Deputy Public Works Minister Jeremy Cronin says the ANC emerging view is not to amend the Constitution on land expropriation
The DA will debate the inclusion of "diversity" as one of the party’s constitutional pillars during its federal elective congress in April
Among the issues are the need to ensure food security in the future and whether expropriation of without compensation can happen through just the law
The party wants to alter its constitution to allow it to recall office bearers found to oppose its policies
A reader writes in about the possible shortcomings of expropriation without compensation
The land debate: from original sin to justice. After heated arguments at the December conference, the ANC still doesn’t have a plan
Freedom of expression is one of the cornerstones of our nascent constitutional democracy, and it is unquestionably a principle worth defending
The EFF proposes that a committee be established to make it possible for the state to expropriate land in the public interest, without compensation
What are the differences and implications of these three processes? Find out in this handy guide.
Zondo – the allegations of state capture “go to the very foundations of our Constitutional democracy” and require a staff with a wide range of skills
The UDM has called on government to convene an immediate summit, to clarify the ANC’s land expropriation decision.
Nonconforming people are protected by the Constitution in a complex tug-of-war
Readers write in about Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize and accountability, and the ANC constitution
Grace Mugabe did return to the safety of her country, but are South Africans truly surprised?
Mbete says the decision “is about putting the resilience of our democratic institutions to test” and was taken “in the best interests of the country".
Democracy and good governance require politicians to engage in reasoned debate, informed decision making and measured judgements.
Dialogue initiative is "an effort to revive the declining state of South Africa’s civic movement".
"The court is genuinely being asked to settle a constitutional question that it alone must settle with haste"
The courts are increasingly turned to because of Parliament’s failures and the political mess.
Zondo is in the running for the deputy chief justice post and his interview was the first of several which will be held this week.
Impeachments and votes of no confidence are more about politics than law.
The judiciary is an irritating obstacle to eating from the trough.
The president spoke about the Constitution’s history and role, adding that it stipulated the separation of powers.
President Jacob Zuma will deliver a keynote address at the George Thabe Stadium in Sharpeville.
South Africans have become frustrated with the low pace of change and have expressed their dissatisfaction in various forms, opines Marius Fransman.
The Constitution is SA’s greatest tribute to the people who died in the struggle for liberation, writes former Constitutional Court judge Albie Sachs.
The former president listed issues plaguing the country including corruption, the looting of state funds and the infighting in the ANC.
The retired Constitutional Court judge praised the Fees Must Fall movement for raising important issues, but cautioned against the use of violence.
Martin Plaut’s book on the disenfranchisement of black voters in 1909 suggests comparison with today’s inflammatory party-list system.
To avoid a recurrence of damaging betrayals, the party is forcing its public officials to swear their allegiance.
Nuanced debates are needed to have meaningful conversations about South Africa, 20 years into our democracy.
This starts with the economy. And a look back at 20 years of our founding document reveals how far we have come and how far we still have to go.