Democracy & Social Justice

April's Household Affordability Index finds that government's decision to introduce zero-ratings (VAT exclusions) on basic products has had no impact on the food baskets of struggling South African households.

Without the help of European banks, the apartheid government would not have been able to buy arms and continue its campaign of violence and oppression. Between 1977 and 1994, countless people lost their lives while the banks essentially profited from their deaths. What can be done to hold the banks accountable for their role in supporting apartheid? For the past 12 months, HBF partner Open Secrets and CALS have pursued justice in Europe, only to find that some of these banks have infiltrated the very mechanisms meant to investigate them.

The struggle against State Capture and corruption in South Africa is a struggle for human rights. This is why the current revelations at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture are important

Decision-making over public finance in SA’s most economically important province could be hit if ANC loses majority

On 29 March 1988 five bullets ended the life of liberation movement activist Dulcie September. Having fled Cape Town she spear-headed anti-apartheid efforts in France, Switzerland & Luxembourg from a small office in Paris.

Between 2007 and 2013, more than 6,000 pension funds in South Africa were cancelled in a process littered with errors and oversights.

With the support of the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group, the Pietermaritzburg Pensioners Forum is continuing their campaign for an increase of the old-age grant. .

President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Political Party Funding Bill into law. The signing of this Bill is a truly historic event in South Africa’s political history. When implemented it will drastically enhance the transparency, accountability and inclusiveness of our country’s political and electoral system.

Last week news broke that a Portuguese arms trader who helped the apartheid regime violate UN weapons sanctions has approached SA’s courts as part of his strategy to claim commission on the deal.