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# Constitutionally Speaking

This blog deals with political and social issues in South Africa, mostly from the perspective of Constitutional Law. Written by Pierre de Vos

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/sitemap.xml): Contains all public/indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [A story about D, his mother S, and the dehumanising denialism of genocide apologists](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/a-story-about-d-his-mother-s-and-the-dehumanising-denialism-of-genocide-apologists/)
- [On decadent elites: Why do the work when you can just have a National Dialogue?](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/on-decadent-elites-why-do-the-work-when-you-can-just-have-a-national-dialogue/)
- [MK party’s ConCourt challenge to Mchunu’s removal raises important constitutional law issues](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/mk-partys-concourt-challenge-to-mchunus-removal-raises-important-constitutional-law-issues/)
- [Budget postponement brings into sharp focus SA’s new coalition reality](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/budget-postponement-brings-into-sharp-focus-sas-new-coalition-reality/)
- [On the alarmist, misleading, and anti-constitutional claims made by critics of the Expropriation Act](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/on-the-alarmist-misleading-and-anti-constitutional-claims-made-by-critics-of-the-expropriation-act/)
- [Why (almost) everything I learnt on social media about the Buffelsfontein tragedy turned out to be wrong](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/why-almost-everything-i-learnt-on-social-media-about-the-buffelsfontein-tragedy-turned-out-to-be-wrong/)
- [Court cases against UCT and Maties are emblematic of the ‘Mpofu-fication’ of SA universities](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/court-cases-against-uct-and-maties-are-emblematic-of-the-mpofu-fication-of-sa-universities/)
- [Constitutional Court woes must be top of Chief Justice Mandisa Maya’s agenda](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/constitutional-court-woes-must-be-top-of-chief-justice-mandisa-mayas-agenda/)
- [Concerted effort needed from legal profession to fix ‘incompetent’ Legal Practice Council](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/concerted-effort-needed-from-legal-profession-to-fix-incompetent-legal-practice-council/)
- [Sharp rise in number of people shot dead by KZN cops is cause for serious concern](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/sharp-rise-in-number-of-people-shot-dead-by-kzn-cops-is-cause-for-serious-concern/)
- [Fix the JSC rather than banning John Hlophe from serving on it](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/fix-the-jsc-rather-than-banning-john-hlophe-from-serving-on-it/)
- [Reasons why the GNU might end up as an exhibit in Zagreb’s Museum of Broken Relationships](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/reasons-why-the-gnu-might-end-up-as-an-exhibit-in-zagrebs-museum-of-broken-relationships/)
- [Zuma’s MK party may be litigiously backing itself into corner with doomed urgent application](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/zumas-mk-party-may-be-litigiously-backing-itself-into-corner-with-doomed-urgent-application/)
- [No, a political party cannot sabotage the election of the President by refusing to participate in the election of the President by the National Assembly](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/no-a-political-party-cannot-sabotage-the-election-of-the-president-by-refusing-to-participate-in-the-election-of-the-president-by-the-national-assembly/)
- [The IEC is not perfect, but beware of bad faith attacks aimed at discrediting the election](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/the-iec-is-not-perfect-but-beware-of-bad-faith-attacks-aimed-at-discrediting-the-election/)
- [Why the ConCourt is not the appropriate body to resolve policy disagreements about the NHI Act](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/why-the-concourt-is-not-the-appropriate-body-to-resolve-policy-disagreements-about-the-nhi-act/)
- [Zuma MK party representation may be critical for votes but push for ConCourt judges’ recusal probably a dead end](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/zuma-mk-party-representation-may-be-critical-for-votes-but-push-for-concourt-judges-recusal-probably-a-dead-end/)
- [The slippery path to a stable coalition government](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/the-slippery-path-to-a-stable-coalition-government/)
- [Be wary of political parties that undermine our democracy with unsubstantiated attacks on the IEC](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/be-wary-of-political-parties-that-undermine-our-democracy-with-unsubstantiated-attacks-on-the-iec/)
- [Retaining Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula as Speaker is not a legal matter, but a political choice](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/retaining-nosiviwe-mapisa-nqakula-as-speaker-is-not-a-legal-matter-but-a-political-choice/)

