by @ifaisa | Apr 21, 2025 | Chapter 9, General
Paul Hoffman The ANC, still the largest party in Parliament but no longer in the majority, has stated publicly that it needs to renew, or it will perish. It has learnt well from its predecessor in government, the National Party, which adopted a similar slogan...
by @ifaisa | Apr 16, 2025 | Chapter 9, General
Under the Constitution SA has a single national prosecuting authority (NPA) led by a National Director appointed by the president, with Directors of Public Prosecutions for all provinces and, at the bottom of the organisation, legions of prosecutors. According to...
by @ifaisa | Apr 16, 2025 | Chapter 9, General
By Paul Hoffman The collective responsibility and accountability of the multi-party Cabinet of the GNU does not derive from the ANC’s notion of democratic centralism. It derives from the Constitution, our supreme law. There seems to be a good prospect of the fracas...
by @ifaisa | Apr 14, 2025 | Chapter 9, General
Civil society will litigate to invalidate any change that violates the founding document The talk of a “reset” for the 10-party coalition that has governed in SA since the election in May 2024 has to be seen within the context of the constitution, which prescribes...
by @ifaisa | Apr 9, 2025 | Chapter 9, General
By Paul Hoffman The ANC’s desire for hegemony and the corrupt ways of many in its leadership have left the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in tatters, especially after it was gutted during the heyday of the State Capture period. Under the Constitution, South...
