Recent High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) rulings have introduced critical precedents regarding the payment and calculation of damages in Cerebral Palsy (CP) cases. A recent ruling by the SCA2 overturned a finding from the Eastern Cape High Court that the health department in that province could provide health services to a patient […]
This Digest focuses on the 2026 State of the Nation Address, with special regard to issues around foreign nationals, immigration, and undocumented persons, as mentioned by the President and in the various reactions by other political parties and groups to the framing of these contested issues. Refugee Digest 98 – Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons […]
In the State of the Nation Address on 12th February, President Ramaphosa announced: “To strengthen our fight against gang violence, I am deploying the South African National Defence Force to support the police, as we did to great effect with illegal mining. I have directed the Minister of Police and the SANDF to develop a […]
Please JOIN US and REGISTER for our upcoming WEBINAR: RURAL WOMEN AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE DATE: WEDNESDAY 11th MARCH 2026 TIME: 10h00 – 11h30 Please JOIN US and REGISTER NOW using this link: https://tinyurl.com/3txdszff Rural Women and Gender Based Violence – Webinar Invitation
As we wait to hear what Minister Enoch Godongwana has to say to us on Wednesday, a quote by Terry Pratchett, in his book The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, springs to mind: “A good plan isn’t one where someone wins, it’s where nobody thinks they’ve lost.” That’s essentially what a budget is – […]
According to the National Gambling Board’s annual report, which was presented to Parliament in October 2025, South Africans spent R1.5 trillion on gambling activities during the 2024/25 financial year, which is a R400 billion increase from the year before.1 Engaging in gambling activities can result in severe socio-economic and psycho-social consequences. BP 642 – Gambling […]
In President Ramaphosa’s long speech, just shy of two hours, certain words and phrases were repeated hundreds of times: ‘government will’; ‘we are going to’; ‘South Africa must’; ‘we need to’. All these point to the future, to things that have not happened yet but which, we are assured, are in the pipeline. Response – […]
Please JOIN US and REGISTER for our upcoming WEBINAR: Tackling SA’s Online Gambling Problem DATE: TUESDAY 10th FEBRUARY 2026 TIME: 13h00 – 14h30 Please JOIN US and REGISTER NOW using this link: https://tinyurl.com/3smcj9nf Tackling SA’s Online Gambling Problem – Webinar Invitation 1 -2
George Bernard Shaw once wittily remarked that if all the economists were laid end to end, they’d never reach a conclusion. Contrary to Mr Shaw’s remark, many South African economists think that the tide is turning in favour of our economy. However, they also caution that the fluidity of geopolitical tensions may just dampen the […]
Every year, around August, the Office of the Auditor-General releases its Consolidated General Report on Local Government Outcomes, which lays open the parlous state of most of our municipalities. This year’s report, covering the 2023-4 financial year, shows that only 41 out of 257 municipalities achieved a clean audit – technically termed ‘an unqualified audit […]
