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Sustainable development and international economic law in Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)Sustainable development has been advocated by the developed world as a means to ensure that the most widely beneficial type of development occurs. This has resulted in a body of rules, which though well intended, does not ... -
The symbiosis between the criminalisation of sex work and corrupt policing in sex work in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Despite existing studies that prove the prevalence of corrupt policing of sex work in South Africa, corruption continues to be a common feature of sex workers’ experiences with police officers. In this article, it is argued ... -
The symbiosis between the criminalisation of sex work and corrupt policing in sex work in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Despite existing studies that prove the prevalence of corrupt policing of sex work in South Africa, corruption continues to be a common feature of sex workers’ experiences with police officers. In this article, it is argued ... -
A Systemically Correct Approach in State Evictions
(Juta, 2020)Evictions at the hand of the state have been litigated and adjudicated with reference to section 26(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (“Constitution”) and section 6 of the Prevention of Illegal Eviction ... -
Systems, Processes and Challenges of Public Revenue Collection in Zimbabwe
(American International Journal of Contemporary Research, 2013)An efficient national revenue collection system is the hub of every public administration system and the cornerstone of sound fiscal management. It enables governments to finance budget deficits from domestic sources, thus ... -
Taking those with special housing needs from the doldrums of neglect : a call for a comprehensive and coherent policy on special needs housing
(Law, Democracy & Development, 2007)A growing awareness of the differentiation of need within the broad categorisation of the poor has led to an evolving focus on special needs or vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and the disabled. There is, therefore, ... -
A tale of two federations: Comparing language rights in South Africa and Ethiopia
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2009)The success of a federal arrangement in accommodating ethnic diversity cannot be measured solely on the basis of its language rights regime. However, it is generally agreed that a well-designed language rights regime goes ... -
“Talk to my father”: re-thinking social exclusion and access to justice in the context of bridewealth negotiation
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)Broadly, the concept of social exclusion denotes a condition in which peopie are unabie to voice their opinion freeiy and fuiiy in matters affecting their iives. It often manifests as unequai respect for, and protection ... -
Tanzania’s post-independence anti-corruption efforts: Examining the prevention and combatting of corruption bureau’s (pccb) role during Magufuli’s regime
(University of Western Cape, 2020)During the five years of John Magufuli’s presidency, Tanzania’s anti-corruption efforts yielded significant improvements. This improved performance was associated mainly with the President’s personal anti-corruption ... -
Tanzania’s post-independence anti-corruption efforts: Examining the prevention and combatting of corruption bureau’s (pccb) role during Magufuli’s regime
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)During the five years of John Magufuli’s presidency, Tanzania’s anti-corruption efforts yielded significant improvements. This improved performance was associated mainly with the President’s personal anti-corruption stance. ... -
Tax Administration Act: Fulfilling human rights through efficient and effective tax administration
(Pretoria University Law Press, 2018)The Constitution, 1996 embodies the ideals bonding South Africans who must cohere and transcend their divisions to change the condition of peoples’ lives by reconstructing a South African society dogged by corruption ... -
Tax collapse and the post-covid economy
(Sabinet, 2020)The serious economic impact of the lockdown policy response to the Covid-19 pandemic has, understandably, generated substantial policy debate in the media and academia. Conspicuously absent from most of these ... -
Ten years after the Jali Commission: assessing the state of South Africa's prisons
(South African Crime Quaterly, 2016-12)Ten years have lapsed since the Jali Commission’s final report became publicly available, and it is therefore an opportune time to assess the state of South Africa’s prison system. The Jali Commission was appointed when ... -
Ten years after the Jali Commission: Assessing the state of South Africa’s prisons
(ISS & UCT, 2016)Ten years have lapsed since the Jali Commission’s final report became publicly available, and it is therefore an opportune time to assess the state of South Africa’s prison system. The Jali Commission was appointed when ... -
Ten years after the Jali Commission: Assessing the state of South Africa’s prisons
(South African Crime Quarterly, 2016)Ten years have lapsed since the Jali Commission’s final report became publicly available, and it is therefore an opportune time to assess the state of South Africa’s prison system. The Jali Commission was appointed when ... -
Ten years of the South African prevention of organised crime act (1999–2009)
(Open Society Foundation for South Africa, 2010)Organised crime2 is one of the main challenges that governments and intergovernmental organisations3 are grappling with. Its history, consequences and different forms in South Africa are well documented4 and fall outside ... -
Testamentary rescue: an analysis of the intention requirement in Australia and South Africa
(LexisNexis Australia, 2014)This article provides a legal-comparative perspective on the rescue of formally irregular wills through the exercise of judicial dispensing powers in Australia and the comparable exercise of a judicial condonation power ... -
Testing the metal of the Municipal Systems Amendment Act of 2011
(Local Government Bulletin, 2012-06)The Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Act 7 of 2011 sought to put a halt to a phenomenon of staffing municipalities with unqualified people, thereby ensuring that skilled people are appointed. Its provisions ... -
They keep saying, ‘My President, my Emperor, and my All’: Exploring the antidote to the perpetual threat on constitutionalism in Malawi
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2013)Constitutionalism is the liberal democratic value that aims at having a constitutional government whose powers are capable of being effectively limited. A country’s constitution plays the major role in ensuring constitutionalism ... -
The thin edge of the wedge: ukuthwala, alienation and consent
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Ukuthwala, a mock abduction of a girl for the purpose of a customary marriage, has been subject to debate at both local and national level. This debate culminated into a South African Law Reform Commission Report on the ...