In an interview on 14th April, the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Njabulo Nzuza, disclosed what sounded, to all intents and purposes, like his department’s intention to invite Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders to apply for permanent residence in South Africa.2 These applications would then be judged on a case-by-case basis. BP 649 – Zimbabwe […]
Gender-based violence (GBV) has been declared a national disaster, with women in the rural areas carrying a disproportionate burden due to entrenched poverty, patriarchal norms, and systemic inequality. Deeply rooted gender norms, societal expectations, and historical trauma from apartheid reinforce power imbalances and perpetuate this violence. Gender-based violence is one of rural women’s greatest challenges. […]
The political landscape continues to be dogged by very public narratives, actions and violence with regard to foreign nationals. We keep being warned that this is part of a tension which is geared towards the local elections towards the end of the year. Refugee Digest 100 – Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons by Peter-John Pearson
Spread over the weeks of March 2026, a number of interesting comments emerged in the public domain, centred on what Dr Naledi Pandor called “a more humane policy framework”2 with regard to migrants and foreign nationals, and a sharper critique of the closely allied area of xenophobia. Indeed, ‘humane’ is a word used frequently by […]
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 […]
The sustained anti-foreigner protests that again accompanied the enrolment of undocumented or foreign born children at public schools, plus the window for submissions with regard to the Draft Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection, have again occasioned robust debate on the contentious issue of mobile people, especially undocumented people’s status in South […]
World TB Day 2026’s theme is “Yes! We can end TB: Led by countries, powered by people” while Deputy President Paul Mashatile led South Africa’s World TB Day commemorations under the theme “Yes! You and I Can End TB”. TB remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, and recent years have seen a worrying […]
In Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’, Lady Bracknell famously admonishes the orphan Jack Worthing: “To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.” Response – SAPS Corruption – Misfortune or Carelessness by Mike Pothier
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 […]
