along, struggling to deliver equitable services efficiently, but it has [...]

More than corruption and poor governance – Integrity Icon in SA on municipal distress2022-05-13T08:36:07+00:00

Unathi Goes The Extra Mile – Integrity Icon South Africa 2020

In 2020, AL South Africa highlighted the work of Unathi Filita, who works as a Social Worker for the provincial Department of Social Development in Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape and was among SA's Icons that year. Filita specializes in the monitoring and evaluation of NGOs and CBOs that receive grant funding from the department, ensuring that the organizations fulfil their mandates and complete annual project plans supplied to the department. Filita monitors organizations working with victims of [...]

Unathi Goes The Extra Mile – Integrity Icon South Africa 20202021-03-14T19:20:52+00:00
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