Events

Webinar on the Impact of Covid-19 on South Africa's Metros [ 24 February 2021]
24 Feb, 2021 from 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM Zoom (Virtual meeting),

The Applied Constitutional Study Laboratory (ACSL) and the Socio-Economic Rights Project (SERP) at the Dullah Omar Institute together with the Faculty of Law at the University of the Western Cape invite you to a webinar on the Impact of COVID-19 on South Africa’s major cities (the Metros).

Webinar: South African Police Service and Independent Police Investigative Directorate Annual Reports 2019/2020 [24 February 2021]
24 Feb, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Zoom (Virtual meeting),

The South African Police Service (SAPS) budget exceeded R100 billion for the first time in 2020/2021, with increases to SAPS over time tending to beat inflation. The SAPS Annual Report for the previous year, 2019/2020, only became available in late 2020. This report sheds some light on where and how this money is usually spent prior to the State of Disaster conditions.

Webinar: Review of the Correctional Services Annual Report 2019/20 [16 February 2021]
16 Feb, 2021 from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM Zoom (Virtual meeting),

The budget for the Dept of Correctional Services for 2019/20 was R25 316 million which translates to a daily cost per prisoner of roughly R447 or R163 155 per year. This is by all accounts a lot of money, but what are South Africans receiving in return? How did the Department manage the budget and are there some notable achievements? What were the failures and are there solutions?