by @ifaisa | Jun 25, 2026 | Chapter 9, General
Unlike many other countries in Africa, SA has a home-made Constitution under the rule of law which was negotiated painstakingly by the politicians and the people active in politics in SA during the period between 2 February 1990, when FW made his speech ending...
by @ifaisa | Jun 25, 2026 | Chapter 9, General
Dear Editor, A week ago, Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Geordin Hill-Lewis asked president Ramaphosa to reshuffle key DA members of the national cabinet. Over the weekend, the president was reported to have said that “ministers are appointees of the president… only...
by @ifaisa | Jun 25, 2026 | Chapter 9, General
Paul Hoffman Jun 19, 2026 Since the demise of the parliamentary sovereignty of the white component of SA and its replacement with constitutional democracy under the rule of law, there have been three two-term presidents in SA. Thabo Mbeki, who succeeded one-term...
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...
