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Only 4.6% of home robberies and 2.3% of carjackings result in convictions Guy Lamb, Director, Safety and Violence Initiaitive, University of Cape Town 21 February 2020 In February last year South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that his government would pursue five fundamental goals over the next decade. One of these was particularly bold, namely […]

Theunis Roux, Professor of Law, UNSW It is hard to comment on a draft constitutional amendment that is apparently not in its final form. But the stakes surrounding the proposed change to section 25 of South Africa’s constitution are too high to wait until the governing African National Congress (ANC) sets out exactly how it […]

Susan Booysen, Research director at Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (Mistra), Visiting Professor and Professor Emeritus, University of the Witwatersrand The spotlight will be firmly on South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as he runs the gauntlet of delivering the annual state of the nation address on behalf of the governing party, African National Congress (ANC), […]

The ANC’s NEC has, at its recent lekgotla, stated that it wants the ANC Executive to decide on when expropriated land should be subject to nil compensation (and not the courts, as the amendment reads at present). Theuns Eloff: Chair, FW de Klerk Foundation Board of Advisers – February 2020 The deadline for comments on […]

Mcebisi Ndletyana, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Johannesburg What are South Africans to make of the murmurs that its governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), plans to recall Cyril Ramaphosa as president of the republic at its next National General Council in June? That’s where the party will meet to review if […]

The precedent-setting ruling is set to cause jitters in municipalities around the country. It might see more municipalities being challenged in court. Joleen Steyn Kotze, Senior Research Specialist in Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery at the Human Science Research Council and a Research Fellow Centre for African Studies, University of the Free State – 20 […]

By Dave Steward: Chairman, FW de Klerk Foundation – 17 January 2020 All those who are concerned about the future of sport and recreation in South Africa should give very serious attention to the National Sport and Recreation Amendment Bill [B-2020] that has been presented for public comment before 28 February.  The Bill has serious implications […]

 Addressing the second annual Business Economic Indaba in Sandton on Tuesday, President President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa is embarking on a ‘new trajectory of energy self-generation’. This comes amid calls for homes and businesses to produce and feed their excess renewable energy back into the grid.

What South Africa needs is a reformer who can redirect its politics to address issues related to economic growth and development, political stability, social cohesion, service delivery and several issues related to governance, management and administration. Andre Duvenhage, Research Director, North-West University On the eve of the statement marking the 108th birthday of the governing […]

The possible innovation – which South Africa is in a prime position to exploit – will be to combine green carbon with green hydrogen to make liquid fuel. David Richard Walwyn, Professor of Technology Management, University of Pretoria and Rod Crompton, Adjunct professor African Energy Leadership Centre Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand South […]