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The voter’s toolkit for 2026
Ahead of the 4 November local elections, OpenUp has gathered free tools to help you check your ward, follow the money, track coalitions and spot…
Civic Tech
Africa Data Hub
Earth Day, every day: Explore the data with OpenUp’s tools
This Earth Day, explore OpenUp's civic tech tools – track water safety, climate data, municipal spending, parliamentary action on the environment and…
Civic Tech
OpenUp and partners launch DDISA Fund: How the global DDI network is working towards digital democracy for all
OpenUp and partners launched the DDISA Fund in March 2026, offering grants and support to civil society organisations driving digital democracy in…
OpenUp’s newly-tendered Municipal Money dashboard: See how your municipality is spending your tax money
OpenUp has been awarded a new tender to keep Municipal Money running, so you can see exactly how your municipality spends your tax money. Visit…
WaterCAN
Tools
Civic Tech
New WaterCAN system: Join the national campaign for water safety
Map your water, protect your community. WaterCAN's rebuilt app features improved maps, better data capture and admin tools – with all your old data…
OpenUp
New look, same mission: A guide to our rebrand
This week we're launching our brand new website and we couldn't be more excited for what the future at OpenUp holds
Youth Empowerment
Civic Tech
#CodeBridgeYouth: Going digital in the time of Corona
Getting young people to participate and be more engaged can often be quite challenging. The CodeBridge Youth participation Guide is going digital in…
Citizen Empowerment
Research
Civic Tech
Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world
OpenUp supported six young teams that set out to tell stories about corruption in South Africa
Citizen Empowerment
Law
Research
COVID-19: You cannot be evicted during lockdown
The government has banned evictions for the duration of the COVID-19 lockdown
Tools
Making SA’s census data (even more) accessible
Our census and elections-based tool, Wazimap, is going through some changes in an effort to make it even more user-friendly and encourage people to…
Civic Tech
Data
Tools
Opening up human rights
On 21 March, it was Human Rights Day. This year, the theme was: “The year of unity, socio-economic renewal and nation-building”. At OpenUp, these are…
Opinion
Communicate, adapt and make time for ‘water cooler’ chats during lockdown
With three days of lockdown under our belts and just 18 more to go, we have some advice and practical tips to offer about working remotely during the…

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