Author: Charles Simkins
Published:
07
Mar
2019
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.
Briefs
Land Reform
Author: Charles Simkins
Published:
05
Mar
2019
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.
Education
Briefs
Promoting Constitutional Democracy
Politics
Governance
Author: Charles Simkins
Published:
05
Mar
2019
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.
Education
Briefs
Promoting Constitutional Democracy
Politics
Governance
Author: Charles Simkins
Published:
27
Feb
2019
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.
Economy
Briefs
Author: Charles Collocott
Published:
18
Feb
2019
This is the third of three briefs on the challenges to be faced in the presentation of the 2019 Budget on 20 February. It deals with revenue and expenditure. The first brief discussed the economic environment and the second discussed public debt.
Economy
Briefs
Author: Charles Collocott
Published:
18
Feb
2019
This is the second of three briefs on the challenges to be faced in the presentation of the 2019 Budget on 20 February. The first brief dealt with the economic environment surrounding the Budget. This brief deals with the problem of public debt. The third brief will deal with government revenue and expenditure and their policy implications.
Economy
Briefs
Author: Charles Collocott
Published:
18
Feb
2019
This is the first of three briefs on the challenges to be faced in the presentation of the 2019 Budget on 20 February. It deals with the global and local economic environment. The second brief will discuss public debt and the third will deal with government revenue and expenditure and their policy implications.
Economy
Briefs
Author: Michelle Toxopeüs
Published:
06
Feb
2019
The condition of water resource and supply infrastructure influences government’s ability to perform the functions prescribed by the National Water Act and the Water Services Act. This brief discusses the expert assessment of water infrastructure in South Africa and highlights key challenges to effectively managing it.
Briefs
Water
Infrastructure
Governance
The National Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee To Amend Section 25 Of The Constitution
