There’s a tendency to blame the Constitution for not rectifying the nasty twins of poverty and inequality, but it and the courts cannot build houses, schools and a strong economy
Russia Today convinced me that Vladimir Putin is a liar and a power-hungry empire builder
In legal history male terminology shifted after centuries to include females, but now we need to use nonbinary pronouns to include sexual identity
To survive our many problems we require creative thinking, with integrity; not vulgar populism as a blunt tool to capture power and glory
Why do religious leaders feel no compunction to harm their followers, when they could ‘pray for the destruction of a satanic vaccine’ instead?
Freedom of conscience and movement cannot be used as a reason
not to wear a mask or to be vaccinated
Striving for racial representivity does not mean there can never be a white judge on the apex court bench again
Every judgment in favour of the government is not an indication of a captured court. The fact that we may argue about findings publicly shows how far South Africa is from, for example, Turkey’s recent human rights abuses
Whether national security should be located inside or outside the presidency must be considered based on functionality and constitutional values
Dissident views on masks and vaccines should be heard but until science rules them wrong, it’s best to follow scientists’ advice