Chief justice should have known better
28 June 2020
Politics by its very nature is mud wrestling. No one comes out clean – and when the judiciary dares to play in...
Bigots must leave Mandela and Gandhi’s statues intact
21 June 2020
Threats by racists in the UK, embodied by Britain’s First Leader Paul Golding, to remove or wreck the statue of Nelson Mandela...
Judgment is a double-edged sword
14 June 2020
While many welcomed a decision by the Constitutional Court this week to allow independent candidates to contest for provincial, national and even...
Our rights in safe hands thanks to our judiciary
7 June 2020
Judge Norman Davis this week drew both praise and scorn from commentators and legal minds for his ruling that lockdown regulations were...
Use science in government decision-making
31 May 2020
INa week when the government spent much time communicating what alert level three is about, it also seemed to generate more confusion....
The illogic of lockdown
Published: 24 May 2020
Two weeks after the announcement of a lockdown in the country, President Cyril Ramaphosa pleaded with the nation to “endure” the...
Lead us, Mr President
17 May 2020
The indignation and palpable disappointment many felt following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation mid-week comes at a time when government...
Justice for the Khosas
17 May 2020
“This is not a moment for skop and donner. This is not a moment for skiet and donner. This is a moment...
Zuma is on his tricks again
10 May 2020
UBaba and Family has a ring of a feasible television sitcom. Set in the rolling hills of rural KwaZulu-Natal, featuring mainly his...
Blacks must get fair share
10 May 2020
The battle waged by the Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) against Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe at the North Gauteng High Court...
