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Former South African president Zuma is trying to turn the contestation of a court hearing into an all-out war and chill those who pursue justice against him.
Zondo’s career is made up of a tapestry of highlights, from lawyer to senior judge. He has written more than 200 judgments.
The egregious failures in the Judicial Service Commission’s process have muddied the water and complicated the President’s decision-making.
The Chief Justice needs to have a single-minded and unyielding commitment to constitutional democracy and constitutional values, including social justice.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court should offer no apology for its split judgments.
After 1994 efforts were made to embed democracy. The focus was on policy and institution-building. What was missing was ensuring all South Africans were on board.
The existing electoral system has attracted extensive criticism for rendering elected representatives unaccountable to those who elected them.
Instead of being a democratic right and legitimate form of expression, protests have increasingly been framed as threats to national security.
The former president is in a corner and largely isolated. His only option is to stir the pot so much that it gives him some kind of bargaining power.
The Constitutional Court described Zuma’s lack of cooperation with the commission as “reprehensible”.
The first of a series of fatal flaws in the idea is about where to draw the line.
Claiming a right to determine reality by mere say-so is becoming increasingly commonplace, but we should never get used to it.
A Constitutional Court ruling sheds light on the relationship between private schools and children’s constitutional rights.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court verdict is possibly a defining moment for South Africa’s electoral system.
The judgment creates a new layer of uncertainty in an already highly fluid situation and heaps further unwelcome pressure onto government.
Marking the end of the Cold War offers the chance to reflect on the changes and continuities in African politics and international relations since 1989.
South African courts have been reluctant ‘to step into the shoes of the regulator’. But the confirmation by the Constitutional Court of the ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal has changed all that.
Indonesia’s General Election Commission (KPU) has announced incumbent Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s victory in 2019 presidential election. His opponent Prabowo Subianto, plans to challenge the result. Here’s why it will likely end up in vain.
South Africa has the world’s largest white minority living under black rule.Colour line tensions might remain a feature of the country’s political landscape.
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