Category Archives: democratisation

State does not consult rural people about laws that affect them. By Mbongiseni Buthelezi

“The state does not consult rural people about laws that affect them”

Land question in South Africa with Nomboniso Gasa, Leon Louw, Songezo Zibi and Monty Narsoo (Helen Suzman Foundation panel)

http://hsf.org.za/resource-centre/roundtable-series/issue-twenty-eight-october-2013-title-and-entitlement-the-land-question-in-south-africa/view

In a period of shameful acts, Johannesburg ‘cleansing’ must be one of the most disgraceful episodes of our time

When the Johannesburg Council removed traders from the pavements of the inner city, Continue reading →

JMPD deny harassing Johannesburg informal traders

Armed JMPD officers ‘harassing’ evicted informal traders

Informal traders say their removal from Johannesburg inner city is unconstitutional

http://citizen.co.za/87037/informal-traders-march-to-mayors-office/

Clearing of traders from inner city is attack on the poor

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-11-15-operation-clean-sweep-not-just-a-clean-up-but-a-purge-of-the-poor/#.UoXGsaXH1SV

Clean up of inner city is attack on livelihood of traders struggling to survive

The removal of traders, legally present and sometimes illegally, from the inner city, Continue reading →

Richard Pithouse’s insightful analysis of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)

http://sacsis.org.za/site/article/1841

Abahlali baseMjondolo shack dwellers movement continues resistance but faces assassinations

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/11/south-africa-fight-decent-housing-assassination

Law firms remain overwhelmingly white and this spirals into higher echelons of the legal profession

These figures for white domination of the side bar (attorneys/solicitors) have spin offs of a range of types. Continue reading →

Court action for access to Nkandla documents, allegedly illegally withheld from public

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/More-Nkandla-documents-sought-20131105

Legal Aid SA to appeal ruling on Marikana massacre funding.

This ought not to be legal action taken by Legal Aid SA. Continue reading →

Verification process for traders removed from inner city

Maybe I am hypercritical but some of the statements of officials sound rather arrogant

Verifying of Jo’burg street vendors ‘total chaos’

Police chief takes steps to intimidate media in wake of allegations of defeating ends of justice

http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/phiyega-invokes-apartheid-law-1.1601241#.UnYF9aXH1SU

Private prison administrators G 4 S claim critics cast them as villains because they oppose privatisation

I am one of those who opposes privatisation of public services especially the prison and police services. Continue reading →

Johannesburg draconian ‘clean up’ of traders in inner city

Jo’burg’s ‘Clean Sweep’ is a dirty affair

Conditions relating to Bekkersdal protests

State left with Bekkersdal municipal mop-up

Raymond Suttner: Who can we trust to do our policing? South African Police Services (SAPS) or Private security?

Some years ago I argued that the private security industry (PSI) should be phased out Continue reading →

Rebecca Davis on official irregular violence/killings

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-10-29-sa-cops-too-fast-too-furious/#.UnE6bKXH1SV

Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega needs to step down so that irregular conduct can be investigated

At one point I used to argue that it was necessary for a police chief to be a person who was close to the head of state, Continue reading →