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Response: The Angolan Exemption Permit, 2021 by Peter-John Pearson

In August 2021 the Department of Home Affairs invited Angolans with particular types of documentation to apply for the Angolan Exemption Permit. The Department estimates that about 5 000 Angolans should be eligible for this permit. The invitation has now been extended to those with the Angolan Special Permit issued in 2018, which is due […]

Briefing Paper 530 – The Emerging Group: Women Migrants Coming Out of the Shadows by Peter-John Pearson

In South Africa, August is observed as Women’s Month. The annual commemoration is inspired by the march in 1956 of 20 000 women, to the Union Buildings, the seat of government in Pretoria, to hand over a petition of many thousands of signatures protesting the imposition of the hated ‘pass books’ on women. It is […]

Economic Digest 24 The Green Paper that’s creating all the buzz by Kenny Pasensie

The Department of Social Development recently published, for public comment, a Green Paper on Comprehensive Social Security and Retirement Reform. In policy development, a Green Paper is akin to a shopping list that contains a wide range of proposals that may or may not become policies that the government adopts. One of the key proposals […]

Briefing Paper 529 – The Invisible Group Child Migrants Child Labour and the 2022 Global Conference by Peter-John Pearson

“Child labour, in its intolerable forms, constitutes a kind of violence that is less obvious than others but it is not for this reason any less terrible.”1 – Compendium of Catholic Social Doctrine, 3245 BP 529 The Invisible Group Child Migrants Child Labour and the 2022 Global Conference by Peter-John Pearson

Economic Digest 23: Enoch Godongwana: Finance’s newly minted coin by Kenny Pasensie

Enoch Godongwana is the new man entrusted with steering the South African economy. Not everyone is happy with his appointment, but it seems that the business community is cautiously optimistic. Who is he? What is expected of him? What is his initial thinking? The following articles answer some of these questions.Economic Digest 23 Enoch Godongwana […]

Family Digest 43: World Breastfeeding Week by Lois Law

World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is observed every year in over 120 countries from 1st to 7th August. It is the greatest outreach vehicle for the breastfeeding movement and seeks to generate awareness among new parents and to enhance the health of infants worldwide. The awareness programme was initiated in August 1990 by governments as well […]