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2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017

• 12/12 Briefing Paper 614 – Scapegoating: The Sin of Shifting Blame by Peter-John Pearson
• 05/12 Briefing Paper 613 – South Africa’s Nuclear Energy Intentions by Tanya Gwenhure
• 29/11 Briefing Paper 612 – Children and Mental Well-being in a Digital World by Lois Law
• 07/11 Briefing Paper 611 – Structural Reforms & Economic Growth through Operation Vulindlela by Kenny Pasensie
• 07/11 Briefing Paper 610 – Mental Health and the Importance of Decent Work by Lois Law
• 30/10 Briefing Paper 609 – Climate Change: A Women’s Issue by Lois Law
• 01/10 Briefing Paper 608 – `The First Act on the First Day’ by Peter-John Pearson
• 17/09 Briefing Paper 607 – World Day of Prayer for Migrants and Refugees by Peter-John Pearson
• 12/09 Briefing Paper 606 – The Township Economy: More that meets the eye by Kenny Pasensie
• 05/09 Briefing Paper 600 – The Chance for a Democratic Reset by Mike Pothier
• 16/08 Briefing Paper 605 – New Beginnings at the DHA by Peter-John Pearson
• 06/08 Briefing Paper 604 – The Importance of Fathers by Lois Law
• 06/08 Briefing Paper 603 – Water Scarcity, Sanitation & Hygiene by Tanya Gwenhure
• 31/07 Briefing Paper 602 – The Migration Profile Report for South Africa, 2023 by Peter-John Pearson
• 19/07 Briefing Paper 601 – World Refugee Day 2024: `Solidarity with Refugees’ by Peter-John Pearson
• 12/07 Briefing Paper 599 – The Government of National Unity by Mike Pothier
• 10/07 Briefing Paper 598 – Advocating for the Rights of Children: Child Labour by Lois Law
• 25/06 Briefing Paper 597 – Thirtieth Anniversary of the International Year of the Family by Lois Law
• 10/06 Briefing Paper 596 – Assessing the 2024 Elections by Mike Pothier
• 23/05 Briefing Paper 595 – New Parties; Coalitions; Possible Outcomes by Mike Pothier
• 17/05 Briefing Paper 594 – Manifestos on Environment and Climate Change by Bernadette Crewe-Brown
• 17/05 Briefing Paper 593 – The 2024 Election and Commitment to the Vulnerable by Lois Law
• 26/04 Briefing Paper 592 – With Regard to Borders and Ballots by Peter-John Pearson
• 26/04 Briefing Paper 591 – The Making of Manifestos and the Marginalisation of Migrants: A Causal Link? by Peter-John Pearson
• 25/04 Briefing Paper 590 – The 2024 Elections: Manifestos and Socio-economic Rights by Kenny Pasensie
• 24/04 Briefing Paper 589 – The 2024 General Election: New Candidates; Three Ballots; Old Worries by Mike Pothier
• 23/04 Briefing Paper 588 – New Approaches to Disability in Southern Africa by Tanyaradzwa Gwenhure
• 18/04 Briefing Paper 587 – Harmful Sexual Behaviours in Children by Lois Law
• 21/02 Briefing Paper 586 – The Impact of Digital Technology on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide by Tanyaradzwa Gwenhure
• 13/02 Briefing Paper 585 – South Africa’s Suicide Crisis by Lois Law
• 25/01 Briefing Paper 584 – Sexual Abuse in Prisons by Lois Law

