US Supreme Court paves way for more change next term

Significance While several cases made headlines, more technical opinions will have greater impact. The Court changed how legal precedents are interpreted without directly overruling them, an approach it may use next term in abortion and gun cases. Impacts The Court will hear cases on gun rights, abortion and possibly affirmative action, next term, all controversial issues. Speculation will continue to over whether Justice Breyer may choose to retire to facilitate his replacement by another liberal. The presidential commission on Supreme Court reform is due to report in the autumn, coinciding with the next Court term.

Assessment of the South Africa Presidential Commission on Fourth Industrial Revolution Implementation of Integrated National Strategy and Plans

The purpose of this chapter is to assess the role of the South Africa Presidential Commission on the fourth industrial revolution implementation of integrated national strategy. This study is based on a qualitative research technique. The chapter only assesses literature reviews on the fourth industrial revolution published in South Africa and elsewhere in the world. The study found the absence of the records management specialists in the commission has implications on the systematic implementation of an integrated national strategy to respond to the fourth industrial revolution. The successful implementation of an integrated national strategy requires the inclusion of a records management programme as the central key of the fourth industrial revolution.