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.