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China’s Loans to South Africa - Brief I

This is the first brief in a series of five that takes a look at South Africa’s recent loans from China. This brief is an overview of South Africa’s debt ...

China’s Loans to South Africa - Brief III

This is the third brief in a series of five that takes a look at South Africa’s recent loans from China; it looks at the experiences other countries have had ...

The Constitutional Court And The Electoral Act

The Constitutional Court ruling of 11 June 2020, declared the Electoral Act as unconstitutional to the extent that it requires that adult citizens may be ...

China’s Loans to South Africa - Brief V

This is the final brief in a series of five that takes a look at South Africa’s recent loans from China; it looks at why the BRICS Bank was not used, on what ...

Parliamentary Submission: Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Amendment Bill, 2018

On 29 June 2018, the Helen Suzman Foundation made written submissions in response to the Portfolio Committee on Police’s (the Committee) call for public ...

Constitutional damages: Recent decisions in focus

This brief explores the concept of “constitutional damages” in South Africa and why they were awarded to the loved ones and survivors in the Life Esidimeni ...

To postpone, or not to postpone? That is the question.

This brief will consider the pertinent question: What are the issues that the Constitutional Court will have to decide at the hearing of the Electoral ...

As part of our mandate to facilitate and stimulate dialogue on matters relating to our liberal constitutional democracy, the Helen Suzman Foundation is ...

In this Brief (‘Public Interest Litigation Threatened by Legal Practice Bill’), Kameel Premhid, HSF Intern, examines proposed changes to fee structures in the ...

This brief raises issues around the JSC methodology.