Alison Gillwald

Executive Director Research ICT Africa and Adjunct Professor University of Cape Town Graduate School of Development Policy & Practice

[Alison Gillwald @alison_gillwald]

@Afrihost @OpenserveZA 3 days since reporting fault/ receiving confirmation and still no service. Outside of the very big business or elite residential areas there is no fibre competition in SA because of complementary investments, so now we wait for the monopoly fibre provider

[Katherine @supressedvoic]

Join the "One Million Voices for the Free of Hussam Abu Safieh" campaign.

Reply with 🇵🇸 or even a dot.

[sarah @sahouraxo]

This is beyond horrifying.

New data shows Israel has killed over 680,000 Palestinians in Gaza.

Among them:

• 380,000 infants under 5
• 99,000 children over 5

That’s 479,000 children murdered by Israel.

Israel isn’t “defending itself.”

It is wiping out Palestinian life.

[Kim Heller @kimheller3]

Meanwhile in South Africa ❤️❤️

[Paradigm Initiative (PIN) @ParadigmHQ]

This week, Paradigm Initiative (PIN), through our Programmes Officer for Anglophone West Africa, Muhammed Bello Buhari, delivered a statement before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) expressing concern over the increasing incidence of internet shutdowns and social media restrictions across Africa.

The statement highlights the impact of shutdowns on freedom of expression, access to information, democratic participation, and economic development, while urging African governments to uphold regional human rights standards and keep the internet open and accessible.

Read the full statement here:
https://t.co/x8MbnZEfCW
#ParadigmInitiative

[Alison Gillwald @alison_gillwald]

The South African government is discussing a bill to protect people who speak out about corruption: the Whistleblower Protection Bill. Add your name to the petition. #TogetherForJustice ✊🏾 https://t.co/QdojzvK4cy

[UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC]

“My report shows that torture extends far beyond prison walls, in what can only be described as a torturous environment imposed by Israel across the entire occupied Palestinian territory,” @FranceskAlbs told the @UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

#HRC61➜https://t.co/TnkLkevBCq

[United Nations CSW @UN_CSW]

As #CSW70 ends and #CSW71 begins, the message is clear:

🔵 close the gender gap
🔵 advance access to justice
🔵 protect rights #ForAllWomenAndGirls

Explore the #CSW70 photo gallery from @UN_Women: https://t.co/NUzJcuucDq

[Amnesty West & Central Africa @AmnestyWARO]

In Northern Ghana, hundreds of women accused of witchcraft live in exile.
Their voices are at the center of the exhibition 'Ghana: Branded for Life'. As many of them say: “I’m not a witch.”

Explore their stories and experiences through this virtual exhibition.

[Alison Gillwald @alison_gillwald]

Tiny South African village in the middle of nowhere has 200Mbps fibre for R699 per month https://t.co/wVrC3RVAkY

[ORF @orfonline]

Emerging economies now generate about 61 percent of global #GDP in purchasing power terms, yet influence within the #UN, #IMF and #WorldBank has shifted only marginally, fuelling demands for reform: @ninasajic https://t.co/QgBiuYmImS

[Alison Gillwald @alison_gillwald]

@KenyaAirways useless, useless, useless. Not a flight on time in recent memory. And not an hour or two but 12 , 18 hours later. No compensation, no refund. How can we do business like this? Why as Africans do we accept this? Don’t let another broken system be normalised.

[The Presidency 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA]

[DOWNLOAD]: G20@20 REVIEW REPORT

🔗 https://t.co/4Ocyh8YHrw

The report is published under the responsibility of the South African 2025 G20 Presidency as the outcome of the G20@20 Review, which was undertaken in response to G20 Leaders’ agreement in their 2024 Rio de Janeiro Declaration to assess the first full cycle of #G20
Presidencies since 2008 and to provide recommendations for its second cycle.

#G20SouthAfrica 🇿🇦

[Alison Gillwald @alison_gillwald]

@vidaecaffe @vidaecaffe Have to comment here sorry as X no longer allow me to DM you directly because I refuse to be verified and allow X to surveil you but wanted to let you know you apps which I use every day to by coffee is not working g s out 5 or 6 times out of 10 ☹️

[Alison Gillwald @alison_gillwald]

Lamola responds to Rubio’s attack on South Africa and G20 https://t.co/Gnk8nsxDJj

[ORF @orfonline]

@AnandSharmaINC @AblaAlatif @nmuffuh @MaxBoqwana1 @TMFoundation_ @siviwe_mhlana @sunaina_kumar @d_jaishankar @Dr_PiyushVerma #CapeTownConversation2025 | The New Techno-Order: The Race to Rule the 21st-Century Economy

Featuring: @lathareddy51, @alison_gillwald, @dr_erinwatson, @sdiep & Nidhi Singh

@TMFoundation_ @OfficialINDIAai #CTC2025

[ORF @orfonline]

@AnandSharmaINC @AblaAlatif @nmuffuh @MaxBoqwana1 @TMFoundation_ @siviwe_mhlana @sunaina_kumar @d_jaishankar @Dr_PiyushVerma @lathareddy51 @alison_gillwald @dr_erinwatson @sdiep @OfficialINDIAai @StarAshaBhat @bolanleolukanni @gavhaynes @pranjalsharma @parasparekh_91 @AmbNKarigithu @TeenahJutton @GopaulP #CapeTownConversation2025 | Investing in Data Centres: Can the Global South Maximise Economic Benefits and Minimise Environmental Costs?

Featuring: John Kamara, @jiten_jain, Hellen Mogashoa, Shalini Kapoor & @HassibBassant

@TMFoundation_ #CTC2025

[Doreen Bogdan-Martin @ITUSecGen]

Capacity, standards + multistakeholder dialogue are key to building a fair and just AI future for all.
ITU is laser-focused on all 3 and, in the spirit of "ubuntu", will continue supporting #G20 efforts toward an AI economy that works for everyone.
#G20SouthAfrica Leaders' Summit

[Doreen Bogdan-Martin @ITUSecGen]

2.2 billion people are still offline, disconnected from the digital opportunities that can transform economies and lives.
Great to meet with world leaders at #G20SouthAfrica and elevate advocacy for connecting humanity.
Together we can close digital divides and #LeaveNoOneBehind

[ORF @orfonline]

@AblaAlatif @TMFoundation_ @KhaledMejda @MadhuraJoshi23 @lathareddy51 @dr_erinwatson @sdiep @StarAshaBhat @bolanleolukanni @gavhaynes @parasparekh_91 @TeenahJutton @jhillebrandpohl @jiten_jain @HassibBassant @LisaHomel @Arafiyya @ChevaanDaniel @satieforsatie @kfayemi @M_Philani @MaxBoqwana1 @siviwe_mhlana @Msizi_001 @alison_gillwald @nmuffuh @AmbNKarigithu @GopaulP @PavlPavlova @ShuvaRaha @julie_rknf @SonamYa38083941 @vedavn @Balazs_Sarvari @kjsong2004 @MahaAkeel1 @zsuzsettte @SarpanchBhakti @Prabhat1up @baratangmiya @BalMeghna @AnandSharmaINC Thabo Mbeki, Former President of South Africa, will join us at the #CapetownConversation2025

📅24-26 Nov 2025 | 📍Cape Town

@TMFoundation_ #CTC2025