South Africa’s Community Education and Training Colleges
In this brief, Charles Simkins examines the state of community education and training colleges (CETCs) and their plans for development.
A commentary on the National Health Summit 2018 report
In October 2018, the inaugural Presidential Health Summit took place. The Summit sought to invite key stakeholders to deliberate on the issues causing our health system to fail. With the release of the Presidential Health Summit Report 2019, the drafters of the report came to a number of conclusions and recommendations which require comment.
The 2019 Election
The Helen Suzman Foundation is a non-partisan organization seeking to promote constitutional democracy. This means that we shall not comment on party political policies or election activities.
The Election Timetable
The Electoral Commission published the election timetable on 28 February. This brief sets out its main features and makes some suggestions.
The National Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee To Amend Section 25 Of The Constitution
On 4 December 2018, the National Assembly voted to accept the report of the Constitutional Review Committee which recommended a change to Section 25 of the Constitution in respect of the expropriation of land without compensation.
Democracy And Popular Political Norms In South Africa II - How Coherent Are Popular Political Norms?
The first brief in this series considered the extent to which popular political norms coincide with constitutional norms. This brief will discuss the coherence of popular norms, and considers whether these popular political perceptions fit into distinct categories.
Democracy And Popular Political Norms In South Africa I - To What Degree Do Popular Political Perceptions Correlate With Basic Constitutional Norms?
This brief is the first in a series of two. It considers survey evidence of popular South African political perceptions, analysing the degree to which they conform to or differ from basic constitutional norms. The second brief will discuss whether these popular political perceptions fit into distinct categories.
Two innovations in the 2019 Budget
We confine our comments on the 2019 Budget to its two major innovations: the approach to state owned enterprises and the early retirement scheme for public servants.