2021 

• Facilitating a digital security training for environmental defenders – Training, Information Rights.
• Preparing a gender analysis and action plan to mainstream gender in the Joint Labour Migration Programme for Africa – Advisory, Research, Public Law & Policy.
• Assisting the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) prepare an updated elections reporting manual and online portal for journalists reporting on the 2021 Local Government Elections in South Africa – Research, Training, Communications & Design, Public Law & Policy.
• Presenting a seminar to the Google Fuchsia Privacy Team on privacy, safety, and surveillance – Training, Information Rights. 
• Developing a first-of-its-kind online platform providing accessible resources to victims and survivors of online gender-based violence and sexual harassment – Special Projects, Research, Communications & Design, Public Law & Policy.
• Preparing a training manual for the Association of Independent Publishers (AIP) and Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) for journalists reporting on the 2021 Local Government Elections in South Africa – Training, Communications & Design, Public Law & Policy.
• Drafting a comprehensive comparative analysis for the Open Government Partnership (OGP) on the content of African data protection laws, including an analysis of the efficacy of these laws in their own institutional context, and a set of policy solutions to promote open government and the harnessing of new technologies to strengthen governance – Research, Data Privacy.
• Preparing a situation analysis and implementation mechanism for the East African Community (EAC) Regional Labour Migration Policy – Research, Public Law & Policy.
• Assisting the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator with information governance and regulatory compliance in terms of South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) – Advisory, Data Privacy.
• Preparing two joint written submissions on the proposed Domestic Violence Amendment Bill to South Africa’s National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces, with Research ICT Africa (RIA), Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), and Feministing while African – Advisory, Research, Public Law & Policy, Information Rights.
• Assisting SECTION27 with information governance and regulatory compliance in terms of South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) – Advisory, Data Privacy.
• Preparing an updated research report and mapping digital rights laws and litigation in East, West, and Southern Africa for Media Defence – Research, Information Rights, Data Privacy.
• Assisting the Health Justice Initiative (HJI) with strategic development and fundraising – Impact.
• Preparing a research report for the ICT Policy Centre for Eastern and Southern Africa (CIPESA) mapping and analysing the laws and policies that impact on privacy, notably those that regulate surveillance, limitations on encryption, data localisation, and biometric databases – Research, Information Rights, Data Privacy.
• Preparing an in-depth research report on the the legal status of children’s right to privacy in South Africa, Mauritius, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Uganda – Research, Information Rights.
• Re-designing and developing the Health Justice Initiative (HJI) website, and providing hosting services – Communications & Design.
• Assisting the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) with information governance and regulatory compliance in terms of South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) – Advisory, Data Privacy.
• Developing a strategic digital rights litigation toolkit for the Digital Freedom Fund (DFF) – Research, Information Rights, Data Privacy.
• Preparing a research report for the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) on media sustainability and universal access to public interest journalism, including a list of recommendations and a proposed roadmap for engagement – Research, Public Law & Policy.
• Preparing a handbook and online portal on ICT regulation and policymaking in Africa for fesMedia Africa – Research, Training, Communications & Design, Public Law & Policy, Information Rights, Data Privacy.
• Drafting a written submission to the Minister of Home Affairs on the Official Identity Management Policy for the Right2Know Campaign – Advisory, Research, Information Rights.
• Assisting Stadio with information governance and regulatory compliance in terms of South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) – Advisory, Data Privacy.
• Assisting the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) with information governance and regulatory compliance in terms of South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) – Advisory, Data Privacy.
• Preparing a research report reviewing the security, privacy, and inclusion implications of Covid-19 tracing apps in South Africa – Research, Information Rights, Data Privacy.
  

2020

• Preparing a research report for the International Centre for Non-For-Profit Law (ICNL) examining the laws, regulations, policies, and government practices in South Africa that affect the rights to freedom of association and assembly as exercised in the digital space and through digital technologies – Research, Public Law & Policy, Information Rights.
• Assisting the Equal Education with information governance and regulatory compliance in terms of South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) – Advisory, Data Privacy.
• Developing content and assisting with the design of an online resource hub for practicing lawyers in East, West, and Southern Africa on digital rights and freedom of expression online for Media Defence – Research, Communications & Design, Public Law & Policy, Information Rights.
• Preparing a country report on the state of digital rights in South Africa for the Paradigm Initiative’s digital rights and inclusion 2020 annual report – Research, Information Rights, Data Privacy.
• Assisting the Newton Fund with preparing a series of promotional videos of shortlisted finalists for the Newton Prize – Communications & Design.
• Assisting the Equal Education Law Centre with information governance and regulatory compliance in terms of South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) – Advisory, Data Privacy.
• Preparing an article for the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms (AfDec) Coalition on the need for feminist internet regulations in Southern Africa – Research, Public Law & Policy, Information Rights.
• Developing a data protection and privacy policy advocacy toolkit to be disseminated by the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms (AfDec) Coalition as part of its project on fostering a rights-based approach to data protection in Africa – Advisory, Research, Training, Information Rights, Data Privacy.
• Assisting the African Network of Data Protection Authorities (RAPDP) with institutional development and support, including the development of institutional policies and frameworks – Advisory, Data Privacy.
• Supporting the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) by facilitating consultations and public participation on the revised Santa Clara Principles on Transparency and Accountability in Content Moderation – Advisory, Information Rights, Data Privacy.
• Providing strategic advice and human rights expertise to the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms (AfDec) Coalition in their efforts to ensure the development of national and regional internet-related policy frameworks across Sub-Saharan Africa that promote and respect human rights – Advisory, Analysis, Information Rights.
• Drafting a research report on internet in schools in South Africa, together with the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), and Acacia Economics – Research, Public Law & Policy.
• Preparing a written submission on behalf of the International Network of Civil Liberties Organisations (INCLO) on the revised draft General Comment No. 37 on Article 21 (right to peaceful assembly) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to the United Nations Human Rights Committee – Research, Public Law & Policy, Information Rights.
• Preparing a written submission on behalf of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) on the revised draft General Comment No. 37 on Article 21 (right to peaceful assembly) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to the United Nations Human Rights Committee – Research, Public Law & Policy, Information Rights.

