“This legislature, designated as the institution of Parliament, has a celebrated lineage involving a heroic struggle against monarchical despotism and an intriguing and fascinating evolution culminating in a constitutional...
Read MoreDavis J in Democratic Alliance v SA Broadcasting Corporation Soc Ltd (12497/2014) [2015] ZAWCHC 182 (27 November 2015) at para [1]. “The Republic of South Africa Constitution Act 108 of 1996 (‘the Constitution’) sought to...
Read MoreKham v Electoral Commission (CCT64/15) [2015] ZACC 37 (30 November 2015) per MJD Wallis AJ (unanimous) CC summary: Municipal elections — whether free and fair — obligations of the Electoral Commission — duty to register voters...
Read MoreTo quote Paul Hoffman ‘anarchy and a failed state in which stability and security are severely compromised are staring SA in the face’. Yesterday Business Day were the first to publish an article by Paul Hoffman,...
Read More“FREDERIK van Zyl Slabbert’s memory deserves to be kept alive — in a way which also makes an important contribution to our national debate. At a memorial service for Slabbert, Paul Graham, director of the Institute for...
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