• 13/12 Briefing Paper 583 – A Continuing Curse: The 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report by Peter-John Pearson
• 13/12 Briefing Paper 582 – Section 59: The Public’s Parliament by Mike Pothier
• 30/11 Briefing Paper 581 – South Africa and Laudate Deum by Bernadette Crewe-Brown
• 30/11 Briefing Paper 580 – Homelessness by Lois Law
• 17/11 Briefing Paper 579 – The 28th UN Conference on Climate Change by Bernadette Crewe-Brown
• 16/11 Briefing Paper 578 – Constitutional Delinquency by Mike Pothier
• 01/11 Briefing Paper 577 – Mental Health: A Universal Human Right by Lois Law
• 01/11 Briefing Paper 576 – An Altogether Better Path for Migrants by Peter-John Pearson
• 12/10 Briefing Paper 575 – The Vulnerability of Girls and Young Women to HIV Infection by Lois Law
• 13/09 Briefing Paper 574 – ‘Hope Away from Home’ – A Dream Deferred by Peter-John Pearson
• 13/09 Briefing Paper 573 – The Six Pillars of the National Strategic Plan on Gender Based Violence and Femicide by Lois Law
• 30/08 Briefing Paper 572 – The Long and Winding Road to a New Energy Vehicle Policy by Kenny Pasensie
• 30/08 Briefing Paper 571 – `Unlawful, Unconstitutional and Invalid.’ by Peter-John Pearson
• 27/07 Briefing Paper 570 – Unpacking AGOA by Kenny Pasensie
• 20/07 Briefing Paper 569 – Obstetric Violence and Maternal Well-Being by Lois Law
• 20/06 Briefing Paper 568 – A Creeping Defeat of the Ends of Justice by Peter-John Pearson
• 31/05 Briefing Paper 567 – Coalition Governance – Are We Ready? by Mike Pothier
• 31/05 Briefing Paper 566 – Not Just a Piece of Paper… by Peter-John Pearson
• 09/05 Briefing Paper 565 – Through the Lens of Vulnerability… by Peter-John Pearson
• 11/04 Briefing Paper 564 – The Impact of Malnutrition on Infants and Children by Lois Law
• 29/03 Briefing Paper 563 – Mining and Extractive Industries in Africa by Lovedonia Mkansi
• 24/02 Briefing Paper 562 – The Decriminalisation of Sex Work by Lois Law

• 15/12 Briefing Paper 561 – Mental Health and Well-being by Lois Law
• 15/12 Briefing Paper 560 – The 2022 Report on Trafficking in Persons by Peter-John Pearson
• 10/12 Briefing Paper 559 – The People Shall Govern: The Slow Road to Electoral Reform by Mike Pothier
• 07/12 Briefing Paper 558 – Talking about a Devolution: Getting Passenger Rail Back on Track by Kenny Pasensie
• 18/11 Briefing Paper 557 – The Paris Agreement: What Has Been Achieved So Far? by Lovedonia Mkansi
• 27/10 Briefing Paper 556 – Xenophobia – An Ever-Present Danger by Peter-John Pearson
• 27/10 Briefing Paper 555 – Safe Relinquishment: Finding Solutions to SA’s Child-Abandonment and Late-Term Abortion Crisis by Lois Law
• 05/10 Briefing Paper 554 – Ecojustice and Voices of Faith by Lovedonia Mkansi
• 08/09 Briefing Paper 553 – Women’s Month 2022 by Lois Law
• 24/08 Briefing Paper 552 – The ANC Policy Conference and Migrants by Peter-John Pearson
• 11/07 Briefing Paper 551 – The Rights of Foreign Spouses by Peter-John Pearson
• 30/06 Briefing Paper 550 – Giving Up on Governance? by Mike Pothier
• 30/06 Briefing Paper 549 – Outliving the High Cost of Living by Kenny Pasensie
• 30/06 Briefing Paper 548 – World Refugee Day by Peter-John Pearson
• 24/06 Briefing Paper 547 – Child Pregnancy by Lois Law
• 23/06 Briefing Paper 546 – Envisioning a Just Transition by Lovedonia Mkansi
• 12/05 Briefing Paper 545 – The KwaZulu-Natal Floods: Lessons to be Learnt by Lois Law
• 26/04 Briefing Paper 544 – The Criminal Law and Perpetrators of Domestic Violence by Lois Law
• 30/03 Briefing Paper 543 – Assessing the Judicial Service Commission by Mike Pothier
• 10/03 Briefing Paper 542 – A Quota System for Migrants: Is this a solution? by Peter-John Pearson
• 28/02 Briefing Paper 541 – Getting there: Access to Transport by Lois Law
• 27/01 Briefing Paper 540 – The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit by Peter-John Pearson

