Violence against women - Part I: Case studies and legal mechanisms

This 2-part brief series considers whether the law and society are working effectually to protect women from violence.

Class Action Law Suits in South Africa

This brief considers the emerging legal field of class and group action law suits in South Africa. Previously uncommon and undefined in law, these cases are ...

Free Basic Services At The Municipal Level

On 30 September 2017, South African municipalities were collectively owed R143.6 billion by consumers, according to the latest National Treasury report on ...

The preceding briefs in this series discussed definitional issues and set out international comparative information on domestic violence. This concluding ...

The first brief in this series discussed definitional issues related to domestic violence. This brief contains an annotated bibliography of international ...

This is the first brief in a series of three. It deals with definitional issues. The second brief will be an annotated bibliography of international ...

This brief by Charles Collocott deals with 3 inter-related topics and highlights the fact that the field is difficult to navigate because of a complicated set ...

This brief looks at the importance of social grants in sustaining the social fabric.

Widespread media attention has been devoted to the payment system for social grants following the end of the current service provider contract on 31 March ...