Tag archives for Constitution
Mbete and the Secret Ballot
One is tempted to assert that last week’s jubilation by opposition parties - after the Constitutional Court judgement that the Speaker of Parliament has the discretion to rule on a…
Kenya’s Political Fuss
Kenya is about three months away from the 7 August 2017 general elections. A special sitting of Parliament to debate changes to the electoral law ended with a fist fight…
It Takes Manyi To Make Manyi
According to a recent report, President of the Progressive Professionals Forum (PPF) and former senior ANC advisor Jimmy Manyi says that the South African government should consider doing away with…
President Sends Due Process-Violating Bill Back To Parliament
In what appears to be a lucid moment of good governance, President Jacob Zuma has returned the controversial Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Bill to Parliament due to concerns about the…
DA: Hate Speech Bill “Unconstitutional”, Could Be Used For “Political Agendas”
Credit: Destiny Man In a welcome newsletter published by the Democratic Alliance's Federal Leader, Mmusi Maimane, on Friday, 25 November 2016, it was announced that the DA's opposes the controversial…
The South African House of Cards
South Africa is currently experiencing a very tumultuous time with political battles, state capture reports, court battles between politicians, political parties actively threatening minorities, and the list goes on. I…
The Bill of Rights: An Ideological Tug-of-War
Since 1994, South Africa’s jurisprudence, specifically academic writing, praised the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and speaks with almost religious reverence about “enshrined rights.” In our jurisprudence you have…
The Hate Speech Bill: A Road to Hell Paved with Good Intentions?
In a multi-cultural and divided society, hate speech is probably one of the most deconstructive crimes that can be committed. Hate speech is a tool most often used to divide…
Whose Rights are Right?
An old professor of mine at the University of Pretoria once said, “Your right to swing your fist stops just short of your fellow man's face.” A more apt description…