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Media Statements and Press Releases submitted by the Helen Suzman Foundation.
Media Statement: The HSF Marks National Women’s Day
Author: Helen Suzman Foundation
Published: 08 Aug 2022
Sixty six years ago today, more than 20 000 women marched on the Union Buildings against Apartheid pass laws. Women’s Day on 9 August honours their contribution, and that of so many other women, in building an equal and democratic South Africa. It recognises the resilience and power of South African women and our unique place in realising the promise of a free South Africa.
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Media Statement: The HSF Welcomes The UK Government’s Bain Ban
Author: Helen Suzman Foundation
Published: 04 Aug 2022
The United Kingdom government can only be applauded for its momentous decision to impose a three-year ban on Bain & Company from receiving work from the UK’s Cabinet Office. Bain earns this sanction for its role in the fraudulent restructuring and dismantling of the South African Revenue Services (SARS), one of the most notorious episodes in the “State Capture” period.
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Tribute: The Hsf Remembers John Kane-Berman
Author: Helen Suzman Foundation
Published: 04 Aug 2022
It is with great sadness that the Helen Suzman Foundation records the passing of John Kane-Berman. Francis Antonie, HSF's former director, writes the tribute below.
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The Helen Suzman Foundation Makes Submissions On The amendments To The Regulations Relating To The Covid-19 Social Relief Of Distress Grant
Author: Helen Suzman Foundation
Published: 01 Aug 2022
The Helen Suzman Foundation (“HSF”) welcomes the amendments which make the Social Relief of Distress Grant (“SRDG”) more widely available to those in desperate need. Nevertheless, the HSF has submitted that the amendments be treated only as a step toward progressively realising permanent basic income support, on a fiscally sustainable basis, for South Africans who find themselves trapped outside of the labour market without an income of their own.
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Press Release: Civil Society Calls For JSC Code Of Conduct Before Any New Judicial Appointments
Author: Helen Suzman Foundation
Published: 03 Mar 2022
The Helen Suzman Foundation, along with eight other civil society organisations, has called on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) not to proceed with any new interviews for judicial appointment until the JSC has in place a published code of conduct for commissioners and stipulated criteria to assess suitability of candidates for appointment.
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Press Release: Electoral Reform
Author: Helen Suzman Foundation
Published: 22 Feb 2022
In a submission to the Home Affairs Portfolio Committee, the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) has detailed its concerns with the Electoral Amendment Bill drafted to allow for the election of independent candidates.
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The HSF Discusses the Role of the Judiciary and the Office of the Chief Justice
Author: Helen Suzman Foundation
Published: 15 Feb 2022
SANEF in partnership with the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism is hosting a series of webinars to accompany the relaunch of the Reporting the Courts manual. Tomorrow at 10:00, the Helen Suzman Foundation's Chelsea Ramsden will appear alongside Lawson Naidoo of CASAC and Zikhona Ndlebe of Judges Matter for a live discussion on the role of the judiciary and the office of the Chief Justice.
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