• 17/12 Briefing Paper 539 – The Presidential Employment Stimulus – Denting Unemployment? by Kenny Pasensie
• 17/12 Briefing Paper 538 – Municipal Coalitions – A Viable Way Forward? by Mike Pothier
• 14/12 Briefing Paper 537 – Where are They? Missing and Abandoned Children by Lois Law
• 14/12 Briefing Paper 536 – The 2021 Report on Trafficking in Persons by Peter-John Pearson
• 09/12 Briefing Paper 535 – Cadre Deployment by Mike Pothier
• 01/12 Briefing Paper 534 – The Importance of Play during COVID-19 by Lois Law
• 25/11 Briefing Paper 533 – Aligning Policies for a Low Carbon Economy: SA’s Commitment to a Just Transition by Lovedonia Mkansi
• 02/11 Briefing Paper 532 – Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons by Peter-John Pearson
• 01/10 Briefing Paper 531 – The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health by Lois Law
• 01/09 Briefing Paper 530 – The Emerging Group: Women Migrants Coming Out of the Shadows by Peter-John Pearson
• 31/08 Briefing Paper 529 – The Invisible Group Child Migrants Child Labour and the 2022 Global Conference by Peter-John Pearson
• 26/08 Briefing Paper 528 – Leadership Crises in the SA Police Service by Mike Pothier
• 22/07 Briefing Paper 527 – The Border Fence at Beitbridge by Peter-John Pearson
• 16/07 Briefing Paper 526 – Transgenerational Trauma and Gender-Based Violence by Lois Law
• 08/07 Briefing Paper 525 – Making SOEs Great Again by Kenny Pasensie
• 30/06 Briefing Paper 524 – The National Waste Management Strategy 2020 by Lovedonia Mkansi
• 23/06 Briefing Paper 523 – Universal Basic Income Grant by Kenny Pasensie..
• 21/06 Briefing Paper 522 – LGBTI+ discrimination by Peter-John Pearson
• 21/06 Briefing Paper 521 – SA’s Water Infrastructure Challenges by Lovedonia Mkansi
• 28/05 Briefing Paper 520 – Alcohol: Lessons from Lockdown by Lois Law
• 03/05 Briefing Paper 519 – The State of the Judiciary by Mike Pothier
• 08/04 Briefing Paper 518 – The Rights and Welfare of the African Child by Lois Law
• 19/03 Briefing Paper 517 – The Biden Administration: A New Narrative on Immigration? by Peter-John Pearson
• 19/03 Briefing Paper 516 – COVID-19 and the Green Recovery Approach by Lovedonia Mkansi
• 05/02 Briefing Paper 515 – Covid Vaccination and Migrants by Peter-John Pearson

• 15/12 Briefing Paper 514: Foreigners and township economies
• 03/12 BP 513: Children in Jeopardy UK, US & SA Policies on Unaccompanied Minors & Migrant Youth
• 11/11 BP 512: The State of SA’s Political Opposition
• 21/10 BP 511: The Signs of the Times: Gender-based Violence, Corruption, Poverty and Inequality
• 28/09 BP 510: Hunger and Malnutrition in a Food Secure Nation
• 28/09 BP 509: Many Moving Parts: A First Look at the NHI
• 09/09 BP 508: The Cost of Staying at Home-The psycho-social consequences of the lockdown for families
• 09/09 BP 507: Advocacy for the Common Good in the Old Testament
• 24/08 BP 506: A New Kind of Deal for South Africa
• 04/08 BP 505: Transformation in the Electricity Supply Industry
• 27/07 BP 504: Khawuleza: Hurrying Up Service Delivery
• 10/07 BP 503: The US State Department Report on Trafficking in Persons
• 11/06 BP 500: Our Hills and How we Climb Them
• 09/06 BP 502: Mental Well-being in the Time of COVID-19
• 25/05 BP 501: ‘Ugly, Cruel and Criminal’ – The Face of Human Trafficking
• 29/04 BP 499: The Need for An Anti-Corruption Commission
• 21/04 BP 498: Teenage Pregnancy
• 09/04 Briefing Paper 497: Climate Change Finance and Water: Closing the Gap
• 02/04 BP 496: The Corona Virus and Displaced Persons
• 02/04 BP 495: Vulnerability in the Time of Covid-19
• 18/02 BP 494: Access to Public Schools for Undocumented Children
• 18/02 BP 493: Refugees, Scripture, and Catholic Social Teaching: a Dialogue

