Press Releases

Judgment Was Delivered Today In The Appeal Of The Magistrates Commission v Richard Lawrence, Where The Helen Suzman Foundation Participated As The Amicus Curiae.

The Helen Suzman Foundation (“HSF”) Will Be Litigating In The Pretoria High Court Today In An Application To Review The Then-National Commissioner Of Correctional Services, Arthur Fraser’s, Decision To Place Mr Zuma On Medical Parole.

Frederik Willem de Klerk, who served as State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as Deputy President from 1994 to 1996, has died at the age of 85.

The Helen Suzman Foundation Submitted Its Objections To The Shortlisting Panel And The Presidency On The Nomination And Shortlisting Of Potential Chief Justice Candidates Judge President John Hlophe And Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane

Today marks the second anniversary of the murder of Arvitha Doodnath, a former colleague and subsequent Research Fellow of the Helen Suzman Foundation.

The Helen Suzman Foundation Has Launched An Urgent Application Seeking To Review And Set Aside The National Commissioner’s Decision To Place The Former President On Medical Parole. To Facilitate The Review, The HSF Has Asked The Court To Order The National Commissioner To Urgently Provide The Record Of And The Reasons For His Decision.

The Helen Suzman Foundation (“HSF”) Has Filed Papers In The Matter Of Forum De Monitoria Do Orcamento V Manuel Chang And Others

The Helen Suzman Foundation (“HSF”) Has Written To The National Commissioner Of Correctional Services, Arthur Fraser, Requesting Reasons For His Decision To Place Former President Jacob Zuma On Medical Parole.

Tomorrow – 01 September 2021 – The Supreme Court Of Appeal Will Hear Argument In The Magistrates’ Commission’s Appeal Against The Bloemfontein High Court’s Judgment Concerning The Appointment Procedure Followed For Magistrates. The HSF Will Appear As Amicus To Put Forward Arguments On The Proper Interpretation Of Sections 174(1) And (2) Of The Constitution.

The Helen Suzman Foundation Has Made Further Submissions In Response To Directions From The Constitutional Court, Which Sought Clarity On Various Matters Of International Law Relevant To The Imprisonment Of Former President Jacob Zuma For Contempt Of Court.

The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) has appointed a new Director.

In its submission, the HSF acknowledged the importance of achieving the objectives the Bill seeks to achieve and made the following submissions: