South Africa in desperate need of electoral overhaul
The Constitutional Court’s decision to declare unconstitutional aspects of the Electoral Act – which disallow individuals to stand as independent candidates for elections in…
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SA stuck between hope and despair
We live in precarious times, wafting as we are between glimmers of hope and then despair. The most recent political discourse has largely been…
How do we renew the colours of our Constitution?
This is a dangerous moment in the history of our democracy and not unlike the last heady days of the Republic. We might do…
How those in power flout the rule of law
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng is, proverbially speaking, “taking names” in the Sassa debacle. The week has ended with a pregnant pause as Mogoeng and…
A day when Moseneke and Mogoeng reasserted our values
In these days of narcissism and social media, this was something worth trending. As Fort Hare celebrated its centenary under a cloud of violence,…
Zuma’s exit is just a matter of time
The ANC is shortsighted if it thinks it can paper over the cracks from the ConCourt judgment. A week is a long time in…
THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ON THE “NKANDLA MATTER”, by Thabo Mbeki
On 31 March, 2016, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng conveyed the unanimous decision of the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) in the matter of “Economic Freedom Fighters…