--- title: "This week — Discussions on basic income in SA, Joburg crisis summit, and Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture" description: "World Haemophilia Day, a special screening of ‘Tomorrow’s Freedom’, and Ndifuna Ukwazi’s 12-week political and legal education programme kick off this week." type: "NewsArticle" publisher: "Daily Maverick" site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" section: "CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH 15 APRIL — 21 APRIL" author: "Takudzwa Pongweni" author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/takudzwa-pongweni-intern/" canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-04-16-this-week-discussions-on-basic-income-in-sa-joburg-crisis-summit-and-dullah-omar-memorial-lecture/" published: "2024-04-16T00:03:16" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 779 --- # This week — Discussions on basic income in SA, Joburg crisis summit, and Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture > World Haemophilia Day, a special screening of ‘Tomorrow’s Freedom’, and Ndifuna Ukwazi’s 12-week political and legal education programme kick off this week. By Takudzwa Pongweni · Published 16 April 2024, 02:03 SAST ## Key points - On Tuesday 16 April, get your policy wonk on with SPI's webinar on the economics of Universal Basic Income in SA, while Wednesday 17 April brings World Haemophilia Day, a screening of a doc on a Palestinian political prisoner, and Ndifuna Ukwazi's community programme tackling housing issues in Cape Town, with a dose of rural health discussions and a youth manifesto workshop on Friday 19 April, followed by the Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture and a Joburg Crisis Alliance Summit on Saturday 20 April, wrapping up with Abahlali baseMjondolo's UnFreedom Day on Sunday 21 April - a packed week ahead! - Tuesday 16 April: SPI webinar on implementing Universal Basic Income in SA, featuring insights from Head of Research Nomahlubi Jakuja and input from Unicef and AIDC. - Wednesday 17 April: World Haemophilia Day with a focus on equitable access for all bleeding disorders. Join the screening of "Tomorrow's Freedom" at Wits University and commemorate Palestinian Prisoners Day. - Ndifuna Ukwazi launches 12-week education programme on housing and evictions in Cape Town. Join the Advice Assembly every Wednesday at Monwabis Recreation Centre in Langa for legal and political knowledge on tenant rights. - Friday 19 April: Youth Lab hosts "The South African Youth Manifesto" workshop in Klerksdorp, while the 14th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture takes place at UWC with Chief Justice Raymond Zondo speaking on the Rule of Law and the SA Judiciary. ## Content ![Image](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SPI-Poster-1.jpg) On **Tuesday 16 April at 12 pm**, The Social Policy Initiative (SPI) will host a webinar that will delve into the insights derived from SPI’s latest policy brief titled: “The Economics of Implementing a Universal Basic Income in South Africa”. Head of Research, Nomahlubi Jakuja, will be presenting these insights, with Russell Wildeman from the United Nations Children’s Fund, and Dominic Brown from the Alternative Information and Development Centre providing their inputs on the brief. Register [here](https://www.spi.net.za/wlpb/). **Wednesday 17 April is World Haemophilia Day** The theme of the event this year is “Equitable Access for All: Recognising All Bleeding Disorders”. “The World Federation of Hemophilia vision of Treatment for All is for a world where all people with inherited bleeding disorders have access to care, regardless of their type of bleeding disorder, gender, age, or where they live. This April, let’s celebrate our community and continue working towards a world where everyone — with haemophilia A or B, von Willebrand disease (VWD) or any other bleeding disorder — has access to diagnosis, treatment, and comprehensive care,” according to the [World Federation of Haemophilia](https://wfh.org/world-hemophilia-day/). ![Image](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Poster-2.jpg) On **Wednesday 17 April at 5.30 pm,** there will be a special screening of *Tomorrow’s Freedom,* a documentary on Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian leader and political prisoner, who is entering his 23rd year of a prison term of four consecutive life sentences plus 40 years. The screening will happen at Chalsty Center, at Wits University West Campus. This day will also be the commemoration of the Palestinian Prisoners Day, a day dedicated to advocating for the freedom of Palestinian prisoners and support for their rights. Register [here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5BkrC8rGD2Jc5g2fhhNvNFmzEWujcjYyut_mavS9ly48p7g/viewform). **Read more in Daily Maverick:**[Middle East crisis news hub](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/middle-east-crisis-news-hub/) **Ndifuna Ukwazi has embarked on its 12-week political and legal education programme** related to housing and evictions in Cape Town. Any member of the public can join the Advice Assembly programme at Monwabis Recreation Centre in Langa every Wednesday. The Advice Assembly is a weekly community programme designed to help participants understand the laws that govern eviction and tenant or landlord issues in South Africa, equipping them with legal and political knowledge to tackle unfair practices or resist unjust evictions If you would like to attend the Advice Assembly programme, you can contact 062 3529372 via Whatsapp or send an email to [ntombi@nu.or](mailto:ntombi@nu.org)g.za ![Image](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/poster-2.1.jpg) Also on**Wednesday at 6 pm,** there will be a **Rural Health Alliance symposium**. The symposium will tackle the various issues that have impacted human resources in public-sector healthcare facilities, especially their impact on healthcare services in rural areas. Join via Zoom [here](https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88472576955?pwd=Jzk6wQ5B8WK5CfEuee2W1Fr6g8O1l3.1 \(https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88472576955?pwd=Jzk6wQ5B8WK5CfEuee2W1Fr6g8O1l3.1).(Meeting ID: 884 7257 6955 Passcode: 076063) ![Image](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/poster-3.jpg) On**Friday 19 April** at **9 am,** Youth Lab will host “The South African Youth Manifesto”. The workshop will discuss what an election manifesto written by the youth would look like and will unpack the main challenges facing the youth and solutions to these problems. This will take place at Klerksdorp Recreation Centre \[West Hall\], Klerksdorp. ![Image](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Poster-4.jpg) Also on**Friday at****6 pm,****the 14th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture** will take place at the School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Bellville. “The Dullah Omar Institute and the Faculty of Law, in collaboration with the Omar Family, honour the late Dullah Omar with a lecture on human rights and democracy in his name. As a fighter for human rights and democracy, he leaves behind a rich legacy on which we draw inspiration and guidance,” read the event description. The 2024 Lecture will be delivered by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo and the topic will be ‘The Rule of Law and the South African Judiciary in the first 30 years of South Africa’s constitutional democracy”. Register [here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemLxhlecUe7x100JecpD3G-ItFY8spHe9cQV-cUDSr_bXYiA/closedform). View the live stream [here](https://youtube.com/live/kTZfQdmL_Fs?feature=share). ![Image](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Poster-5.jpg) On**Saturday 20 April, at 9 am there will be a Joburg Crisis Alliance Summit**. The Joburg Crisis Alliance convened by the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, Defend our Democracy, Action for Accountability & Johannesburg Inner City Partnership will host the 4th Summit where city residents will have the opportunity to engage political parties about the city’s state of decline “This summit is crucial as the programme features discussions with political parties on the deteriorating state of the city as well as the pressing water crisis,” read the event description. The summit will take place at Brixton Recreation Centre. Register [here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqn_nRtWWYbUuWR0TXEVr0M2UQIFcun-lH2Lc0QDIasyJMDg/viewform). ![Image](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/poster-6.jpeg) On**Sunday 21 April at 9 am****Abahlali baseMjondolo will host UnFreedom Day**, at eNkanini Sports Centre. The day is used to highlight the continued repression and inequality faced by poor communities in the country. For more information contact Thapelo Mohapi 084 576 5117 or Mqapheli Bonono 073 067 3274. **DM**