The Constitution is explicit about precisely what the state may and must do to redress measures for past injustice, but in this the political elite shows little interest.
Zuma is strategically framing this illiberal agenda as an attempt to revive indigenous governance structures.
Since I am a Zimbabwean alert to the nightmare of bad laws, I had to share my experience with fellow Africans.
The genesis of the country’s current tension with the USA can and must be traced back to this.
One should not be dismissive of new entrants as ‘rats and mice’. Each new voice represents participation in the political process and an observer-eye on each election.
The laying of criminal complaints is not a legitimate area of democratic contestation, nor is it a manifestation of political expression.
The ANC, unlike the radical EFF, just believes in a more gradual shift towards socialism.
Constitutional reasonableness requires the existence of a legitimate government purpose, which in this context evidently does not exist.
This article was first published by Business Day on 24 February 2025 There was much interest on the reported deal between DA leader John Steenhuisen and monitoring, planning and
The fact remains that the party has been outmanoeuvred at every turn.
