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The Verwey case: A high court victory that reaffirms firearm rights despite the shadow of the Firearms Control Amendment Bill
16 Jul 2026Importantly, the judgement establishes a powerful legal precedent that protects compliant firearm owners from administrative overreach, drawing a clear line in the sand that the...
The Transparency Project: The what, the how and the why this project is important to South Africans
16 Jul 2026The Transparency Project was born out of a refusal to accept policy by decree. The Project utilises the legal mechanisms provided by PAIA to demand...
Unarmed and unprepared: How the proposed PSIRA amendments threaten the safety of every South African
12 Jun 2026The draft amendment of thePrivate Security Industry Firearms Regulations, published by the Minister of Police under the Private Security Industry Regulation Act (Act 56 of...
The Broken Social Contract: Why the Firearms Control Amendment Bill Deepens South Africa’s Crisis
21 Apr 2026The social contract is a simple but powerful idea and lies at the heart of any functioning democracy. Citizens surrender certain freedoms and powers to...
Understanding the Justice Pipeline: Where it breaks down and what needs fixing
04 Mar 2026The criminal justice process operates as a pipeline. A case enters at reporting and exits at conviction and sentencing. If any stage fails, the entire...
South Africa’s violent crime crisis: What the latest statistics reveal about institutional failure
04 Mar 2026Civil Society South Africa’s position is that sustainable crime reduction will not be achieved through operational responses alone. It requires measurable strengthening of investigative capacity,...
Policy commentary: The Marksman Arms judgment and the Central Firearms Registry
02 Mar 2026Officials confused a close corporation with a company, referred to “directors” where none exist in law, and applied requirements that were not grounded in the...
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