• 12/12 BP 470: The Informal Sector – Creating Jobs
• 12/12 BP 469: Political Violence in KwaZulu-Natal
• 05/12 BP 468: The Impact of Domestic Violence on Women & Children
• 23/11 BP 467: The Synod of Bishops: Considering Displaced Youth
• 23/11 BP 466: The Sustainable Development Goals: What is the Progress?
• 14/11 BP 463: Climate Change & Food Security – The Impact on Rural Women
• 14/11 BP 462: Prostitution/Sex Work – Is it Work and is it a Choice?
• 02/11 BP 465: The Traditional Courts Bill
• 08/10 BP 464: Domestic Abuse and Asylum
• 03/09 BP 461: The Public Protector
• 23/08 BP 460: The Long-Awaited Climate Change Bill
• 23/08 BP 459: Prisoners on Remand
• 23/07 BP 458: Lawfare
• 02/07 BP 457: 2018 World Refugee Day and South Africa’s Stance
• 02/07 BP 456: Empowering the Auditor-General
• 12/06 BP 455: Inferior Infrastructure in Rural and Township Schools
• 12/06 BP 454: Just Energy Transition, Community Ownership and the Future of Renewable Energy Systems
• 25/05 BP 453: The Recognition of Customary Marriages
• 08/05 BP 452: Raising VAT – Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea?
• 30/04 BP 451: The First Thousand Days and the Failure to Thrive
• 28/03 BP 450 The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
• 01/02 BP 449: The Future of Shack Housing in South Africa
• 01/02 BP 448: The Impact of Gang Violence on Children
• 24/01 BP 447 State Capture
• 23/01 BP 444 Ownership and a Just Energy Transition

• 13/12 BP 446 The Quest for a Decent Standard of Living
• 07/12 BP 445 Structural Unemployment in SA
• 29/11 BP 443 What about the Boy Child November 2017
• 29/11 BP 442 Nuclear Prohibition Treaty September 2017
• 29/11 BP 441 Coalition Governance September 2017

2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012

• 26/11 Submission to the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on the Resolution in terms of S24(1)(a)of the Political Party Funding Act 6 of 2018
• 10/10 Submission to the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel on Proposals for an Electoral System for the National Assembly and Provincial Legislatures
• 10/09 Submission to the Department of Social Development on the DRAFT AMENDMENT REGULATIONS REGARDING CHILDREN [CHILDREN’S Amendment Act 17, 2022]
• 29/02 Submission to the Department of Human Settlements on the DRAFT WHITE PAPER FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
• 16/02 Submission to the Ad hoc Committee on the GENERAL INTELLIGENCE LAWS AMENDMENT BILL [B40 – 2023]
• 13/02 Submission to the Select Committee on Security & Justice on the INDEPENDENT POLICE INVESTIGATIVE DIRECTORATE AMENDMENT BILL [B21B – 2023]
• 01/02 Submission to the Department of Home Affairs on the DRAFT WHITE PAPER on CITIZENSHIP, IMMIGRATION and REFUGEE PROTECTION

• 18/02 Submission to the Department of Justice & Correctional Services on the DRAFT CRIMINAL LAW (SEXUAL OFFENCES AND RELATED MATTERS) AMENDMENT BILL, 2022

• 18/12 Submission to the Department of Justice & Correctional Services on the DRAFT CRIMINAL LAW (SEXUAL OFFENCES AND RELATED MATTERS) AMENDMENT BILL, 2022
• 18/12 Submission to the Department of Justice & Correctional Services on the DRAFT CRIMINAL LAW (SEXUAL OFFENCES AND RELATED MATTERS) AMENDMENT BILL, 2022

• 22/12 Submission to the Ad hoc Committee on the Amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 on the CONSTITUTION EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT BILL
• 22/12 Submission on the Sexual Offences: Pornography and Children Discussion Paper 149

• 25/02 Submission on the Expropriation Bill
• 18/02 Submission on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill

• 12/12 Submission: Compensation for Occupational Injuries & Diseases Amendment Bill
• 05/12 Submission on the Draft Regulations on the Registration of Births and Deaths
• 30/11 Submission on the Children’s Amendment Draft Bill
• 17/09 Summary of the SACBC Land Submission
• 04/09 Submission on the Draft Climate Change Bill
• 03/08 Submission on the Draft Immigration Amendment Bill
• 02/07 Submission on on the Draft Independent Police Investigative Directorate Amendment Bill
• 15/06 Submission on Proposed Amendments to the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act
• 15/06 Submission on Land Expropriation without Compensation
• 19/03 Submission on the National Minimum Wage Bill
• 27/02 South African Law Reform Commission Report on Adult Prostitution
• 26/02 2018 Budget

• 05/12 Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill November 2017
• 05/12 Funding of Political Parties July 2017
• 30/06 Older Persons Amendment Bill by Ms Lois Law

• 01/04 Submission to the Department of Sanitation
• 15/02 Submission Higher Education Amendment Bill B36 Feb 2016

