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While vaccines are contentious for some, there is sufficient evidence that they are not only vital to saving millions of lives, but the only hope we have of achieving a post-Covid-19 world, writes Justin van Wyk.
Complaints of use of force against prison inmates increase by 94% Share Cape Town - The Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (Jics) received 694 complaints relating to use of force by correctional officials on inmates between April last year and March this year. This was an almost 94% increase compared to the previous year. The figures were revealed during a discussion held by various directorates and panellists including the Jics and Department of Correctional Services (DCS) yesterday in an effort to address concerns in national prisons. Inspecting Judge Edwin Cameron said while t...
The Bill of Rights requires humane conditions of detention – including "adequate medical treatment". Government is obliged to secure these entitlements, writes former Constitutional Court judge Edwin Cameron.
Edwin Cameron is the Inspecting Judge of Correctional Services and a member of the GroundUp board. At last — at long, long last — Covid-19 vaccinations are happening. The pharmacist who gave me the flu jab described her joy and relief at being vaccinated. Every vaccinated healthcare worker not only gets personal protection against Covid — but protects patients from infection by them. In the coming months, this beneficent circle of protection will spread. But as we yearn for quicker roll-out — as a sixty-plus, I registered instantly on the government site — some thorny public health,...
The word “shame” is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming or impropriety” or, “a condition of humiliation, disgrace or disrepute”. The South African use of the word, however, holds this connotation as well as another, unique meaning. “Shame man, poor guy,” one might exclaim, when hearing some bad news about a friend or relative. It’s the equivalent of saying “I feel for you”, a heartfelt expression of empathy for someone else’s embarrassment or hard times. Further, the Afrikaans word for shame is ...