2019

• Preparing and developing the Data Protection Africa website and portal – Special Projects, Research, Analysis, Communications & Design, Data Privacy.
• Preparing a research report on current policy and regulatory developments in Southern Africa in terms of the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms’ (AfDec) principles on freedom of expression, with a focus on South Africa – Research, Information Rights.
• Providing expert analysis to the New York Times and the Washington Post on the right to protest in Hong Kong – Analysis, Public Law & Policy.
• Designing, developing, and hosting Natural Justice’s African Environmental Defenders’ website – Communications & Design.
• Designing, developing, and hosting the South African Nationals Editors’ Forum (SANEF) website – Communications & Design.
• Preparing a research report and online portal on universal access to online information, including developing a seven-point plan and recommendations for implementation – Advisory, Research, Communications & Design, Public Law & Policy, Information Rights.
• Preparing a written submission on behalf of the Press Council of South Africa (PCSA) to South Africa’s Information Regulator on a proposed code of conduct as contemplated in South Africa Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) that applies to the processing of personal information for journalistic purposes – Advisory, Research, Data Privacy.
• Preparing a protest resilience toolkit for CIVICUS for leaders of social movements to share practical opportunities, challenges, and strategies to support the sustainability of contemporary protest movements – Research, Training, Public Law & Policy.
• Drafting of a joint written submission to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Draft Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa with Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), the SOS Broadcast Coalition, and the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) – Research, Public Law & Policy, Information Rights.
• Drafting a written submission on behalf of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights in response to the call for submissions on digital technology, social protection, and human rights – Advisory, Research, Information Rights.
• Assisting the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) prepare a elections reporting manual and online portal for journalists for the 2019 General Election in South Africa – Research, Training, Communications & Design, Public Law & Policy.
• Providing technical support to Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and other stakeholders, including the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), to develop strategies to address the challenge of disinformation during the 2019 General Election in South Africa – Advisory, Research, Public Law & Policy, Information Rights.
• Providing technical and research support to the Department of Social Affairs (DSA) of the African Union Commission (AUC) in the preparation of draft guidelines on the African Union Free Movement Protocol – Advisory, Research, Public Law & Policy.
• Providing advisory and technical support to the work of the UK Government Prosperity Fund on digital inclusion in South Africa – Advisory, Information Rights.
• Preparing a joint written submission  with the Right2Know Campaign to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, in response to the call for submissions regarding the responsibilities of the state and private sector to limit the use and export of surveillance technologies to undermine fundamental rights – Research, Information Rights.

2018

• Preparing written submissions to South Africa’s National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces on the Copyright Amendment Bill for Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) – Advisory, Research, Public Law & Policy.
• Preparing written submissions on the draft Electoral Code to the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) for Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) – Advisory, Research, Public Law & Policy, Information Rights.
• Developing a website for the Dootch Fund, to support the Dean du Chenne Educational Trust in its fundraising efforts to provide financial assistance to students in South Africa – Communications & Design.
• Assisting in the preparation and finalisation of a second parallel coalition report and presenting oral submissions via video-link to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights for the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), and the Right2Know Campaign (R2K) – Advisory, Research, Public Law & Policy, Information Rights.
• Providing research support to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in the development of a toolkit for judiciaries in Africa on legal standards on freedom of expression – Research, Training, Public Law & Policy, Information Rights.
• Preparing a research report and mapping digital rights laws and litigation in East, West, and Southern Africa for Media Defence – Research, Information Rights, Data Privacy.
• Preparing training materials for Media Defence on digital rights – Training, Information Rights.
• Training members of the media on media law in the digital age – Training, Information Rights.

2017

• Preparing a research report on data protection in Sub-Saharan Africa – Research, Data Privacy.

• Preparing written submissions on behalf of the Press Council of South Africa, the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF), Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), and the amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism on the draft Regulations published in terms of section 112(2) of South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) – Advisory, Research, Data Privacy.

• Preparing a draft legal and political framework for the Citizens and Diaspora Directorate (CIDO) of the African Union Commission (AUC) – Research, Public Law & Policy.

• Preparing course content and assessments for a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) offered by the Centre for Human Rights (CHR) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on the international and African legal framework on freedom of expression, access to information and the safety of journalists – Research, Training, Public Law & Policy, Information Rights.
• Preparing a parallel coalition report and submission on the list of issues on behalf of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), and the Right2Know Campaign (R2K) to the 61st session of the Pre‑Sessional Working Group of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in response to the Government of South Africa’s initial report dated 25 April 2017 – Advisory, Research, Public Law & Policy, Information Rights.
• Participating as an election monitor during the 2017 Kenyan Presidential Election, as part of the Kenya Human Rights Commission’s (KHRC) election observation team – Advisory, Public Law & Policy.
• Preparing written submissions on behalf of Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) to the South African Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services on the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill  – Advisory, Research, Public Law & Policy, Information Rights, Data Privacy.
• Preparing an issue paper and a training module on human rights online for national human rights institutions, focusing on the intersection of human rights and the internet – Research, Training, Information Rights.
• Preparing an issue paper on behalf of Association for Progressive Communications (APC), in collaboration with South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) and the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IABSA), titled ‘Perspectives on universal free access to online information in South Africa: Free public wi-fi and zero-rated content’ – Research, Information Rights.