• 19/10 Submission on Local Gov Electoral Amendment Bill Oct 2015
• 19/08 Childrens Second Amendment Bill Aug 2015
• 19/08 Childrens Amendment Bill Aug 2015
• 21/07 Draft Refugee Amendment Bill July 2015
• 17/06 Submission on the HIV TB and STI policy 2015
• 08/05 Expropriation Bill May 2015
• 29/04 Draft ECD Policy April 2015.pdf
• 02/04 Road Traffic Amendment Bill April 2015
• 01/04 Firearms Control Amendment Bill March 2015
• 13/03 National Disability Rights Policy March 2015
• 02/03 National Youth Policy February 2015
• 04/02 Sexual Offences Amendment Act Feb 2015

• 12/12 Submission on Amendments to Regulations of Refugee Act Dec 2014
• 13/11 Draft Sexual Offences Amendment Bill Oct 2014
• 03/11 Submission to the South African Law Reform Commission
• 21/10 Submission on draft policy for LTSM Oct 2014
• 16/10 Submission on draft policy for LTSM Oct 2014
• 06/10 Submission Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
• 11/03 Submission on School Calendars – DBE – March 2014

• 08/11 CPLO Submission: Restitution of land rights bill
• 15/10 Employment Tax Incentive Bill
• 13/09 Electoral Amendment Bill Sept 2013
• 01/08 CPLO submission: Policing Green Paper
• 26/06 Corporal Discipline in the Home June 2013
• 01/03 Tourism Bill Feb 2013
• 12/02 Dangerous Weapons Bill Feb 2013

• 01/11 Prevention of Torture Bill July 2012
• 01/10 Prevention and Combatting of Trafficking
• 01/10 Domestic Violence Act Implementation
• 01/10 Child Justice Regulations
• 01/10 Climate Change

2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2016

• 11/12 Response –4th December 2024 – A Failure to Agree on Plastics by Peter-John Pearson
• 21/11 Response – 21st November 2024 – 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence by Lois Law
• 05/04 Response – 5th April 2024 – Fixing the Speaker by Mike Pothier
• 08/03 Response – 8th March 2024 – International Women’s Day – Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress by Lois Law
• 01/03 Response – 1st March 2024 – An Utterly Broken Visa Regime by Peter-John Pearson
• 14/02 Response – 14th February 2024 – Undermining the Status of Parliament by Mike Pothier

• 05/01 Response – 14th December 2022 – Load Shedding: An Honest Answer at Last by Mike Pothier

• 20/12 Response – 14th December 2022 – Load Shedding: An Honest Answer at Last by Mike Pothier
• 25/11 Response – 24th November 2022 – 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence by Lois Law
• 18/11 Response – 1st November 2022 – The End of Cadre Deployment? by Mike Pothier
• 13/10 Response – 12th October 2022 – Siding with the Mafia by Mike Pothier
• 05/10 Response – 4th October 2022 – A More Honest Narrative on Migrants by Peter-John Pearson
• 16/09 Response – 13th September 2022 – An Extension, but far from a Resolution… by Peter-John Pearson
• 14/09 Response – 6th September 2022 – Scapegoating Foreigners by Peter-John Pearson
• 26/05 Response – 26th May 2022 – International Day of Families by Lois Law
• 11/04 Response – 11th March 2022 – Choosing the New Chief Justice Part III by Mike Pothier
• 11/04 Response – 11th March 2022 – Choosing the New Chief Justice Part III by Mike Pothier
• 24/02 Response – 24th February 2022 – The 2022 Budget by Mike Pothier
• 11/02 Response – 11th February 2022 – The State of the Nation Address by Mike Pothier
• 08/02 Response – 8th February 2022 – Choosing the New Chief Justice, Part II by Mike Pothier

• 09/12 Response: Another 16 Days of Activism by Lois Law
• 07/12 Response: The National Labour Migration Policy by Peter-John Pearson
• 01/12 Response: The Suspension of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permits by Peter-John Pearson
• 17/09 Response: Choosing the New Chief Justice by Mike Pothier
• 14/09 Response: The Angolan Exemption Permit, 2021 by Peter-John Pearson
• 25/08 Response: Women’s Month and Alert Level Three Lockdown by Lois Law
• 11/08 Response: The Auditor-General’s Achievement by Mike Pothier
• 06/08 Response: The Cabinet Reshuffle by Mike Pothier
• 30/06 Response: A Republic of Laws by Mike Pothier
• 23/06 Response: World Refugee Day 2021 By Peter-John Pearson
• 23/06 Response: World Refugee Day 2021 By Peter-John Pearson
• 04/05 Response: Leaving Refugees in Limbo by Fr Peter-John Pearson
• 12/02 Response: The State of the Nation Address by Adv Mike Pothier
• 12/02 Response: Vaccine for All in South Africa By Fr Peter-John Pearson
• 05/02 Response: Full Circle? by Mike Pothier

