Analysts predict that in a mere thirty years, the sale of electric vehicles (EVs) could rise to about 60% of new car sales. The race to replace vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICE) is going full steam ahead, with the European Union initially wanting to ban the registration of all ICE vehicles by 2035. It later softened its stance because of pushback […]
0n 28th June this year, a full bench of the Gauteng High Court handed down a much anticipated judgment with regard to the termination of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permits.2 In its judgment the court acknowledged that the case had garnered much interest in the public domain, even beyond the Zimbabwean community and those engaged in the immigration sector. BP 571 – Unlawful, […]
Last week seven political parties met in Johannesburg to forge a pre-election agreement aimed at winning sufficient votes in next year’s national and provincial elections to unseat the governing ANC. The initiative was led by the DA, the country’s second biggest party, and was earlier termed ‘the Moonshot Pact’. Interestingly, the meeting was chaired not by a DA […]
Some coincidences are simply too much of a stretch. Very few people will believe that the government’s decision to remit the sentences of 9 400 non-violent, short-term prisoners, starting today, just happened to coincide with the return to prison of former President Jacob Zuma, himself one such non-violent, short-term prisoner. Response – Another Blow to the Rule of […]
July 25th was marked as Drowning Prevention Day by the UN General Assembly in 2021 to bring attention to a plight that is ultimately preventable. Lifesaving South Africa (LSA) drowning prevention director Mziwoxolo Mayedwa reports that about 1 500 people, mostly youth, drown every year in this country — an average of four individuals per day.1 This number […]
Simply put, a trade agreement between two or more nations defines how they co-operate in conducting trade. The main purpose of the agreement is to ease the flow of goods and services from one country to another on mutually agreed-upon terms and conditions. This can be done via either a preferential or a free trade agreement. Such agreements give a competitive advantage to […]
Given the nature of international diplomacy we will probably never know whether or not Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision not to attend the BRICS summit in Johannesburg next month was forced on him by the South African government, but it seems likely that this was the case. Response – A Vindication of the Rule of Law by […]
Giving birth is participating in the miracle of creation. The wonder of the birthing of a new baby is also very painful for the mother, and a time of extreme vulnerability. It is a time when she should be treated with respect, care, dignity and reassurance by those assisting with the birth. Unfortunately, for many women this is not the case and […]
The recent incident in Johannesburg, in which Deputy-President Paul Mashatile’s police security detail viciously and unlawfully assaulted two motorists, has deservedly received a great deal of coverage. It has been pointed out that this was not an isolated incident – blue-light convoys are notorious for disregarding the rights of other-road users, and have long acted with a sense […]
Many of us may be unfamiliar with the Marrakesh Treaty, which seeks to ‘Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled’. It is an international legal instrument which makes it easier for blind, visually impaired and print disabled people to access works protected by copyright. Family Digest 56 – The […]
