14 April 2021 | Story Dr Nitha Ramnath 2021 UFS Thought-Leader Webinar Series PRESENTSa webinar on CORRUPTION IN SOUTH AFRICA: THE ENDEMIC PANDEMICAs a public higher-education institution in South Africa with a responsibility to contribute to public discourse, the University of the Free State (UFS) will be presenting the webinar as part of the Free State Literature […]
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Zuma’s very public playing of the ‘victim card’ doesn’t fool anyone any more
Opinionista • Paul Hoffman • 18 April 2021 Jacob Zuma is no prisoner of conscience. He is a thorn in the side of the rule of law and a minor threat to the constitutional democracy project on which South Africa embarked in 1994 with such high hopes and rosy expectations. https://spkt.io/a/1782736 When directed by the […]
Unfiltered: Judge John Hlophe, 12 April 2021
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LETTER: Cyril Ramaphosa may now suspend John Hlophe, and he should
If the JSC agrees with the findings made, removal proceedings in the National Assembly will commence 12 April 2021 – 10:59 https://spkt.io/e/1760487 The oft-quoted words of Winston Churchill, uttered in a speech after the second battle of El Alamein in World War 2, come to mind now that a finding of gross misconduct has been […]
Government must urgently take cognisance of a constitutionally compliant vaccine roll-out in South Africa
Opinionista • Paul Hoffman • 11 April 2021 The slow start to the vaccine roll-out is worrisome. The desire of the government to exercise hegemonic control of all the levers of power that have bearing on vaccination of the population has no place in the constitutionally compliant rolling out of vaccines as quickly as is […]
Discussion on Judge President John Hlophe guilty verdict: Paul Hoffman
Countering the corrupt
The what, who, where, why and how-to of countering corruption Paul Hoffman and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Hoffman-Countering-the-CorruptDownload First published 2021by Siber Ink CCPO Box 30702Tokai 7966Cape TownSOUTH AFRICAwww.siberink.co.za© Konrad Adenauer StiftungISBN 978-1-928309-36-9 (print format)ISBN 978-1-928309-37-6 (pdf format) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)The terms of this licence can be found athttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Typesetting by G J du ToitCover artwork […]
Zondo Commission ends but South Africans still have work to do – Chuck Stephens
7th April 2021 by Melani Nathan The Zondo commission has exposed the rot and disease of corruption for all to see. When the inquiry draws to a close this month, the spotlight will fade but Chuck Stephens reminds South Africans that the fight against corruption must continue. Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has spearheaded an […]
THE INTEGRITY PLEDGE:
– I will stop lying– I will stop denying the obvious (that is, lying to myself)– I will stop exaggerating, gossiping and slandering others– I will stop stealing– I will stop drinking excessively– I will stop womanizing and flirting– I will stop using foul language– I will stop telling dirty jokes and ethnic jokes– I […]
