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Clive Rubin
Prisons have R385 a day to care for prisoners
How many law-abiding citizens reliant on state grants might be better off in prison rather than trying to feed and fend for themselves on less than $1.25 a day, or R624 a month?…
Parly drops draconian spy Bill
Ad hoc committee heeds civil society warnings about proposed intelligence legislation, writes Clive Rubin.
Surge in SA’s army sales to US
But Parliament has not been informed of the exports as required, writes Clive Rubin.
Spooks skip legal process
South Africa has the technical capacity to conduct cross-border electronic eavesdropping and 300 of a planned 500 spies are already at work doing so.
SA armour ‘used in Iraq’
South African armoured cars are being sold to the United States army for use in Iraq, despite the often-stated opposition of the government to the US-led invasion and strict laws…
Irregular constitutional change?
Possible irregularities in the passage of legislation to eliminate cross-boundary municipalities are being investigated by the Public Protector. On May 8 the Cape Town office of…
Figuring women
There is not much traditional African art currently on display in central Cape Town, but the Gold of Africa Museum has provided Cape Town with a centrally located display of…
Ginwala for Pan African Parliament?
South African parliamentary Speaker Frene Ginwala’s second term in the job is about to expire, and she is unlikely to take up a third. But she may end up as Speaker of the Pan…