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".
SA is on the "verge" of joining dysfunctional states as the effects of corruption debilitate all spheres of life, a constitutional watchdog says.
For the first time since 1994, national government has invoked legislation and taken over the running of a provincial education department.
The Icasa Amendment Bill is an attempt by the department of communications to bring Icasa directly under its control, says <b>Kate Skinner</b>.
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.
The Constitution was not a "miracle law" and should not be used to solve problems that we cannot solve ourselves, Professor Steven Friedman said.
The African National Congress (ANC) had not discussed presidential pardons with President Jacob Zuma, it said on Sunday.
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Responding to union calls for its nationalisation, the SA Reserve Bank pointed out that its independence was entrenched in the Constitution.
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/ 4 November 2009
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.
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/ 8 September 2009
Fudge, muddle and mediocrity are the emerging modus operandi for resolving tension between law and politics
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.
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.
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.
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Helen Zille said “one vote can win it” on the eve of Wednesday’s 2009 national and provincial general election.
A leading Zimbabwean rights group vowed on Wednesday to fight against the way a new Constitution is being drafted for the Southern African country.
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/ 26 February 2009
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.
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/ 19 February 2009
The SAHRC has balked at proposed legislation designed to equip police crime-fighters with a DNA database.
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/ 10 February 2009
Does Jacob Zuma’s polygamous lifestyle reflect the fundamental values of our Constitution?
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/ 4 February 2009
Put a group of Johannesburg youths on Constitution Hill each Saturday to talk about democracy and the conversation goes large.
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/ 15 January 2009
The National Prosecuting Authority must drop graft charges against Jacob Zuma, ANC youth leader Julius Malema said on Thursday.
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/ 15 January 2009
The ANC won’t change the Constitution to protect Jacob Zuma from corruption charges, party youth leader Julius Malema said on Thursday.
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/ 11 December 2008
Patricia de Lille on Thursday laid a charge against former justice minister Brigitte Mabandla, alleging she interfered with the working of the NPA.
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/ 11 November 2008
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.
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/ 22 October 2008
Counterpoint: Power over the budget means power over resources and therefore power over the scope and implementation of policy.
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/ 12 October 2008
Former ANC chairperson Mosiuoa Lekota has urged South Africans to help defend the Constitution against attacks by new ruling-party leaders.
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/ 1 September 2008
The independence of the judiciary is generally regarded as being an essential component of democratic government. There should be no doubt about this.
Justice Department DG received a harsh rebuke from Constitutional Court judges this week over a challenge regarding the dissolution of the Scorpions.
The Constitution promises that ”every citizen” shall be ”equally protected by law”. But how do we account for the violation of sex workers?
The future of the constitutional project depends on cooperation rather than confrontation between the government and the courts.
<i>Sunday Sun</i> columnist Jon Qwelane launches an attack on gay South Africans — and the Constitution.
Professor Kader Asmal, a key figure in the development of SA’s constitutional democracy, has drafted a strong declaration supported by the M&G.
The most grievous damage inflicted by the ANC’s leadership struggle is the growing political contamination of our legal system.