Response – 14th September 2023 – Protecting the Public from the Public Protector by Mike Pothier
Yesterday’s removal from office of the Public Protector marks an important, if regrettable, constitutional milestone. It is…
2023 Responses
Response – 11th August 2023 – Another Blow to the Rule of Law by Mike Pothier
Some coincidences are simply too much of a stretch. Very few people will believe that the…
Response – 20th July 2023 – A Vindication of the Rule of Law by Mike Pothier
Given the nature of international diplomacy we will probably never know whether or not Russian President Vladimir…
Response – 7th July 2023 – What Are They Afraid Of? By Mike Pothier
The recent incident in Johannesburg, in which Deputy-President Paul Mashatile’s police security detail viciously and unlawfully assaulted…
Response – 13th June 2023 – Another ZEP Extension by Peter-John Pearson
On 8th June, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) announced that the validity of all Zimbabwean Exemption…
Response – 30th May 2023 – A “Pathetic Dereliction of Duty” by Peter-John Pearson
On 25th May this year, the Department of Home Affairs approached the Constitutional Court to request a…
Response – 25th May 2023 – ZEP Confusion by Peter-John Pearson
With the expiration date for the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits drawing steadily closer, and a silence from the…
Response – 12th May 2023 – The Lady R: Subterfuge or Just Asleep at the Wheel? by Mike Pothier
‘Unprecedented’ is an over-used word, especially in political discourse, but for a government to institute a judicial…
Response – 3rd May 2023 – Irrespective of Nationality or Documentation Status by Peter-John Pearson
On 14th April, the Gauteng High Court declared that certain regulations, published in General Notice 1426 in…
Response – 25th April 2023 – A Fatal Combination by Mike Pothier
Two unrelated occurrences within the last couple of weeks illustrate, very starkly, the combination of factors that…
Response – 14th April 2023 – Repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery by Peter-John Pearson
On 30th March this year the Holy See formally repudiated the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’. This doctrine should…
Response – 7th March – The Cabinet Reshuffle by Mike Pothier
In January 2018, shortly after he became president of the ANC, Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the party’s…
Response – 2nd March 2023 – The Crime Statistics and Gender-Based Violence/Femicide by Lois Law
It is no secret that gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) is a pandemic in South Africa….
Response – 28th February 2023 – A Welcome Judgement on Asylum Claims by Peter-John Pearson
Last week the Acting Judge President of the Western Cape High Court, Judge Patricia Goliath, handed…
Response – 20th January 2023 – Access to Education Denied (again) by Peter-John Pearson
The beginning of the school year sadly brought with it more indefensible xenophobic, anti-constitutional activity, this…