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Thank you OpenUp

A lifetime of lessons in 20 months.
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Calyn Pillay
Jan 24, 2020
Help, my eviction date is tomorrow and I don’t know what to do!

Help, my eviction date is tomorrow and I don’t know what to do!

You may find yourself in a situation where you have received an eviction order from the court and the date on the order for your eviction…
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Shaun Russell
Dec 8, 2019
What’s the Difference Between a Notice to Vacate and a Notice of Motion?

What’s the Difference Between a Notice to Vacate and a Notice of Motion?

These two documents may sound similar and seem similar but in the context of an eviction, they represent two completely different phases…
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Shaun Russell
Nov 24, 2019
Don’t let the responsibility crush you

Don’t let the responsibility crush you

A few thoughts and learnings from one of OpenUp’s technical leads, JD Bothma, as he reflects on a year of change and sometimes, letting go
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JD Bothma
Nov 12, 2019
Why everyone needs a home

Why everyone needs a home

and how the X-Prize is challenging us to fulfil this need.
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Calyn Pillay
Nov 4, 2019
Gazette digitisation in 48 hours

Gazette digitisation in 48 hours

Saving South Africa’s history 1 gazette at a time
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Adi Eyal
Oct 18, 2019
Knowing these three things could save you from being evicted into homelessness

Knowing these three things could save you from being evicted into homelessness

Just like soccer, once you know the rules, the “game” becomes a lot easier to play.
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Shaun Russell
Oct 13, 2019
No-one told me how to run a civic tech organisation.

No-one told me how to run a civic tech organisation.

When I grow up, I want to run an NGO and spend my day dealing with admin, finance, and HR. I want to spend time worrying about how to pay…
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Adi Eyal
Sep 19, 2019
What’s going on in South African Courts?

What’s going on in South African Courts?

The short answer is we don’t know. The long answer (what’s in this article) is more about why we don’t know.
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Shaun Russell
Sep 12, 2019
The wrong side of the digital divide

The wrong side of the digital divide

Digital citizen engagement, inclusion and access to justice.
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Calyn Pillay
Sep 11, 2019
What I learned working under a bridge

What I learned working under a bridge

When I was a child, we used to play a game and sing a song that went like this: “Under the bridge, there is a green booger, the first one…
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Sofia Salas Ungar
Sep 6, 2019
Inside OpenUp

Inside OpenUp

Discussions with Jennifer Walker Project Manager of VPUU Wazimap and Adi Eyal Director of Open Up about their recent exploration into user…
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Calyn Pillay
Sep 6, 2019
Using by-laws to tackle local service delivery

Using by-laws to tackle local service delivery

How Cape Agulhas youth found solutions to illegal liquor sales and poor refuse removal in their local by-laws —by Greg Kempe and Chantal…
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OpenUp
Aug 23, 2019
Access and Accessibility

Access and Accessibility

A website isn’t going to save you from eviction any more than a hammer is going to build you a house.
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Shaun Russell
Aug 18, 2019
Women of OpenUp

Women of OpenUp

Meet Lailah Ryklief, our Operations Manager
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OpenUp
Aug 9, 2019
Women of OpenUp

Women of OpenUp

Meet Calyn, our Qualitative Researcher
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OpenUp
Aug 9, 2019
Women of OpenUp

Women of OpenUp

Meet Chantal, Stakeholder strategist.
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OpenUp
Aug 8, 2019
Women of OpenUp

Women of OpenUp

Meet Fierdous, our Finance and Office Administrator
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OpenUp
Aug 8, 2019
Reflections and Commitments from the Sexual Harassment Policy Development Workshop 2019.

Reflections and Commitments from the Sexual Harassment Policy Development Workshop 2019.

Policies, Procedures and Organisational Transformation.
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Calyn Pillay
Aug 8, 2019
On the open road with OpenUp

On the open road with OpenUp

Thoughts and reflections about the inspiring and insightful civic information drive in the Free State.
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Calyn Pillay
Aug 8, 2019
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