• 03/12 Response: 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children
• 03/12 Response: 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children
• 08/10 Response: A Cautious Opening of Borders
• 10/07 Response: COVID-19 and People on the Move.
• 02/07 Response : Corruption Thriving
• 12/06 Response: Independents Get Their Day
• 12/06 Response : Refugee Rights Extended
• 04/06 Response: Child Protection Week 2020
• 19/05 Response 190520
• 15/05 Response: Starting to lose the high ground
• 24/04 Response: Lockdown Level 4
• 22/04 Response: A social relief and economic stimulus package to save lives and livelihoods
• 17/04 Response
• 06/04 Response : Covid-19 Ministerial Accountability
• 26/03 Response: The Government Impresses
• 20/03 Response: The Declaration of a National State of Disaster
• 27/02 The 2020 Budget
• 14/02 Response: The 2020 SONA

• 27/09 Response: South Africa & Xenophobia
• 23/09 Response: The Unconstitutionality of Corporal Punishment
• 21/06 Response: The Second State of the Nation Address 2019
• 30/05 Response: The New Cabinet
• 13/05 Response: The 2019 General Election – A Clear Mandate
• 21/02 Response: 2019 Budget
• 08/02 Response: The 2019 State of the Nation Address

• 06/12 Response: International World AIDS Day
• 12/10 Response: Good News for Good Governance
• 10/10 Response: Getting the Easy Things Wrong
• 08/10 Response: A Vatican Tribute to Nelson Mandela
• 14/09 Response: The Reinstatement of the Death Penalty
• 04/09 Response: Sister Water
• 17/07 Response: Civil Society & The Global Compact on Migration
• 06/06 Response: The Higher Education Budget
• 28/02 Response: A Holding Cabinet
• 23/02 Response: The 2018 Budget
• 19/02 Response: The State of the Nation Address
• 15/02 Response: The Zuma Lessons

• 23/03 Reaching Consensus in Parliament March 2016
• 25/02 Response – The 2016 Budget February 2016
• 12/02 Response – SONA 2016_ February 2016
• 12/01 Response – Comprehensive Agreement January 2016

2024 • 2023 • 2022

• 12/12 Democracy Digest 14 – Southern African Elections byMike Pothier
• 05/12 Democracy Digest 13 – Problems with Policy Coherence in the GNU by Mike Pothier
• 27/06 Democracy Digest 12 – Delicate and Slow – the Process of Building Coalitions by Mike Pothier
• 02/02 Democracy Digest 11 – The South Africa/Israel Case at the ICJ by Mike Pothier

• 29/08 Democracy Digest 10 – The Multi-Party Charter – a viable option? By Mike Pothier
• 02/06 Democracy Digest 9 – Cholera – A Symptom of Poor Governance by Mike Pothier
• 06/01 Democracy Digest 8 – The ANC’s National Conference by Mike Pothier

• 26/12 Democracy Digest 8 – The ANC’s National Conference by Mike Pothier
• 27/10 Democracy Digest 7: The Beginnings of Electoral Reform by Mike Pothier
• 04/03 Democracy digest: Abstaining on Ukraine by Mike Pothier

2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019

• 05/12 Economic Digest 49 – The Cannabis & Hemp Industry: A Potential High for SA’s Economy? by Kenny Pasensie
• 21/11 Economic Digest 48 – Will our Economy be Trumped by Donald? by Kenny Pasensie
• 04/09 Economic Digest 47 – Two Pots at the End of the Rainbow by Kenny Pasensie
• 19/07 Economic Digest 46 – Operation Vulindlela: Clearing the Path to Economic Growth by Kenny Pasensie
• 26/06 Economic Digest 45 – Will the GNU be the Beast to Spur on Economic Growth? by Kenny Pasensie
• 23/04 Economic Digest 44 – Green Hydrogen – Silver Bullet or Double-Edged Sword? by Kenny Pasensie
• 21/02 Economic Digest 43 – Budget 2024: Balancing what South Africans want and what South Africa needs by Kenny Pasensie

• 05/01 Economic Digest 34 – Phase 2 of the National Infrastructure Plan by Kenny Pasensie

