by Gregory Solik Originally published on GroundUp.org.za March 6, 2013 Of all the adjectives used to describe South African politics, boring cannot be one of them. Completely out of the blue the Democratic Alliance (DA) on Tuesday submitted an Electoral Reform Bill (Bill) to Parliament, which aims “to provide for the demarcation of … constituencies” in
A Global Crisis of Youth Unemployment
by Fritz Jooste Recently a friend from the States told me that she is returning to school to get a law degree. She explained that she was motivated by years of interning and working bottom-of-the-rung jobs in journalism prompting her to try a more-lucrative career in law. She joked, however, that perhaps madness was the
If Parliament is serious about corruption, it must bite the hand that feeds
by Gregory Solik The regulation of private party funding is a critical site for the struggle for accountable governance. That is why the media fiasco around the relationship between the Gupta family and government (both the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the African National Congress (ANC)) is misplaced. It exposes just how little we think about
The Western Cape Community Safety Bill: a step in the right direction or a political tactic?
by Daniel Hofmeyr The Constitution provides for three levels of police oversight: political, civilian, and provincial. Given the past year’s events regarding police misconduct, inefficiency, and breakdowns in the community- police relationships, police oversight is becoming an increasingly important issue. Up to now monitoring by the provinces has been very inconsistent, even though the Constitution
COSATU, Zille, Apartheid and the Youth Wage Subsidy
By Ilan Strauss and Doron Isaacs COSATU is facing an unprecedented onslaught. Is the federation, as Helen Zille claims, ‘the main roadblock in the road to job creation and redress’? And would ‘lowering the cost of employment’ be the ‘biggest single step towards solving the unemployment problem’? The DA asserts that a youth wage subsidy, would
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