The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations members in 2015, created seventeen world Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The aim of these global goals is “peace and prosperity for people and the planet”, while tackling climate change and working to preserve oceans and forests. BP 619 The Sustainable Development Goals – 17 […]
If you are one of those people who always see the glass as half full, the drama around the cancellation of the Budget speech is probably a ‘glass half full’ moment. It can be viewed as our democracy maturing in an era of coalition politics. And that is a good thing. Economic Digest 50 – […]
Organisations like the CPLO and others that regularly make submissions to Parliament are often asked whether they ‘actually’ or ‘really’ influence legislation; does their work result in identifiable changes to the wording of laws? Democracy Digest 15 Influencing Legislation by Mike Pothier
[This reflection on the recent Vatican document on Human Dignity was prepared by Bishop Sylvester David OMI, Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town, and presented as part of CPLO’s African Exposure and Training Course in June 2024. We are grateful to Bishop Sylvester for permission to publish it.] Occasional Paper 34 – A Reflection on Dignitas […]
On 27th January, President Ramaphosa signed into law the Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Act.1 It received very little coverage, probably because it was signed almost immediately after the controversial Expropriation Bill which generated much public debate. BP 618 Rescuing the Genesis Vision (little by little) by Peter-John Pearson
World Cancer Day is marked on 4th February to raise awareness of the global impact of cancer, to increase understanding of cancer prevention, detection, treatment and care, and to mobilize action to address this global pandemic. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) research has found that 70 per cent of cancer deaths around the world occur […]
The South African Medical Association (SAMA), representing medical doctors in both the public and private sectors, has sent an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa urging him to address a growing unemployment crisis for qualified professionals in the industry. There are at least 1 800 junior doctors nationwide who have completed their community service but […]
The Expropriation Act 13 of 20241, signed into law by President Ramaphosa on 23rd January, is either “a dangerous step towards the erosion of property rights, which will have dire economic consequences”2 or “a legislative cop-out by the African National Congress (ANC) [that] will not assist in resolving the tragedy of land restitution in this […]
In a recent report2 to the Portfolio Committee on BP 616 Foreign Nationals & Prison Overcrowding- The Gordian Knot… by Peter-John Pearson finalCorrectional Services, later discussed at a press conference, it was noted that as at the end of March 2024, South African prisons were suffering from considerable overcrowding. The report stated that Correctional Services […]
Recently the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC)2 published a Discussion Paper and called for comments on the Domestication of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (CRPD).3 South Africa became a signatory to the CRPD and its Optional Protocol on 30th November 2007. BP 615 Domestication of the UN Convention on […]