## Pages

- [Quotes](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotespage/)
- [Archives](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/archives/)
- [Resources](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/)
- [My Work](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/)
- [About](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/about/)

## Quotes

- [Arendt on evil](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/arendt-on-evil/)
- [How Gaza genocide denialism works](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/how-gaza-genocide-denialism-works/)
- [Kierkegaard on possibility](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/11778/)
- [What the Bible says about xenophobia](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/what-the-bible-says-about-xenophobia/)
- [On Wilgenhof's toxicity](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/on-wilgenhofs-toxicity/)
- [Fracturing of the Constitutional Court](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/fracturing-of-the-constitutional-court/)
- [](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/11739/)
- [Contempt of the rule of law by Mr Zuma](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/11724/)
- [On the role of judges](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/on-the-role-of-judges/)
- [On the right to vote](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/on-the-right-to-vote/)
- [South Africa's request to the ICJ for additional measures to prevent genocide in Gaza](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/south-africas-request-to-the-icj-for-additional-measures-to-prevent-genocide-in-gaza/)
- [](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/11680/)
- [On International Law and Gaza](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/on-international-law-and-gaza/)
- [Zondo on cadre deployment](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/zondo-on-cadre-deployment/)
- [On victimhood and guilt](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/on-victimhood-and-guilt/)
- [On travel by Anthony Borden](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/on-travel-by-anthony-borden/)
- [Elena Ferrante on the past](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/elena-ferrante-on-the-past/)
- [On contempt of court and free speech](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/on-contempt-of-court-and-free-speech/)
- [On the torpidity and tardiness of the LPC](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/on-the-torpidity-and-tardiness-of-the-lpc/)
- [Reminder of what Con Court said about Mkhwebane](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/quotes/reminder-of-what-con-court-said-about-mkhwebane/)

