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FUL March 2025 Newsletter – Major events relating to the judiciary and the rule of law
1st April 2025 This briefing note seeks to provide a short overview of significant events in the preceding month, relating to Freedom Under Law’s work on the... →
23% of South Africa’s children suffer from severe hunger: we tested some solutions – experts
31st March 2025 A 2024 Unicef report found that 23% of South African children experience severe food poverty, eating less than two of the recommended five food... →
Strong only on paper? Fact-checking Angie Motshekga’s claim about South Africa’s military might
By: Africa Check 27th March 2025 In March 2025, the Southern African Development Community said it would start gradually pulling troops out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo... →
Daily Podcast – March 26, 2025
By: Lumkile Nkomfe 26th March 2025 Making headlines: Health Minister’s U-turn on cannabis-based foodstuffs ban welcomed; W Cape DA welcomes 49 members from ANC, ACDP, ARA; And, UCT... →
UCT collaborates with French university to launch first dual degree programme in Africa
By: Thabi Shomolekae 26th March 2025 The University of Cape Town (UCT) in collaboration with French university Sciences Po have launched the first dual degree programme in Africa,... →
NSFAS & student accommodation: The shackles that bind higher education
18th February 2025 The GOOD Party is appalled by the tragic mismanagement of higher education students in South Africa. The recent protests occurring at University of... →
Trump and South Africa: what is white victimhood, and how is it linked to white supremacy?
13th February 2025 American president Donald Trump has issued an executive order to withdraw aid from South Africa. He was reacting to what he has called the South... →
Nersa approves 12.74% tariff hike for April 1, as Eskom reports R16bn interim profit

By: Terence Creamer 30th January 2025 The Energy Regulator, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) highest decision-making body, has granted Eskom a 12.74% tariff... →