National Lockdown: Homo Empathicus under the gaze of the law
by Rehilwe Senatla | Published on 26 June 2020 for The Ethics Institute monthly newsletter Recent times have never seen a more challenging battle as the one found now between the law and the idea of doing right - as based on empathy,…
When rules don’t rule, ok.
by Kris Dobie | Published on 25 May 2020 for The Ethics Institute monthly newsletter Today I found myself abiding by the rules and being angry at myself for doing so. (The rules in question are of course the South African COVID-19…
What happened to our moral autonomy?
by Ms Liezl Groenewald | Published on 25 May 2020 for The Ethics Institute monthly newsletter In April this year the World Health Organisation (WHO) lauded South Africa’s efforts in slowing down the COVID-19 pandemic transmissions…
Ethics during lockdown
by Ms Dantia Richards | Published on 29 April 2020 for The Ethics Institute monthly newsletter The moral behaviour of South Africans during the national lockdown, gives me moments of both sheer joy and painful disappointment. As…
This is not a time for a Moral Moratorium, but for Moral Imagination
by Prof Deon Rossouw | Published on 29 April 2020 for The Ethics Institute monthly newsletter Crisis always has the potential of bringing out the best and the worst in human beings. We have already seen much of both in the current Corona…
The main culprits of weak ethical cultures
by Prof Leon van Vuuren and Dr. Paul Vorster | Published on 25 March 2020 for The Ethics Institute monthly newsletter The Ethics Institute recently conducted research to determine the extent to which organisational ethical culture…
COVID-19 is Humanity’s ‘Finest Hour’
by Dr. Paul Vorster  | Published on 25 March 2020 for The Ethics Institute monthly newsletter Humanity now faces a threat second to none. As of writing this article there have been 424 802 infections with 18 962 deaths due to the SARS…
Ethical failures to blame for the poor state of SOEs
by Dr. Paul Vorster and Nicole Konstantinopoulos| Published on 26 February 2020 for The Ethics Institute monthly newsletter South Africa is in trouble. State-owned enterprises (SOEs), which have the responsibility to ensure that crucial…
Regaining trust is a long and arduous journey
by Prof Deon Rossouw | Published on 27 January 2020 for The Ethics Institute monthly newsletter 2020 did not start well for South Africa. There was load-shedding during the school holidays, despite President Ramaphosa’s promise to the…
One (ethical) swallow does not make a summer, but it might be a sign of things to come…
by Prof Deon Rossouw | Published on 4 December 2019 for The Ethics Institute monthly newsletter By December, it is not unusual to find people fatigued after the toil of the year, yet, this time around, there is also a prevailing sense of…