Submissions to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development and the Portfolio Committee on Safety and Security
Issue 36
Up one levelInfo dearth hampers anti-poverty fight
Charles Simkins assesses the impediments confronting Mbeki as he seeks to reduce poverty and unemployment.
Minimum-wage repeal no guarantee of Utopia
Lungile Madywabe reckons South Africa should avoid over-regulation of labour while protecting workers from exploitation.
ANC heavies jockey for the ultimate prize
William Mervin Gumede appraises the chances of the prospective candidates vying to succeed Mbeki.
Political risk: Wars with blunt weapons
Lawrence Schlemmer offers an alternative future scenario to those of gossamer optimists and gloomy pessimists.
Hunting elephants with pea-shooters
Patrick Laurence argues that local government is ill-prepared to serve as the main delivery point of social services.
Nuclear power: Safe, clean and efficient
Andrew Kenny sees nuclear power as the solution to South Africa’s growing need for electricity.
A time for ingenuity and a new beginning
David Fig contends that South Africa needs to forge a development path that eschews nuclear power.
Why electoral reform slips through the grid
Rob Amato counts the costs of floor-crossing in an electoral system without individual accountability.