A Constitutional Challenge To The Supplementary Budget I: A Direct Challenge Within The Context Of The Separation Of Powers

An article in Daily Maverick has proposed a direct constitutional challenge to the Supplementary Budget. This brief examines whether a court will entertain a ...

A Constitutional Challenge To The Supplementary Budget II: What Are The Prospects Of Success Of A Socio-Economic Rights Challenge?

This brief examines the prospects of success of a constitutional challenge to the Supplementary Budget based on the State’s failure to allocate more resources ...

Recently, there has been a debate in the media about universal franchise. This brief outlines the history of the franchise in South Africa before Union (1910) ...

Addressing Provincial Health Departments’ Medicolegal Claims Liability: Developing The Law Of Delict

Provincial health departments face numerous claims for damages for medical negligence. The common law provides that payments must be made in one lump sum, but ...

Addressing Provincial Health Departments’ Medicolegal Claims Liability II: Transforming Litigation Strategies And Tackling Corruption

Provinces' medicolegal claims liability is largely caused by negligence and intentional wrongdoing by the State Attorney when defending these claims. This ...

The recent judgment of the Constitutional Court (CC) in the matter of South African Police Service v Solidarity obo Barnard [2014] ZACC 23 is noteworthy, not ...

For some time now our public discourse has been dominated by public intellectuals and other commentators whose opinions are characterised by a shrill, ...

Cape Town Gangs: Political Dimensions

Understanding the true nature and genesis of gangsterism in Cape Town is central to the success of the recently dispatched Anti-Gang Unit. This brief looks ...

Civil Union Amendment Bill, 2018: Parliamentary Submission

This brief summarises the Helen Suzman Foundation’s submission to the Committee.