Rights group to fight Zim constitutional reforms
- 15 Apr 2009 21:07 - Staff Reporter
- A leading Zimbabwean rights group vowed on Wednesday to fight against the way a new Constitution is being drafted for the Southern African country.
'Winnie nomination could land ANC in hot water'
- 26 Feb 2009 16:33 - Staff Reporter
- The ANC has left itself wide open to a legal challenge by keeping Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on its list of candidates for the National Assembly, despite her criminal record.
DNA proposal 'will violate rights'
- 19 Feb 2009 06:00 - Karabo Keepile
- The SAHRC has balked at proposed legislation designed to equip police crime-fighters with a DNA database.
Dangerous liaisons
- 10 Feb 2009 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- Does Jacob Zuma's polygamous lifestyle reflect the fundamental values of our Constitution?
Talking about the Constitution
- 04 Feb 2009 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- Put a group of Johannesburg youths on Constitution Hill each Saturday to talk about democracy and the conversation goes large.
Malema: NPA must drop Zuma charges
- 15 Jan 2009 15:04 - Staff Reporter
- The National Prosecuting Authority must drop graft charges against Jacob Zuma, ANC youth leader Julius Malema said on Thursday.
'ANC won't change Constitution for Zuma'
- 15 Jan 2009 14:01 - Staff Reporter
- The ANC won't change the Constitution to protect Jacob Zuma from corruption charges, party youth leader Julius Malema said on Thursday.
De Lille lays a charge against Mabandla
- 11 Dec 2008 14:40 - Staff Reporter
- Patricia de Lille on Thursday laid a charge against former justice minister Brigitte Mabandla, alleging she interfered with the working of the NPA.
Who's really defending the Constitution?
- 11 Nov 2008 09:11 - Staff Reporter
- It may be difficult to make the claim when reckless rhetoric is employed; when threats are made about the Constitutional Court in particular and the judiciary in general.
Impending legislation will empower Parliament
- 21 Oct 2008 23:59 - Len Verwey
- Counterpoint: Power over the budget means power over resources and therefore power over the scope and implementation of policy.
Devil in the detail
- 16 Oct 2008 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- Is the South African Constitution becoming an impediment to reasonably speedy resolution of legal disputes that hold punitive consequences?
Defend our democracy, Lekota urges SA
- 12 Oct 2008 07:30 - Staff Reporter
- Former ANC chairperson Mosiuoa Lekota has urged South Africans to help defend the Constitution against attacks by new ruling-party leaders.
ANC must back independent judges in deed as well as word
- 01 Sep 2008 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- The independence of the judiciary is generally regarded as being an essential component of democratic government. There should be no doubt about this.
Court slams the incredible Mr Simelane
- 24 Aug 2008 00:00 - Staff Reporter, Adriaan Basson,
- Justice Department DG received a harsh rebuke from Constitutional Court judges this week over a challenge regarding the dissolution of the Scorpions.
Constitutional dance makes way for a populist jig
- 29 Jul 2008 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- The future of the constitutional project depends on cooperation rather than confrontation between the government and the courts.
Democracy's new untouchables
- 29 Jul 2008 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- The Constitution promises that "every citizen" shall be "equally protected by law". But how do we account for the violation of sex workers?
Qwelane tramples on Constitution
- 24 Jul 2008 12:31 - Staff Reporter
- Sunday Sun columnist Jon Qwelane launches an attack on gay South Africans -- and the Constitution.
A declaration in defence of the Constitution
- 27 Jun 2008 00:00 - Staff Reporter
- Professor Kader Asmal, a key figure in the development of SA's constitutional democracy, has drafted a strong declaration supported by the M&G.
Stand up for the Constitution
- 20 Jun 2008 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- The most grievous damage inflicted by the ANC's leadership struggle is the growing political contamination of our legal system.
