Joint Statement on the Open Government Partnership 17 April 2012 Download PDF On Tuesday 17 April 2012, the South African government joined representatives of 60 countries at the annual two-day meeting of the Open Government Partnership, an international, multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption,
Traditional Courts Bill 2012: New and improved, or a repeat of past mistakes?
On 26 December, 2011, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development reintroduced the Traditional Courts Bill to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). This is the latest version of a bill that was first tabled in 20081 and which was heavily criticised by members of those rural communities.2 However, despite broad opposition the NCOP has










