Friday, 18 September 2026

The Commission for Gender Equality said femicide must be treated as a constitutional public-safety failure, holding SAPS, municipalities and other public servants accountable for unsafe infrastructure and weak systems.

Healthcare funders estimated fraud, waste and abuse may cost the medical-aid sector about R30 billion annually; whistleblowers underpin roughly 60% of reported investigations.

Parliamentary legislation now takes an average 34 months to pass, compared with six months in 2004; an academic warned that stalled laws create a constitutional crisis.

South Africa ranked 30th in the 2026 Global Gender Gap Report, with economic participation dragging performance; meaningful progress requires jobs, reduced poverty and action against gender-based violence.

The Constitutional Court struck down the Procurement Act after finding public participation flawed, forcing government to restart work following 16 years of drafting and eight years in Parliament.