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Philosophical racism and ubuntu: In dialogue with Mogobe Ramose
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
This article discusses two complementary themes that play an important role in contemporary South African political philosophy: (1) the racist tradition in Western philosophy; and (2) the role of ubuntu in regaining an ...
Debunking prevailing school views pertaining to the apostasy of alleged descendants of SHAYKH YUSUF of MAKASSAR
(UIN Sunan Kalijaga, 2020)
This article focuses on the controversial issue of apostasy pertaining to the alleged family of Shaykh Yusuf of Makassar, the Indonesian pioneer of Islam in colonial South Africa, after his demise at the Cape in the late ...
COVID-19 casts a shadow over domestic workers
(José Frantz, 2021)
Even though they are recognised as workers and covered by certain labour laws, domestic workers remain one of the most poorly paid and disempowered sections of the workforce. Being a hard-to-organise sector, with weak ...
Prisoners' right to vote in Uganda: Comment on Kalali Steven v Attorney General and the Electoral Commission
(EISA, 2020)
Article 59 of the Constitution of Uganda (1995) provides for the right to
vote. Although the Constitution does not prohibit prisoners from voting, the
Uganda Electoral Commission has never made arrangements for prisoners
to ...
Should South Africa Criminalise Ukuthwala Leading to Forced Marriages and Child Marriages?
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2021)
In 2014 the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC)
released a Discussion Paper on the practice of ukuthwala. The
Discussion paper was revised and released again in 2015 to
include public consultations and the ...
A guardian of universal interest or increasingly out of its depth? The International Seabed Authority turns 25
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2020)
In contemporary debates on the authority of global institutions, there is an important yet often overlooked organisational curiosity: namely, the International Seabed Authority (‘ISA’). The ISA reflects a highpoint in ...
Sub-regional organisations and the responsibility to protect: A case for the localisation and normative repatriation of sub-regional authority for coercive measures
(Scielo South Africa, 2021)
The adoption of the responsibility to protect by the United Nations General Assembly marked a key milestone in the advancement of human security and the international protection of human rights. The textual adoption by the ...
Discussing the fundamental principles inherent to effective systems of caregiving leave
(Scielo, 2020)
Achieving a healthy work-family life balance is becoming increasingly
difficult and is generally dependent on a combination of factors. Such
factors include the nature and intensity of work engaged in, available
legislative ...
An overview of the first draft of the conduct of financial institutions bill and the potential impact on the national payment system in South Africa
(Juta Law, 2020)
Over the last decade National Treasury (‘Treasury’) has been rigorously
acting on its commitment to promote a stable and safe financial sector
for South Africa. The means by which Treasury elected to do so was the
decision ...
Mainstreaming the ‘Abortion question’ into the right to health in Uganda
(Dullah Omar Institute, 2021)
The right to health is a social and economic right that requires progressive realisation by
states (Chenwi 2013). Although Uganda’s Constitution does not provide for the right to health,
the country is a signatory to the ...