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27 May 2012
                       
 
 
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15 May 2012
 
 
Corruption affects public trust
CORRUPTION
Reported acts of corruption have damaged trust in public servants, acting Public Service and Administration Minister Mildred Oliphant conceded on Tuesday.
 
 
04 May 2012
 
South Africa has some way to go to consolidate open-society gains
PUBLIC POLICY
Over 22 years after Nelson Mandela walked out of prison to realise his dream of an open and free society and 16 years after the fractious negotiations that gave rise to the country’s...
 
 
29 Mar 2011
 
Ruling puts democracy back on track
IDASA
We live in a constitutional democracy. The Constitutional Court reminded us of that last week when it handed down what is without doubt the most powerful judgment of this virtually new...
 
 
18 Mar 2011
 
Glenister 'shell shocked' by Concourt judgment
HAWKS RULING
Businessperson Hugh Glenister was "shell shocked" by the Constitutional Court ruling that part of the legislation enabling the disbanding of the Scorpions and launch of the Hawks was...
 
 
17 Mar 2011
 
DA: Statement by Dianne Kohler Barnard, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of police, on the Scorpions disbandment (17/03/2011)
Statements

The Democratic Alliance (DA) will closely study the Constitutional Court’s ruling today on the application brought by businessman Hugh Glenister against the disbandment of the Scorpions....

 
 
02 Sep 2010
 
Concourt reserves Scorpions judgment
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT
The Constitutional Court reserved judgment on Thursday in the case of businessman Hugh Glenister who was challenging the disbanding of the Scorpions special investigations unit.
 
 
30 Jan 2009
 
Motlanthe approves Bill disbanding the Scorpions
LEGISLATION
President Kgalema Motlanthe has approved two pieces of legislation disbanding the Scorpions, the Presidency confirmed on Friday. Spokesman Thabo Masebe said the president had approved the SAPS...
 
 
29 Oct 2008
 
Asmal resignation over Scorpions vote
News
Former cabinet minister Kader Asmal resigned from parliament because he did not want to vote for the disbanding of the Scorpions, he said in a lecture on Tuesday evening. It would have been...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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