• 15/12 Economic Digest 34 – Phase 2 of the National Infrastructure Plan by Kenny Pasensie
• 18/11 Economic Digest 33 – Mini Budget 2022 by Kenny Pasensie
• 26/09 Economic Digest 32 – What Grey-listing will mean for SA by Kenny Pasensie
• 08/09 Economic Digest 31 September 2022: Social Compacting for Economic Development and Growth
• 23/03 Economic Digest 30: Living on a minimum wage by Kenny Pasensie
• 22/02 Economic Digest 29: Budget Expectations by Kenny Pasensie
• 09/02 Economic Digest 28: Will The President Go BIG? By Kenny Pasensie

• 03/12 Economic Digest 27: The Economic Road Ahead: It’s Looking Bleak for 2022 by Kenny Pasensie
• 18/11 Economic Digest 26: Enoch Godongwana’s MTBPS: Just like Tito’s but with better shoes by Kenny Pasensie
• 29/10 Economic Digest 25: Local Government Elections 2021 by Kenny Pasensie
• 31/08 Economic Digest 24 The Green Paper that’s creating all the buzz by Kenny Pasensie
• 26/08 Economic Digest 23: Enoch Godongwana: Finance’s newly minted coin by Kenny Pasensie
• 06/08 Economic Digest 22: SAA- Selling Off the Family Junk? by Kenny Pasensie
• 30/07 Economic Digest 21: Tackling Poverty with Innovation and Creativity by Kenny Pasensie
• 24/02 Economic Digest 20 – Budget 2021: Will the Right Moves be Made? by Mr Kenny Pasensie
• 05/02 Economic Digest 19: 2021 Economic Prospects by Mr Kenny Pasensie

• 04/11 Economic Digest 18
• 21/10 Economic Digest 17: The Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan
• 08/10 Economic Digest 16
• 31/07 Family Digest 33
• 02/07 Economic Digest 15
• 23/06 Economic Digest 14
• 23/06 Response: Extending the COVID-19 Relief Grants
• 18/06 Family Digest 32
• 29/05 Economic Digest 13
• 26/05 Economic Digest
• 04/05 Economic Digest 11
• 08/04 Economic Digest 10
• 06/04 Economic Digest 9: Covid-19: Making the Economy more Human
• 26/03 Economic Digest 8: The Economy in the Time of Covid-19
• 19/02 Economic Digest 7

• 25/07 Economic Digest 5
• 25/06 Economic Digest 4
• 06/06 Economic Digest 3: What’s the obsession with the South African Reserve Bank?
• 27/05 Economic Digest 2, May 2019

2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019

• 29/11 Environment Digest 46 – The Politics of Plastic by Peter-John Pearson
• 08/08 Environment Digest 45 – Developments in Energy by Mike Pothier
• 25/01 Environment Digest 44 – Integrated Resource Plan 2023 by Mike Pothier

• 05/12 Environment Digest 43 – Karpowerships by Mike Pothier
• 20/06 Environment Digest 42 – The Cost of Environmental Activism by Lovedonia Mkansi
• 26/04 Environment Digest 41 – South Africa’s Electricity Crisis: Its all hanging in the balance

• 25/11 Environment Digest 40 – COP27 – Reactions by Lovedonia Mkansi
• 26/09 Environment Digest 39 – Plastic Pollution by Lovedonia Mkansi
• 22/04 Environment Digest 38: The Scarcity of Fresh Water, Exacerbated by Pollution by Lovedonia Mkansi
• 23/03 Environment Digest 37: Electricity Pricing in South Africa by Lovedonia Mkansi
• 22/02 Environment Digest 36: The State of Electricity: Load-shedding will be here for a while by Lovedonia Mkansi

• 06/08 Environment Digest 25: Medupi Is Complete – But at What Cost? by Lovedonia Mkansi
• 01/06 Environment Digest 24 : Powerships
• 19/03 Environment Digest 21: Systemic Linkages: Building the Future We Want
• 01/02 Environment Digest 21

• 21/08 Environment Digest
• 16/07 Environment Digest
• 18/06 Environment Digest 18
• 03/06 Environment Digest
• 08/05 Environment Digest 17
• 29/04 Environment Digest 16
• 21/04 Environment Digest 15
• 08/04 Environment Digest 14
• 31/03 Environment Digest 12 – Hygiene & COVID-19
• 31/03 Environment Digest 11 – Electricity Demand & Supply
• 19/02 Environment Digest 10
• 12/02 Environment Digest 9

