The focus of some on the fees of Dali Mpofu (much lower than the evidence leaders and others) detracts from the broader duty of the state Continue reading
Category Archives: Constitutionalism
Khadija Patel, Shack dwellers take the fight to eThekwini and the ANC takes note
Glenn Ashton, Failure to feed our people: South Africa’s lacklustre food security policy
Barry Bateman, Guptagate 27.0: Immigration laws? What immigration laws?
This story may seem a limited irregularity in the current South African political landscape, but it illustrates the sense of impunity that the Gupta family appear to believe they hold in the light of their close ties to the president (Number one)
Greg Marincovich and Greg Nicolson, Marikana Commission:lies, videotapes and the police’s crumbling wall of deceit
Elizabeth Thornberry, Customary status of ukuthwala debated since 19th century
Elizabeth Thornberry, Even living custom must be developed in accordance with constitution
Elizabeth, Thornberry: Validity of “ukuthwala” depends on definition of custom
Mark Weisbrot, Obama increasingly isolated as opposition to war on Syria mounts
Gauteng police boss appointment reversed on day of announcement
The announced appointment and withdrawal of the appointment of the Gauteng police commissioner within hours in one day, Continue reading
Ariel Dorfman, Martin Luther King jr and the two 9/11s
Nomboniso Gasa, Women must lead initiation debate
Pierre de Vos, Refusal to hand over spy tapes illegal
The withdrawal of hundreds of corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, immediately prior to his being elected president of South Africa was based on alleged tapes acquired by intelligence officials. Continue reading
Government statement on why miners cannot have legal representation funded. Evidence leaders can represent their interests
Government refuses to fund legal representation for miners at Marikana commission, but millions spent on representi
Vijay Prashad, Bradley Manning, Crimes against humanity and the values of international law
Raymond Suttner: Government and tripartite alliance ‘no pitch’ at Marikana memorial
From the first days after the Marikana massacre Continue reading
Sisonke Msimang, Dear corruption watch. What about the victim?
This article by Sisonke Msimang asks why Corruption Watch did no more than ‘censure’ Zwelinzima Vavi Continue reading
Gcobani Qambela, Why Trevor Noah’s tweets about Caster Semenya matters
I do not know what Caster Semenya’s sexual orientation is. What I do know is that she is constitutionally entitled to decide how she wants to be, in terms of her sexual identity and her choice of sexual practices so long as this does not violate the rights of others. We are speaking of a young woman who has had traumatic experiences because her sexuality was questioned in the course of her athletic career. A comedian is a public figure and if that person is to do more than make people laugh, especially if s/he is a satirist there must be some sense of responsibility and respect towards other human beings especially someone who is vulnerable. And this is especially so if Caster Semenya has chosen a sexual identity that deviates form heteronormativity. We are living through a period of repeated ‘corrective rapes’. We are entitled to expect that all public figures should take steps to combat this scourge and even if their job is humour, to defend constitutionalism, and individual identities and choices.
Raymond Suttner 