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SA passes secrets bill; critics say it may hide graft

South Africa's parliament approved a bill on Thursday for managing state secrets, ending a three-year battle over legislation critics say could be used to cover up corruption. The Protection of...

SA: Mogoeng Mogoeng: Address by Chief Justice, at the 2013 Annual Human Rights Lecture of the Stellenbosch Law Faculty, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town (25/04/2013)

SPEECH

When all others fail in their obligations to give practical expression to the rule of law, human rights and the constitutional aspirations of all the people in any democracy, that constitutional...

SA: Statement by the Department of Mineral Resources, Constitutional Court ruling finally brings an end to the expropriation debate (18/04/2013)

STATEMENT

The Department of Mineral Resources welcomes the judgment handed down by the Constitutional Court of South Africa, in the long and embattled case brought against it by Agri SA. The judgment...

SA: Statement by AgriSA, agricultural trade association, on Constituitonal Court judgment on mining rights (17/04/2013)

STATEMENT

Judgment will be handed down in the Constitutional Court tomorrow at 09:00, following the hearing by the Court of the case, Agri SA vs the Minister of Mineral Resources, where Agri SA acquired by...

Getting beyond doctrine (April 2013)

labour relations

In last month’s comment I gave a summary of the numerous pressures that are building in South Africa’s labour relations system. This month I want to discuss one of the two contentious issues in...

Crime and violence is not all black and white in South Africa

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

‘Man, superman, gunman: Oscar Pistorius and South Africa’s culture of violence.’ This was the headline article in the influential Time magazine of 11 March 2013. In the article journalist...

SA: Kgosientso Ramokgopa: Address by the Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane, during the State of the City Address, City Hall, Tshwane (04/04/2013)

SPEECH

It’s an immense honour and a distinct privilege to address this grand gathering on the occasion of the second annual State of the City Address. Approximately a year ago the incumbent...

ANC: Statement by the Office of the Chief Whip, on motion of no-confidence to be heard at constitutional court (28/03/2013)

STATEMENT

The African National Congress in Parliament will this morning defend itself at the Constitutional Court in a Motion of No Confidence case brought by the DA against the Speaker of the National...

DA: Statement by Lindiwe Mazibuko, DA Parliamentary Leader, states that Constitutional rights of MPs must be upheld (24/03/2013)

STATEMENT

On Thursday 28 March, the Democratic Alliance (DA) will be going to the Constitutional Court to argue its case in respect of motions of no-confidence. The DA believes that a member’s right to...

SA: Statement by AfriForum, civil rights organisation, states that the Madibeng Municipality must give a 14 days' notice before power cuts (13/03/2013)

STATEMENT

The Hartbeespoort branch of civil rights organisation AfriForum gave the Madibeng Municipality 12 hours to restore electricity to members' households. This after the Municipality decided on Friday,...

SA: Andries Nel: Address by the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, on at the Ceremonial Court Session in honour of the late former Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson, Constitutional Court, Johannesburg (07/03/2013)

SPEECH

I join the speakers who came to this podium before me in greeting you and in doing so I would also like to convey the greetings of Minister Jeff Radebe, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional...

EE: Statement by Equal Education, a civil rights movement, Constitutional Court admits Equal Education as 'a friend of the Court' in school pregnancy matter (04/03/2013)

STATEMENT

The Constitutional Court has admitted Equal Education (EE) as a 'friend of the Court' in a court case that will decide whether school governing bodies can suspend pregnant learners. The Free State...

SA: Statement by the Presidency, on the consultation on the appointment of a judge to the Constitutional Court (01/03/2013)

STATEMENT

President Zuma has written to the leaders of political parties represented in the National Assembly in terms of section 174(4) of the Constitution, to consult them on the filling of the vacancy in...

SA: Statement by the Presidency, President Jacob Zuma consults leaders of political parties on appointment of a judge to the Constitutional Court (01/03/2013)

STATEMENT

President Jacob Zuma has written to the leaders of political parties represented in the National Assembly in terms of section 174(4) of the Constitution, to consult them on the filling of the...

The Wards of the State

WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS

A recent decision by the Constitutional Court of South Africa in Lee v Minister of Correctional Services and Others case CCT 20/12 [2012] ZACC 30 ("the Lee decision") has shed further light on...

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