by @ifaisa | Jun 11, 2026 | Chapter 9, General
Dear Editor, With the impeachment committee of the National Assembly safely in place with a chairman and, soon, a set of rules, it looks from a parliamentary perspective as though it is all systems go for the committee to do its work in regard to the strange goings on...
by @ifaisa | Jun 11, 2026 | Chapter 9, General
Dear Editor, The former (now impeached and pensionless) Public Protector, Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane, has formed a Foundation bearing her name and has joined the MK party. Her foundation has reportedly written to the American Federal Bureau of Investigation and to the...
by @ifaisa | Jun 11, 2026 | Chapter 9, General, Glenister Case
Paul Hoffman In the seminal case now known as Glenister Two, the Constitutional Court laid down that SA law requires “a body outside executive control” to deal with corruption effectively. The motivation for this ruling is clearly that placing such an entity within...
by @ifaisa | Jun 9, 2026 | Chapter 9, General
Dear Editor, In his latest communication to “My fellow South Africans” the president has issued an important invitation: “I call on all South Africans to come together once more and be part of crafting a new vision for South Africa that both speaks to our contemporary...
by @ifaisa | Jun 9, 2026 | Chapter 9, General
Paul Hoffman Jun 3, 2026 The “conference of the Left” was held in Gauteng at the end of May. The SACP has produced a lengthy document that sets out to capture the essence of the discussions held. The document ends dramatically with a summary of the decisions of the...
