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LETTER: Simelane is fatally compromised
Our new justice minister, Thembi Simelane, is in a uniquely awkward position while executive and prosecutorial dithering over her future continues (“No time for private scolding”, September 3). She stands accused by investigative journalists of impropriety, and...
Judicial precedent must be followed in setting up anti-corruption measures
By Paul Hoffman The success or otherwise of the efforts to counter corruption worldwide is dependent on the political will of those involved, not on whether the structure is of one kind or another. Perennially so, it is a lack of political will to counter corruption...
LETTER: Public statements need to be reconciled with law
The following statements made by important South Africans in recent days need to be reconciled with the law, and with each other. This task is urgent. Retiring chief justice Raymond Zondo: “My hope is that mechanisms will be put in place to ensure we will never have a...
Trumpeted ANC support of Idac may hasten the end of GNU
By Paul Hoffman If any other political party in the Government of National Unity were to promote unconstitutional notions that ignore the binding nature of court judgments and overlook the need for accountability under the rule of law, a tsunami of opprobrium would...
LETTER: Simelane doubly conflicted
The constitution requires in section 96 that members of the executive may not expose themselves to any situation involving the risk of a conflict between their official responsibilities and private interests. Nor may they use their position to enrich themselves or...
Backlog in cases in Gauteng’s high courts is justice denied, but there are solutions
By Paul Hoffman At present there is a crisis in Gauteng, the province in which half of the civil litigation in the country takes place. Backlogs of cases of all kinds continue to grow apace as the population grows and economic activity increases. The Constitution...
An early spring 2024 SWOT analysis for SA
Paul Hoffman says the success of the GNU is critical to ensuring a country that can survive and thrive As the dust begins to settle around the controversially named Government of National Unity (GNU) and new political alliances begin to take shape, it is timely to...
LETTER: Inaction draws into question NPA independence
The constitution expressly requires that all organs of state make effective and efficient use of resources. That the treasure trove of Zondo commission data is a resource of use to the prosecuting authority is beyond question. A good chunk of the roughly R1bn spent on...
Crunch time for countering corruption
Paul Hoffman | 15 August 2024 Paul Hoffman says it is clear the message has sunk in at last: clean up your act ANC or face annihilation at the polls In all the noise and clutter around the formation of the coalition that is inaccurately known by the nickname GNU, one...
Big business going down dead-end in its R50m bid to counter serious corruption
By Paul Hoffman Big business ought to be concerned about reports that the NPA is being starved of the data gathered by the Zondo Commission. That data is the lifeblood of the many prosecutions needed to hold those responsible for State Capture to account. In his After...
LETTER: ANC’s endless sea of impunity
While it is mildly encouraging that the ANC’s leadership is prepared to put a handful of its leading members on the carpet before its toothless internal integrity commission, it needs to be noted that at least 97 members of the ANC received a dishonourable mention in...
Accountability is the new ANC and GNU buzzword, according to ‘Mama Action’
By Paul Hoffman Accountability is a cornerstone of the rule of law, so its prominence in the newly announced ANC thinking for the future of SA is most welcome. Although the “amandla awethu” war cry of the liberation movements in the pre-1994 era has lived on in...