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Companies Amendment Bill, 2018: Our submission to the Department

This brief summarises the Helen Suzman Foundation’s submission to Department of Trade and Industry regarding the Companies Amendment Bill, 2018. It proposes ...

Concluding Remarks

This brief provides for concluding remarks and responses on Research Fellow Matthew Kruger’s previously published brief entitled “A Life of Freedom: Mandatory ...

Conflict between Minister and National Commissioner raises concerns about Minister’s role in appointments process

This brief examines the role played by the Minister of Police in senior appointments in the police service and asks whether this role is constitutionally ...

Constitutional damages: Recent decisions in focus

This brief explores the concept of “constitutional damages” in South Africa and why they were awarded to the loved ones and survivors in the Life Esidimeni ...

One can support a constitutional democracy on the grounds that it is a better form of government than any other. One can be a revolutionary, dissatisfied with ...

Conversations About Corruption I - The National Anti-Corruption Strategy And Procurement Reform

This brief - the first part in a two-part series - explores the discussions and ideas shared by stakeholders such as government, civil society, academia, and ...

Conversations About Corruption II - Technology, Education, Public Mobilisation And Practical Steps

This brief - the second part in a two-part series - explores the discussions and ideas shared by stakeholders such as government, civil society, academia, and ...

Coronavirus vaccination in Africa. I – The Global Backdrop

This is the first of two briefs in which global vaccine distribution and the need for social solidarity is discussed. This brief discusses the distribution of ...

Coronavirus vaccination in Africa. II – African Conditions

This is the second of two briefs in which global vaccine distribution and the need for social solidarity is discussed.This brief focuses on conditions in ...

Political questions rarely have easy answers. Even when we agree that a particular goal is desirable—end corruption, for example—we often disagree over the ...