Some of those who abhor classical liberalism are in fact liberals at heart – they just don’t know it.
It’s disconcerting when our Constitution’s founding mothers misconstrue the rationale behind constitutional guarantees of MPs’ freedom of speech.
Lingering suspicions are extremely damaging to Sars, one of the few state institutions to have retained a reputation for integrity.
The Constitutional Court must indeed rule on the matter of doctor-assisted dying, if only because of the need for a national rule.
Poverty levels have dropped but 20% of South Africans are still extremely poor. This is unacceptable for a 21-year-old upper-middle-income country.
We should never forget that our Constitution was designed to prevent the state from violating the rights of citizens and that includes crime suspects.
The crying need at this moment is for a united stand against these outrages from all prominent South Africans.
No justification can redeem acts such as the Garissa massacre. Such clarity is a boon when it can be hard to sort freedom fighters from terrorists.
South Africa and Nigeria need each other in many ways. It is time the countries start behaving like it again and strengthen the common interest.
Willie Hofmeyr’s stated motive to defend the NPA has failed, as political meddling has only become worse after Mbeki.