CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
STATEMENT BY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS ON THE INTEGRITY OF THE BUDGET PROCESS
Undermining of the budget process and National Treasury threatens the stability of public finances and critical areas of government spending
The resignation of the Deputy Director-General of the Budget Office at National Treasury, Michael Sachs, is a further signal that the system of open, consultative and responsible decision-making – as required by our constitution – is being undermined. The deliberate weakening of state institutions and democratic processes, which we are in no doubt has extended to National Treasury, deepens concerns about policy uncertainty and fiscal management that is threatening South Africa’s existing social spending, let alone its expansion.
ARTICLE: POLITICAL FINANCE – WHAT MATTERS
The Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties recently held public hearings on the Draft Political Party Funding Bill of 2017 (Draft Bill). The Draft Bill seeks to regulate the public and private funding of political parties. The underlying premise of the Draft Bill is that the contestation of electoral politics should be fought on an equal and fair basis, with the citizen as core consideration.
The reality however, is not the case as the increasing influence of money in politics appears to dominate electoral discourse, as opposed to an interrogation of positions, policies and principles.
South Africa is no stranger to the transactional nature of politics and in recent times #GuptaLeaks has exposed the invidious underbelly of politics in the country. This series of leaks has hastened the calls for greater commitment to transparency and accountability and for disclosure to become norm in political life and practice.
ARTICLE: TRAMPLING INTOLERANCE – WHY 16 NOVEMBER IS IMPORTANT
The UN declared 1995 the year of Tolerance.
PODCASTS
SUBMISSIONS
SPEECHES
EVENTS
ARTICLE: 1. AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY
A SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF EXPROPRIATION WITHOUT COMPENSATION Sakeliga recently published the government’s woefully inadequate socio-economic impact assessment (SEIA) of the likely consequences of the
STATEMENT: PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA REJECTS THE IDEA THAT THE STATE SHOULD BE CUSTODIAN OF ALL THE LAND IN SOUTH AFRICA
Last Thursday the Foundation warned South Africans about the serious ramifications of the proposals put forward by the ANC and EFF at the beginning of
ARTICLE: CUSTODIANSHIP
An early IRR warning of nationalisation via ‘custodianship’ Seven years ago, back in 2014, the IRR warned that the ANC would seek to nationalise all
CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES
- Equality
- Non-racialism
- Gender Rights
- The Constitution
- The Rule of Law
- Multiparty Democracy
- Personal Rights
- Cultural, Religious and Language Rights
- Freedom of Expression and Political Rights
- Social and Economic Rights
- Property Rights
- Education
- Access To The Courts, Information And Fair Adminstration