South Africa’s Provincial Legislatures - the institutions mandated to represent the people - seem to be the ones that citizens understand the least and feel the most distant from. Ask yourself: do you know who represents you and your community in the Provincial Legislatures? How many of us even know how these institutions function – and why we should be engaging with them? In this first episode of The People’s Fix, you’ll hear from representatives of South African civil society organisations and from host Fikile ‘DJ Fix’ Moeti, about what the legislatures are, how they work, and what powers they have in the governance of South Africa. List of interviewees - Vusi Ngqokomashe – Land Rights Organisation of South Africa - Thando Lukuko – Project 90 by 2030 - Samson Mokwena – Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance - Molly Mbangula – 360 Degrees Environmental Organisation - Mmathapelo Thobejane – Sekhukhune Environmental Justice Network - Francina Nkosi – Waterberg Women’s Advocacy Organisation - Siya Myeza – Environmental Monitoring Group - Molatelo Mohale – Nkuzi Development Association - Shanice Firmin – South Durban Community Environmental Alliance - Desmond D’sa – South Durban Community Environmental Alliance Disclaimer: This podcast was produced with the financial support of the European Union and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the Action 24 implementing organisations and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union or the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.

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Learn more about Action 24 – Active Citizens for Responsive Legislatures here: http://climatereality.co.za/action-24/

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