The Department of Home Affairs is seeking to set aside the High Court’s ruling overturning the Minister’s decision to end the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits. The DHA says that the Court overemphasised the rights of children in its judgement. It holds that the rights of children do not trump all other fundamental rights. Refugee Digest 83 – Migrants, Refugees […]
International Women’s Day is held annually on the 8th March, during Women’s History Month, and is a focal point in the women’s rights movement. Women’s Day was marked for the first time in March 1911 – and the date was fixed as 8th March in 1913. The United Nations celebrated it for the first time in 1975 and […]
On 27th February 2024, STATS-SA released data with regard to tourism. It stated that “overseas tourists constituted 20.1% (195 423) of all visitors – 48.1% of whom came from the UK (40 517), Germany (31 072) and the US (22 447). The bulk of our visitors come from the SADC region.” The next day the Daily Maverick ran […]
It is common cause that South Africa needs to manage migrants far better than it is doing at present, and that that can only be done if the DHA is comprehensively cleaned up. Its woes are many and its triumphs few. In this Digest we look at some of the issues causing its dysfunction and some of […]
In 2018, social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp were instrumental in mobilizing South African women, gender non-conforming people, and the LGBTQIA+ community to carry out a national shut down in response to the rising rates of gender-based violence and femicide (GBV&F).1 This national shutdown led to extensive legislative reform aimed at ending GBV&F. BP 586 The Impact of Digital Technology […]
It may be Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s last budget speech, but it will certainly be his most impactful. His task is made even more difficult because South Africa will be going to the polls soon, forcing the Minister to walk a very fine line between maintaining fiscal credibility and finding the money to prioritise his […]
Last Thursday’s State of the Nation Address went off without the tedious disruptions that we have become used to over the past few years. This was partly due to the absence of the EFF members of Parliament, who boycotted the event in solidarity with their leader and five other senior MPs who had been suspended […]
Suicide is death caused by injuring oneself with the intent to die. A suicide attempt occurs when someone harms themselves with any intent to end their life, but they do not die as a result of their actions. About one million people commit suicide each year BP 585 South Africas Suicide Crisis by Lois Law
The start of the new school year has seen much discussion on the high incidence of pregnancy among teenage school girls. Also, the prevalence of teenage pregnancy in South Africa comes back into the spotlight during Pregnancy Awareness Week, which is from 10th – 16th February.1 Pregnancy Awareness Week takes place in February each year and is a way […]
Last Friday’s ruling by the International Court of Justice, in the case of genocide brought by South Africa against Israel, stirred up a predictably wide range of responses and opinions, often diametrically opposite, as well as some rather strained interpretations. Democracy Digest 11 – The South AfricaIsrael Case at the ICJ by Mike Pothier
