2022 is a crucial year for the future of South Africa’s largest trade union federation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). The federation is due to hold its…
The year 2022 marks 28 years since eligible South Africans participated in the first democratic elections. When the African National Congress (ANC) came into power in 1994, there was a…
For a long time now, South Africans' alcohol demand and consumption has been a cause for concern for government, the industry, health experts and greater civil society. In 2011, the…
The private sector does not only consist of big business. To realise inclusive growth, Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) need to be at the centre of government's plans to…
Public policy making is linked to economic development and national imperatives — fighting poverty, inequality and unemployment. Ideally, in open economies, such as SA, regulation should define the rules of…
On the 10th of March, President Cyril Ramaphosa put to an end the noise and uncertainty surrounding the appointment of South Africa’s next Chief Justice, when he announced Deputy Chief…
On the 28th of January 2022, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Bill, the Criminal and Related Matters Amendment…
In 2020, government launched the National Policy Development Framework (NPDF) to address increasing weaknesses in South Africa’s policymaking, coordination and coherence. According to the Presidency, “The National Policy Development Framework…
For decades, international and regional bodies have favoured economic and political sanctions to put pressure on political leaders to institute democratic and human rights reforms in their countries. Peter Wallensteen…
Since the now much talked about opinion piece by Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu titled “Hi Mzansi, have we seen justice?”, which she penned in her capacity as a Member of…
