- 02 Mar 2012 11:20 - Staff Reporter
- A new book celebrating the 15th birthday of South Africa's Constitution details how agreement was hammered out in the final weeks before its adoption.
- 02 Mar 2012 00:00 - Rapule Tabane
- The Mail & Guardian spoke to Justice Minister Jeff Radebe about the discussion documents on the transformation of the judiciary.
- 14 Feb 2012 14:27 - Nickolaus Bauer
- Legal experts have warned that tampering with the powers of the Constitutional Court equates to a fundamental change in South Africa's democracy.
- 27 Sep 2011 12:59 - Staff Reporter
- The past few weeks have not been a happy time for the judiciary. None of these developments is of the judiciary's making.
- 15 Jul 2011 00:00 - Staff Reporter
- President Jacob Zuma certainly caught the attention of legal and political commentators when he addressed a judicial conference.
- 21 Apr 2011 15:14 - Ali Al-Bayanouni
- In an interview with the Wall Street Journal in January Syria's President said his main objective was to address his people's "closed mindedness".
- 16 Mar 2011 16:45 - Staff Reporter
- SA is on the "verge" of joining dysfunctional states as the effects of corruption debilitate all spheres of life, a constitutional watchdog says.
- 04 Mar 2011 10:58 - Staff Reporter
- For the first time since 1994, national government has invoked legislation and taken over the running of a provincial education department.
- 23 Jul 2010 17:11 -
- The Icasa Amendment Bill is an attempt by the department of communications to bring Icasa directly under its control, says Kate Skinner.
- 10 Jun 2010 07:01 - Staff Reporter
- President Jacob Zuma's lawyer has urged the high court in Pretoria to dismiss a bid to have the president prosecuted as it would be unconstitutional.
- 29 Apr 2010 14:32 - Natasha Marrian
- The Constitution was not a "miracle law" and should not be used to solve problems that we cannot solve ourselves, Professor Steven Friedman said.
- 08 Feb 2010 05:15 - Staff Reporter
- The African National Congress (ANC) had not discussed presidential pardons with President Jacob Zuma, it said on Sunday.
- 26 Jan 2010 10:20 - Staff Reporter
- Responding to union calls for its nationalisation, the SA Reserve Bank pointed out that its independence was entrenched in the Constitution.
- 04 Nov 2009 17:49 - Henrique Almeida
- Angola kicked off a public debate on Wednesday about a new Constitution that is likely to continue President José Eduardo dos Santos's grip on power.
- 08 Sep 2009 06:00 - Richard Calland
- Fudge, muddle and mediocrity are the emerging modus operandi for resolving tension between law and politics
- 18 Aug 2009 16:46 - Staff Reporter
- FW de Klerk warned President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday against changing the Constitution to enable the government to rein in the powers of the provinces.
- 24 Jun 2009 13:45 - Staff Reporter
- Zimbabwe on Wednesday launched efforts to write a new Constitution to pave the way to fresh elections, a key step in the country's power-sharing pact.
- 21 Jun 2009 06:00 - Hugh Corder
- Those who care about our constitutional democracy need to speak out and act now to protect the judicial role as one of its vital guardians.
- 21 Apr 2009 18:15 - Staff Reporter
- Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Helen Zille said “one vote can win it” on the eve of Wednesday's 2009 national and provincial general election.
