HSF Briefs

When Will Parliament Become Fully Operational Again?
Author: Charles Simkins
Published: 16 Apr 2020
In this brief, Charles Simkins highlights some important parliamentary events and questions when the institution will be operational again.
Briefs Politics Governance
Gender Based Violence in the time of Corona
Author: Lee-Anne Germanos
Published: 14 Apr 2020
The purpose of this brief is to remind the public that the cries in the protests against gender based violence of September 2019, when Uyinene Mrwetyana was raped and murdered, are not forgotten. It also seeks to create awareness that gender based violence is not uniquely a South African problem, but a global one that has increased in the few short weeks of a global lockdown.
Briefs GBV Social Justice Transformation
The Importance Of Criticism
Author: Matthew Kruger
Published: 03 Apr 2020
In this fourth brief in our coronavirus series, Research Fellow Matthew Kruger explores the importance of criticism during this time of crisis.
Briefs Politics Governance
The Coronavirus And The Economy
Author: Charles Simkins
Published: 01 Apr 2020
In this brief, Charles Simkins suggests principles to guide thinking about the relationship between the epidemic and the economy.
Economy Politics Governance Briefs
Legality In A State Of Disaster
Author: Charles Simkins
Published: 01 Apr 2020
This brief is a companion to our recently published brief entitled ‘A guide to the duties imposed on South Africans during the lockdown’. That brief should be regarded as our Coronavirus Brief 1.
Briefs Politics Governance Justice