## My Work

- [SANEF v EFF: What did the High Court say and was it correct?](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/sanef-v-eff-what-did-the-high-court-say-and-was-it-correct/)
- [Free and Fair Elections (1994) co-editor](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/free-and-fair-elections-1994-co-editor/)
- ["Rejecting the free marketplace of ideas: a value-based conception of the limits of free speech" vol. 33 (2017) South African Journal on Human Rights 359-379](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/rejecting-the-free-marketplace-of-ideas-a-value-based-conception-of-the-limits-of-free-speech-south-african-journal-on-human-rights-2017-p-1-21/)
- [Race, Racism, Xenophobia and Related Intolerances such as sexual orientation discrimination](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/race-racism-xenophobia-and-related-intolerances-such-as-sexual-orientation-discrimination/)
- [Taking risks, taking responsibility: on whiteness and full citizenship under the South African Constitution](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/taking-risks-taking-responsibility-on-whiteness-and-full-citizenship-under-the-south-african-constitution/)
- [The story of the runaway date: the slow violence of internalised stigma](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/the-story-of-the-runaway-date-the-slow-violence-of-internalised-stigma/)
- [Submission to National Assembly: Constitutuonality of the creation of the Hawks](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/submission-to-national-assembly-constitutuonality-of-the-creation-of-the-hawks/)
- [“It’s my party (and I’ll do what I want to)?: Internal Party democracy and Section 19 of the South African Constitution” South African Journal on Human Rights (2015) 30-55.](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/its-my-party-and-ill-do-what-i-want-to-internal-party-democracy-and-section-19-of-the-south-african-constitution-south-african-journal-on-human-rights-2015-30/)
- [Novel: Slegs Blankes/ Whites Only](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/8999/)
- [Textbook: South African Constitutional Law in Context](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/order-south-african-constitutional-law-in-context/)
- [On Nelson Mandela: “Compassion and corruption: choosing the difficult path” Transition (Hutchin’s Centre, Harvard) (2014) 40-50.](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/on-nelson-mandela-compassion-and-corruption-choosing-the-difficult-path-transition-hutchins-centre-harvard-2014-40-50/)
- [“These queer gardens: a South African story” (with Jaco Barnard-Naude) vol. 46 (2014) Acta Academica 134-150.](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/these-queer-gardens-a-south-african-story-with-jaco-barnard-naude-vol-46-2014-acta-academica-134-150/)
- [“The past is unpredictable: race, redress and remembrance in the South African Constitution” South African Law Journal (2012) pp 73-103.](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/the-past-is-unpredictable-race-redress-and-remembrance-in-the-south-african-constitution-south-african-law-journal-2012-pp-73-103/)
- [“Same-sex sexual desire and the re-imagining of the South African family” South African Journal on Human Rights vol. 20 (2004) 179-206.](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/same-sex-sexual-desire-and-the-re-imagining-of-the-south-african-family-south-african-journal-on-human-rights-vol-20-2004-179-206/)
- [“Grootboom, the right of access to housing and substantive equality as contextual fairness” SAJHR vol. 17 (2001) 258-276.](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/grootboom-the-right-of-access-to-housing-and-substantive-equality-as-contextual-fairness-sajhr-vol-17-2001-258-276/)
- [“Pious wishes or legally enforceable rights?: Social and economic rights in South Africa’s 1996 constitution” South African Journal on Human Rights vol. 13 (1997) 67-101](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/pious-wishes-or-legally-enforceable-rights-social-and-economic-rights-in-south-africas-1996-constitution-south-african-journal-on-human-rights-vol-13-1997-67-101/)
- [“On the Legal Construction of Gay and Lesbian Identity and South Africa’s Transitional Constitution” South African Journal on Human Rights vol. 12 (1996) 265-290.](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/on-the-legal-construction-of-gay-and-lesbian-identity-and-south-africas-transitional-constitution-south-african-journal-on-human-rights-vol-12-1996-265-290/)
- [“Prisoners’ rights litigation in South Africa since 1994: A critical evaluation” (2005) Law, Democracy and Development 89-112.](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/prisoners-rights-litigation-in-south-africa-since-1994-a-critical-evaluation-2005-law-democracy-and-development-89-112/)
- [“A new beginning: the enforcement of social, economic and cultural rights under the African Charter” vol. 8 (2004) Law Democracy and Development 1-24.](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/a-new-beginning-the-enforcement-of-social-economic-and-cultural-rights-under-the-african-charter-vol-8-2004-law-democracy-and-development-1-24/)
- [“So much to do, so little done” the right of access to anti-retroviral drugs post Grootboom vol. 7 (2003) Law, Democracy and Development 83.](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/my-work/so-much-to-do-so-little-done-the-right-of-access-to-anti-retroviral-drugs-post-grootboom-vol-7-2003-law-democracy-and-development-83/)

