by @ifaisa | Jun 1, 2026 | Chapter 9, General
There is a myth abroad in SA, a myth that the National Prosecuting Authority is an independent institution of state. The NPA is constitutionally tasked with the prosecution of crime. It is not independent. Its leadership and staff would like it to be independent, the...
by @ifaisa | Jun 1, 2026 | Chapter 9, General
Paul Hoffman The Phala Phala debacle has generated a lot of loose talk about whether or not a conflict of interest is in evidence on the President’s own version of the goings on around his dollar-stuffed couch at his game farm near Bela Bela. The dollars found their...
by @ifaisa | May 21, 2026 | Chapter 9, General
Paul Hoffman In post-colonial African states, the new or “liberation” constitutions tend to be torn up, thrown away or up-ended via radical amendment.These processes occur along a well-trodden road, after “liberation party” governments show a tendency to govern by...
by @ifaisa | May 17, 2026 | Chapter 9, General
Dear Editor, Back in 2022 a respected former Chief Justice, Sandile Ngcobo, chaired a panel tasked with ascertaining whether anything, worthy of the considered attention of a presidential removal from office committee of the National Assembly, was in evidence before...
by @ifaisa | May 12, 2026 | Chapter 9, General
Paul Hoffman May 10, 2026 The relevant provisions of the Constitution that deal with removing the president from office are deceptively straightforward. These provisions are set out in Section 89 thus: “The National Assembly, by a resolution adopted with a supporting...
