Author: Mihloti Basil Sherinda
Published:
07
Sep
2021
This brief discusses human rights violations in the Kingdom of Eswatini in terms of domestic and international law. There are two aspects to consider: the use of force by the police and the right to freedom of expression and access to information. The reasons for civil unrest and the response to it by the government are explored. Following the unrest, the people of Eswatini should exercise their right to choose their political system and justice must be done for lives lost during the unrest.
Briefs
International
Comparative
Author: Christopher Fisher
Published:
01
Sep
2021
This brief unpacks a judgement against the Ingonyama Trust handed down by the Pietermaritzburg High Court and suggests that it contains useful lessons for land reform across the board.
Briefs
Politics
Land
Governance
Author: Chelsea Ramsden
Published:
27
Aug
2021
This brief considers the general state of the judiciary and makes the point that given the current judicial and political climate the selection of the next Chief Justice is of vital importance.
Briefs
Strengthening the Judicial System
Upholding the Rule of Law
Public Interest
Justice
Author: Mihloti Basil Sherinda
Published:
24
Aug
2021
This is the third of a series considering the delivery of education during Covid-19. It considers remote learning as a complement to contact learning until a time when we have reached recovery from the virus.
Education
Briefs
Author: Mihloti Basil Sherinda
Published:
24
Aug
2021
This is the second of three briefs discussing the delivery of primary education during covid-19, primarily in Quantile 1 to 3 in schools. The previous brief pointed out the unpredictability of the virus and its impact on school contact time. In this brief, we look at the impact on learning outcomes and consider the possible effect of the rollout of the vaccine.
Education
Briefs
Author: Mihloti Basil Sherinda
Published:
24
Aug
2021
This is the first of three briefs discussing the delivery of primary school education during Covid-19, concentrating on Quantile 1 to 3 schools. These briefs emphasise two points: the first is the need to prioritise safety in schools in relation to the spread of the infection and the second is to prioritise the importance of learning over other school activities.
Education
Briefs
Author: Chelsea Ramsden
Published:
20
Aug
2021
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 Commission of South Africa v Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Others?
Facilitating Public Participation
Promoting Constitutional Democracy
Protecting Human Rights
Politics
Public Interest
Governance
Securing Accountability
Briefs
Fostering Deliberative Reasoned Decision Making
Justice
Author: Charles Simkins
Published:
29
Jul
2021
The Southern African Development Community is made up of sixteen countries and all countries on the continent with territory below five degrees south. The fifteen other countries are linked to South Africa in many ways and constitute our ‘near abroad’. South Africans should know more about them than they often do, and the purpose of this brief series is to set the current state of development in its various aspects: demographic, economic, political and social. This brief focuses on the region’s rates of education and it labour market.
Economy
Briefs
Human Rights violations in the Kingdom of Eswatini
