It is certainly not surprising that the different parties in the Government of National Unity have failed to reach consensus on some major policy positions. The coalition is only a few months old, and some of the areas of disagreement are deep-seated and almost defining of the parties concerned. Democracy Digest 13 Problems with Policy […]
In February 2023, the electricity crisis in South Africa was declared a national state of disaster so as to address the economic impact caused by the severe levels of loadshedding. Although this declaration has since been terminated, procuring reliable energy sources has remained crucial to achieve long-term energy security. BP 613 South Africa’s Nuclear Energy […]
The potential economy pay-off of the cannabis and hemp industries is well documented in Europe and America. Finally, South Africa is getting its ducks in a row to join the party. In May this year, the President signed the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act 7 of 2024 into law, which establishes a legal framework for […]
South Africa leads the list of the top ten countries with the highest amount of time spent on social media.1 Children2 today are growing up immersed in a digital world that is taking a toll on their mental health. BP 612 Children and Mental Well-being in a Digital World by Lois Law
In these last days of November 2024, the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee will meet in Busan, South Korea, to develop an internationally legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. Environment Digest 46 – The Politics of Plastic by Peter-John Pearson
In 2024 the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence runs from 25th November to 10th December. The theme for 2024 is ‘Towards 30 Years of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: Unite to End Violence Against Women’. This pernicious form of violence remains all-pervasive in South Africa Refugee Digest 88 – Migrants, […]
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The global 16 Days campaign is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from 25th November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10th December, International Human Rights Day. The United Nations supports the 16 Days, and the 2024 theme of its UNITE […]
Since emerging markets like South Africa are often the recipient of ripple effects originating in the US, the well-known phrase ‘when the US sneezes the world catches a cold’ will probably now be even truer since the re-election of Donald Trump to the White House. Economic Digest 48 – Will Our Economy Be Trumped by […]
It is now well over a hundred days since the formation of the GNU. Many analyses have been conducted to gauge the effectiveness of this new form of government. As is to be expected, the results are varied, often depending on what part of the GNU is being examined. The Department of Home Affairs, where […]
