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HSF Briefs

CULTURE WARS IN THE UNIVERSITIES
Author: Charles
Published: 31 Mar 2015
Exploring Culture Wars in Universities focusing on behaviour of students in such universities.
Education Briefs
The Speaker’s Role in the South African Parliament
Author: Anele Mtwesi
Published: 26 Mar 2015
This brief seeks to shed light on the role the Speaker ought to play in the South African Parliament. It should not be read as an attempt to discuss the performance of any particular Speaker.
Briefs Governance
TO BRIBE OR NOT TO BRIBE?
Author: Arvitha Doodnath
Published: 17 Mar 2015
Discussing the issues of bribery and corruption in the police. As well as one's right when being pulled over by the police.
Briefs Fighting Corruption
Informal Trading in Johannesburg
Author: Amy Meyer
Published: 17 Mar 2015
Informal Trading has always been a part of South Africa's economy, 30% of which occurs in Gauteng. With an unemployment rate of 25.2%, Informal Trade is, for many South Africans, the "alternative to unemployment", and should be viewed as a way to "address unemployment" and "reduce vulnerability"
Economy Briefs
The Sidelined State Attorney
Author: Chris Pieters
Published: 12 Mar 2015
In recent legal interventions involving the unlawful suspension of the National Head of the Hawks, the Helen Suzman Foundation became aware that the Minister of Police had, at the expense of taxpayers, sought the help of a large private firm. The State Attorney is the Office charged with the functions of dealing with State litigation. This revelation leaves one wondering what the State Attorney is doing.
Briefs Justice
Nothing Is "In Place" At The Hawks
Author: Josh Hovsha
Published: 12 Mar 2015
The Helen Suzman Foundation responds to assertions of normality at the Hawks.
Crime Briefs
Constitutional Democracy and Revolutionary Talk
Author: Charles Simkins
Published: 10 Mar 2015
One can support a constitutional democracy on the grounds that it is a better form of government than any other. One can be a revolutionary, dissatisfied with the existing political order and wanting to overthrow it in favour of an envisaged better alternative. But to claim to be a constitutional democrat and a revolutionary at the same time – now that is odd. Yet, we see it constantly in contemporary South Africa. What explains the phenomenon?
Briefs Politics Promoting Constitutional Democracy
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