• 16/10 Environment Digest 8: World Food Day 2019
• 18/06 Environment Digest 7: From droughts to floods: Is there a going back to normal?
• 13/03 Environment Digest 6: Shedding Light on Eskom’s Unbundling
• 20/02 Environment Digest 5: “National disaster”: the recent drought period

2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017

• 15/11 Family Digest 65 – National Disability Rights Awareness Month by Lois Law
• 17/09 Family Digest 64 – International Literacy Day 8th September by Lois Law
• 04/09 Family Digest 63 – Mpox by Lois Law
• 30/08 Family Digest 62 – World Mosquito Day 20th August by Lois Law
• 31/05 Family Digest 61 – Cancer: The Quiet Pandemic by Lois Law
• 13/02 Family Digest 60 – Teenage Pregnancy and Pregnancy Awareness Week, 10-16 February by Lois Law

• 07/12 Family Digest 59 – The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children by Lois Law
• 21/09 Family Digest 58 – #WorldSuicidePreventionDay by Lois Law
• 04/08 Family Digest 57 – Drowning Prevention Day by Lois Law
• 07/07 Family Digest 56 – The Marrakesh Treaty on Copyright and the Right to the Printed Word by Lois Law
• 29/06 Family Digest 55 – South Africa’s 11th AIDS Conference by Lois Law
• 29/03 Family Digest 54 – World Tuberculosis Day by Lois Law
• 01/03 Family Digest 53 – World Cancer Day by Lois Law
• 18/02 Family Digest 52 – The Outbreak of Measles by Lois Law

• 18/11 Family Digest 51 – Disability and Access to Public Transport by Lois Law
• 13/10 Family Digest 50 – International Day of Older Persons 2022 by Lois Law
• 05/10 Family Digest 49 – Teen Suicide by Lois Law
• 08/06 Family Digest 48: ‘Everyone Deserves to Eat’, World Hunger Day by Lois Law
• 12/04 Family Digest 47: Older Women and Gender Based Violence by Lois Law
• 30/03 Family Digest 46: Women’s History Month by Lois Law

• 27/10 Family Digest 45: International Day of the Girl Child by Lois Law
• 07/10 Family Digest 44: Pregnancy and COVID-19 by Lois Law
• 13/08 Family Digest 43: World Breastfeeding Week by Lois Law
• 21/07 Family Digest 42: Older Persons and Covid-19 by Lois Law
• 30/06 Family Digest 41: World Child Labour Day By Lois Law
• 15/06 Family Digest 40: Menstrual Hygiene Day by Lois Law
• 28/05 Family Digest 39 : Bullying in Schools
• 19/03 Family Digest 38: Pit Latrines and the Rights of the Child
• 24/02 Family Digest 37: Teen Suicide Prevention Week and COVID-19 by Ms Lois Law
• 01/02 Family Digest 36: Disability, Desperation and the Water Cannon

• 21/10 Family Digest 35 : Homelessness during COVID-19
• 30/09 Family Digest 34
• 31/07 Family Digest 33
• 12/05 Family Digest 31
• 04/05 Family Digest 30
• 08/04 Family Digest 29
• 12/02 Family Digest 28

• 08/10 Family Digest 27
• 19/08 Family Digest 26
• 25/07 Family Digest 25
• 18/06 Family Digest 24
• 09/05 Family Digest 23
• 25/01 Family Digest 22

• 02/11 Family Digest 21: TB – a major public health issue, but preventable and curable
• 14/09 Family Digest 20: Infant Deaths at Thelle Mogorane Hospital
• 06/06 Family Digest 19
• 13/04 Family Digest 18
• 28/03 Family Digest 17

• 05/12 Family Digest 16 National Disability Rights Awareness Month November 2017

2018

• 18/09 Land Digest 4: Expropriation without Compensation

2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017

• 11/12 Refugee Digest 89 – Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons by Peter-John Pearson
• 29/11 Refugee Digest 88 – Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons byPeter-John Pearson
• 21/11 Refugee Digest 87 – Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons by Peter-John Pearson
• 30/08 Refugee Digest 86 – Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons by Peter-John Pearson
• 15/08 Refugee Digest 85 – Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons by Peter-John Pearson
• 08/08 Refugee Digest 84 – Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons by Peter-John Pearson
• 04/04 Refugee Digest 83 – Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons by Peter-John Pearson
• 29/02 Refugee Digest 82 – Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons by Peter-John Pearson