Focus 56 Chapters

Issue Twenty Seven - July 2013 - Future of Our Cities

On 30 July, the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF), supported by the Open Society Foundation for South Africa and in association with the Gordon Institute of Business Science, hosted a Roundtable discussion on the Future of Our Cities. This Roundtable features Prof Adrian Saville, Dr Tanja Winkler, Mr Andile Skosana, and Prof Jean-Pierre de la Porte.

Focus 70 - On Land

Overcoming the Legacy of the Land Act Requires a Government that is Less Paternalistic, More Accountable to Rural People - Tara Weinberg

Legacy of the 1913 Natives Land Act: Taking up the challenge - Theo de Jager

The Constitution, the Land Question, Citizenship and Redress – Sipho Pityana

Editorial - Francis Antonie

The Natives’ Land Act: Ten historical quotes – Politicsweb

Land Redistribution, Populism and Elite Capture: New Land Reform Policy Proposals under the Microscope – Ben Cousins

Land Tenure Security: The Need for Reliable Land Information - Gerrit Pienaar

Land Reform and White Ownership of Agricultural Land in South Africa- Ernest Pringle

Land Distribution Paradoxes and Dilemmas: Leon Louw

The Promise of Land: Undoing a Century of Dispossession in South Africa edited by Fred Hendricks, Lungisile Ntsbeza and Kirk Helliker – Reviewed by Anele Mtwesi and Wim Louw

The EU and Africa: From Eurafrique to Afro-Europa edited by Adekeya Adebajo and Kaye Whiteman – Reviewed by Kameel Premhid

The Hidden Thread: Russia and South Africa in the Soviet Era by Irina Filatova & Apollon Davidson - Reviewed by Anthony Egan

Editorial F Antonie

The State of the South African Presidency A Butler

Independence in South Africa's Anti corruption Architecture H Tamukamoyo

The unsuccessful constitutional transition of the NPA L Wolf

Pan Africanism of 21st Century D Maimela

Why Liberal Democrats should support the African Union K Gottschalk

The New Affirmitive Action M Oppenheimer and D Ansara

UCT's new admission policy A Fagan

Flourishing through Adaptability L Boulle

Remebering Heroes on the Fringe A Egan

Issue Twenty Eight - October 2013 - Title and Entitlement: The Land Question in South Africa

On 14 October 2013 the Helen Suzman Foundation held a round table discussion on the land question in South Africa. The discussion was to focus on the themes of “title and entitlement”. The HSF brought together: Nomboniso Gasa, Songezo Zibi, Monty Narsoo, and Leon Louw.

Moving on from Mistrust M Mackay and M Power

Focus 71 State & Nation

Issue Twenty Nine - November 2013 - The NDP: Vision versus Reality

The roundtable event on the National Development Plan (NDP) was held Monday, 4 November, 2013 at GIBS. The HSF brought together Minister Trevor Manuel, Aubrey Matshiqi, Alex van den Heever, and Iraj Abedian.

Helen Suzman Memorial Lecture 2013

18 November - The 2013 Helen Suzman Memorial Lecture was delivered by retired Constitutional Court Judge Zakeria Mohammed Yacoob and was entitled "The Constitution: A liberal democracy and patriotic criticism."

Issue Thirty - February 2014 - Equity and Redress

On 4 February 2014, the Helen Suzman Foundation, in association with the Gordon Institute of Business Science hosted a Roundtable discussion on Equity and Redress. This Roundtable featured Lindiwe Mazibuko, Songezo Zibi, and Eusebius McKaiser.