It is comforting to observe that constitutional democracy under the rule of law is apparently alive and well in SA, despite having spent time in the ICU on life support in recent years. Since 1948, only two political parties have governed SA at national level, the...

By Paul Hoffman The final outcome of the elections may have the effect of dampening the ANC’s enthusiasm for the Idac legislation, which is likely to be struck down as unconstitutional if it is challenged in public interest litigation. On the eve of the elections for...

27 May 2024 - 18:05 President Cyril Ramaphosa has assented to many pieces of new legislation in May, with the National Health Insurance Act and the act creating the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption among them. The president has set his sights on what he...

Robust case management that removes or minimises delays may have speeded up Jacob Zuma’s cases It is remarkable that at present two former presidents, one in the US and one in SA, both facing serious criminal charges, are using the tactics of low-life criminals to...

14 MAY 2024 - 17:35 Former president Thabo Mbeki, recently emerged from his silent retirement to support the ANC’s 2024 election campaign, refers to a “counterrevolution” in SA. He claims it occurred after his political demise at Polokwane in 2007, when his nemesis,...

Ineligibility does not apply to the former president because his sentence is not appealable 22 April 2024 - 15:54 Former president Jacob Zuma’s eligibility to stand for election to the National Assembly turns on the meaning of the notion “sentence” as used in section...

By Paul Hoffman Professor Balthazar need not stress over or be bewildered by the reliance of elements of the Electoral Court on the remission of the  sentence imposed on Jacob Zuma. It seems that the mysterious Professor Balthazar has been thoroughly discombobulated...

The president must consider the constitutionality of the expropriation, NHI and corruption bills 05 May 2024 - 13:27 Not so long ago, when his “new dawn” was freshly on SA, President Cyril Ramaphosa made a valid observation. He said: “Corruption has wounded our...

By Paul Hoffman Abstaining or voting against the adoption of the upcoming anti-corruption bills will indicate a willingness to tolerate serious corruption and to be soft on those involved in kleptocracy, State Capture and organised crime. It is axiomatic in journalism...

Ineligibility does not apply to the former president because his sentence is not appealable 22 April 2024 - 15:54 Former president Jacob Zuma’s eligibility to stand for election to the National Assembly turns on the meaning of the notion “sentence” as used in section...

A grand coalition of the left is unlikely but could do much damage if it amasses two-thirds of the vote 19 April 2024 - 05:00 by Paul Hoffman   When the National Assembly meets for the first time after the May elections its first order of business will be to elect the...

https://omny.fm/shows/newsbreak-2/podcast-what-makes-an-effective-political-leader-s?t=0s by Newsbreaks Taresh Harreeparshad. Ahead of the voting day on May the 29th, we decided to help you determine what an effective political leader is. In the days that lead up to...

https://www.primediaplus.com/goldstone-calls-for-international-anti-corruption-court/ Richard Goldstone, former Justice of the Constitutional Court in South Africa and vice-chair of Integrity Initiatives International (III), stressed the imperative for global action...

The ANC leadership now finds itself in the proverbial “last chance saloon” of this election season, in which corruption has taken centre stage. Between the Phala Phala couch, Paul Mashatile’s house/lifestyle and the unspeakable former speaker’s wigs, the evidence that...

By Richard Goldstone, Paul Hoffman and Ian Lynch The establishment of an International Anti-Corruption Court would be a powerful step forward to successfully address the scourge of grand corruption as it manifests in the form of kleptocracy and State Capture. Listen...