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Media Statements

Media Statements and Press Releases submitted by the Helen Suzman Foundation.
HSF Statement Re National Shutdown
Author: Helen Suzman Foundation
Published: 16 Mar 2023
The call for a national shutdown is not one which we take lightly. Like millions of South Africans we are gatvol of the crises that are of our political leaders’ making but are ours to endure.
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In memoriam Charles Simkins
Author: Helen Suzman Foundation
Published: 12 Dec 2022
It is with great sadness that the Helen Suzman Foundation has received news of the death of Charles Simkins. He had been in hospital over the past few months and had, until his illness, been head of research at the Foundation, a position he had held for 8 years.
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Media Statement: HSF Pays Tribute To Babita Deokaran
Author: Helen Suzman Foundation
Published: 23 Aug 2022
Today marks a year since Babita Deokaran was murdered outside her home – made a target, it seems, for being a public servant of exceptional integrity and courage.
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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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