Published:
04
Dec
2019
Media Statements
Media Statements
Media Statements and Press Releases submitted by the Helen Suzman Foundation.
Published:
01
Nov
2019
The High Court in Johannesburg handed down a judgment today in which it set aside a decision taken by the former Minister of Justice, Mr Michael Masutha, to extradite Mr Manuel Chang to Mozambique. The Helen Suzman Foundation (“HSF”) appeared in the matter as amicus curiae.
Media Statements
Published:
15
Oct
2019
On 16 and 17 October 2019, the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg will hear review proceedings in respect of a decision to extradite Mr Manuel Chang to Mozambique. The Helen Suzman Foundation has been admitted as amicus curiae.
Media Statements
Published:
25
Sep
2019
Media Statements
Published:
13
Sep
2019
On 30 August 2019, the Portfolio Committee on Health announced its call for comments along with its deadline of 11 October 2019 on the NHI Bill.
Media Statements
Published:
03
Sep
2019
On 27 August 2019, the Ministry of Finance called for comments on a National Treasury document entitled Economic transformation, inclusive growth and competitiveness: towards an economic strategy for South Africa.
Media Statements
Published:
26
Jul
2019
The Helen Suzman Foundation has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thandi Modise.
Media Statements
Published:
22
May
2019
An open letter to the newly elected Members of Parliament was handed in to Parliament today, signed by 28 civil society organisations, including the Helen Suzman Foundation.
Media Statements
Published:
26
Mar
2019
The struggle against State Capture and corruption in South Africa is a struggle for human rights. This is why the current revelations at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture (the Zondo Commission) are important – they lay bare the various networks of looters in the public and private sector who have criminally enriched themselves at the expense of the many.
Media Statements
Published:
27
Feb
2019
The Helen Suzman Foundation (“HSF”) has filed an application with the Constitutional Court to appeal an order of the Pretoria High Court which on 12 February 2019 sanctioned an agreement (“the Agreement”) between the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (“IPID”), Mr Robert McBride as the Executive Director of IPID, the Minister of Police (“the Minister”) and the National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on Police.
IPID Renewal
IPID
Media Statements
Published:
11
Feb
2019
The Helen Suzman Foundation (“the HSF”) has a long-standing involvement in and commitment to ensuring the institutional independence of state entities, especially those tasked with the fight against corruption.
Media Statements
Published:
13
Dec
2018
The disarray of South Africa’s criminal justice system is to a large degree the result of a conscious policy over the past decade, of attempts to fashion the leadership of various institutions to suit certain political or personal agendas.
Media Statements