South Africa’s adherence to the rule of law is slipping away slowly. This is according to the 2024 Rule of Law index, released annually by the World Justice Project. The rule of law, fundamentally, is the principle that the law applies to everyone in equal measure, and nobody is above the law. The UN elaborates Read more >
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Last month the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration met with representatives from the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) and the Public Service Commission (PSC) to receive updates on efforts to build a capable, ethical, and developmental state through the ongoing professionalisation process. The two entities delivered presentations focusing on the alignment Read more >
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The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) met at the end of February to receive a briefing from the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) on the results of its investigations into irregularities relating to the Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS). This scheme was established under the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) to provide relief during the Covid-19 Read more >
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By David Bruce, independent researcher and ISS consultantFirst published on ISS Today One of the biggest challenges facing South African Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu, is the fragmented character of policing in the country. In metropolitan areas in particular, various local, provincial, and national agencies with overlapping mandates perform policing functions. Effective crime responses require Read more >
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In January 2025 the Gauteng provincial government (GPG) announced the imminent launch of its Local Government Turnaround Barometer Dashboard – an initiative that is set to monitor municipal performance and improve service delivery across the province, if all goes according to plan. The provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) is in charge Read more >
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Image of Lithops salicola from Wikimedia Commons In part one of our new mini-series focusing mainly on plant trafficking, we looked at the seriousness and the extent of the problem, which affects South Africa too, and the role that social media plays in enabling it. In this second part we take a high-level look at Read more >
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Image of Conophytum tumidum from Wikimedia Commons They might look unprepossessing – tiny little fleshy plants, many of which closely resemble stones, nestling between the rocks in some of the most arid parts of South Africa. But for some time now, the country’s residents have been reading media reports about those very indigenous plants, particularly Read more >
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Last week we reported on steps taken by South Africa to enable its removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, to which the country was added in February 2023. The FATF is the international standard-setting body that oversees global compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) and counter financing of terrorism (CFT) rules. Its Read more >
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South Africa hopes to move off the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list this year. The country was grey-listed in February 2023, and has been working since then to resolve the eight strategic deficiencies, relating to combating money laundering and terrorist financing, that were identified in the FATF 2021 mutual evaluation review. The FATF is the Read more >