The newly appointed National Commissioner of Police, Bheki Cele, seems to have a very short memory. Just a few months ago he was one of the politicians who regularly attended the various court appearances of Jacob Zuma – who was then still an accused in a criminal trial. Then Cele and everyone who knew which [...]
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Weekend breather
Some fun definitions from Ambrose Bierce’s Devil’s Dictionary:
DEFAME, v.t. To lie about another. To tell the truth about another.
POLITICS, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
POLITICIAN, n. An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared. When [...]
Retired Chief Justice Chaskalson speaks
Retired Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson has published a good article today on the unprecedented campaign by a certain individual to have Judge President John Hlophe appointed Chief Justice. In it the Chief Justice tries to address – in a rational manner – on this campaign and concludes:
One comment, however, needs to be made. It is [...]
FW De Klerk needs a lesson on the Constitution
Former President FW de Klerk is said to be a lawyer. He studied law at Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (they forgot to add the “Nationalist” in that name) at a time when our constitution law was based on the Westminster system and only white people were represented in Parliament.
So perhaps he should be [...]
On Opposition
Mr Jacob Zuma was lauded for saying during his acceptance speech in the National Assembly that he was hoping for a better relationship with the Opposition. Good thing he is not the Prime Minister of Britain. Robust debate in Parliament as it should be.
Electoral system in need of a change
Tomorrow 400 members of the National Assembly will be sworn in and will take up their seats in Parliament. They will then elect a new President who – if everything goes according to plan (one never knows!) – will head the Executive for the next five years. These MP’s will swear (or solemnly affirm – accommodating [...]
Lawyers…. and then we pay them for this
I am always surpised at how many legal experts and lawyers get things spectacularly wrong when they write for newspapers or comment on current affairs matters. Don’t they read the relevant sections of the Constitution, the applicable Acts and the case law on those texts? If they do, are they willfully misleading the public or merely [...]
Did Michael Hulley give the game away?
When Mr Jacob Zuma’s lawyer was asked about the origins of the tapes illegally and criminally handed over to the Zuma camp and then used by the NPA to drop charges against Mr Zuma he said that attorney-client priviledge prevented him from saying where the tapes came from.
Interesting.
Who is Mr Hulley’s client whom he is [...]
Pity they are not on the ballot…
The Social Justice Coalition will be holding a protest meeting on Thibault Square in Cape Town on Saturday morning from 12 a.m. to protest the Dalai Lama decision, the arms deal corruption and the dismal service delivery. Their plan of action states that they demand a commitment by all political parties to:
Always act in solidarity [...]
