Online gambling has emerged as one of the fastest-growing sectors within South Africa’s digital economy, driven by increased smartphone penetration, internet ubiquity, and aggressive marketing by betting operators. South Africans spent a whopping R1.5 trillion in the2024/2025 financial year on gambling activities, often using grocery money, and NSFAS and social grants to gamble. BP 646 […]
To begin with a statement of global application: “Disaffected voters are blaming establishment political leaders for economic stagnation, unwanted immigration and perceived national decay. They are retreating into fierce nationalism encouraged by populist leaders who are challenging the status quo.”2 Such are the times we live in. BP 645 – Migrants and Refugees in 2026 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