## Resources

- [Judgment: Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organisation v Minister of Minerals and Energy](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/judgment-mfolozi-community-environmental-justice-organisation-v-minister-of-minerals-and-energy/)
- [CCMA: Mulderij v Goldrush Group](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/ccma-mulderij-v-goldrush-group/)
- [Claude Leon Foundation Scholarships for Masters students in Human Rights, Gender, Sexuality or Constitutional Law 2018](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/claude-leon-foundation-scholarships-for-masters-students-in-human-rights-gender-sexuality-or-constitutional-law-2018/)
- [Calling Cape Town lawyers to do Pro Bono work](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/calling-cape-town-lawyers-to-do-pro-bono-work/)
- [The complete Constitutional Court judgment on SASSA grants can be accessed here](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/the-complete-constitutional-court-judgment-on-sassa-grants-can-be-accessed-here/)
- [Con Court directions in the SASSA social grants case](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/con-court-directions-in-the-sassa-social-grants-case/)
- [Black Sash papers in SASSA Con Court case](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/black-sash-papers-in-sassa-con-court-case/)
- [Job Advert: Constitutional Law Clerks for 2017](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/job-advert-constitutional-law-clerks-for-2017/)
- [FUL's devastating letter to NPA on Gordhan charges](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/fuls-devastating-letter-to-npa-on-gordhan-charges/)
- [LLM scholarships at UCT: 2017](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/llm-scholarships-at-uct-2017/)
- [Discussion on appointment of new Public Protector](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/discussion-on-appointment-of-new-public-protector/)
- [CASAC Job Advert: Campaigns Officer](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/casac-job-advert-campaigns-officer/)
- [Invite: UCT Law Dean in conversation with Navi Pillay](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/invite-uct-law-dean-in-conversation-with-navi-pillay/)
- [Launch of Civic Academy](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/launch-of-civic-academy/)
- [Complete Constitutional Court Nkandla judgment](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/complete-constitutional-court-nkandla-judgment/)
- [Shortlisted candidates for judicial positions: April 2016 interviews](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/shortlisted-candidates-for-judicial-positions-april-2016-interviews/)
- [Extracts from the Joint Rules of the South African Parliament](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/extracts-from-the-joint-rules-of-the-south-african-parliament/)
- [All the court papers in EFF & DA Nkandla application to the Con Court](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/all-the-court-papers-in-eff-da-nkandla-application-to-the-con-court/)
- [EFF's Proposed Order in the Nkandla Court case](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/effs-proposed-order-in-the-nkandla-court-case/)
- [Al-Bashir: The HSF's Heads of Argument before the SCA](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/resources/al-bashir-the-hsfs-heads-of-argument-before-the-sca/)

## Categories

- [Uncategorized](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/uncategorized/)
- [JSC](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/jsc/)
- [Hlophe](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/hlophe/)
- [Judiciary](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/judiciary/)
- [Hansie Cronje](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/hansie-cronje/)
- [Race](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/race/)
- [Rule of Law](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/rule-of-law/)
- [Robert McBride](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/robert-mcbride/)
- [Supreme Court of Appeal](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/supreme-court-of-appeal/)
- [Constitution](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/constitution/)
- [Freedom of expression](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/freedom-of-expression/)
- [Electoral system](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/electoral-system/)
- [Thabo Mbeki](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/thabo-mbeki/)
- [Suresh Roberts](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/suresh-roberts/)
- [Sexual orientation](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/sexual-orientation/)
- [Xolela Mangcu](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/xolela-mangcu/)
- [Brett Kebble](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/brett-kebble/)
- [ANC](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/anc/)
- [Jackie Selebi](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/jackie-selebi/)
- [Sunday Times](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/category/sunday-times/)

## Tags

- [culture](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/culture/)
- [Vusi Pikoli; Business Day](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/vusi-pikoli-business-day/)
- [John Hlophe](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/john-hlophe/)
- [Johan Kriegler](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/johan-kriegler/)
- [Frene Ginwala](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/frene-ginwala/)
- [constitutional crisis](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/constitutional-crisis/)
- [Pius Langa](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/pius-langa/)
- [Succesion race](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/succesion-race/)
- [liers](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/liers/)
- [Poland](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/poland/)
- [Springboks](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/springboks/)
- [Bryan Habana](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/bryan-habana/)
- [JP Pietersen](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/jp-pietersen/)
- [World Cup](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/world-cup/)
- [crime](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/crime/)
- [Justice Madala](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/justice-madala/)
- [Snuki Zikalala](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/snuki-zikalala/)
- [freedom fo expression](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/freedom-fo-expression/)
- [horizontal application](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/horizontal-application/)
- [Rugby](https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/tag/rugby/)