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The Institute for Accountability in Southern Africa (IFAISA) is devoted to upholding constitutionalism in Southern Africa through the inculcation of the values of accountability and responsiveness to the needs of the people of the region in its governments, parastatal organisations and civil society, including business and industry.

Renew, Replace and Reform, the three Rs for reviving the ANC’s support

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...

Does the prosecution authority in SA have any prospect of acting independently?

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...

Revolution vs constitution: The challenges of governance in South Africa’s new coalition era

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....

LETTER: GNU reset must be constitutional

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...

NPA’s ability to act independently deeply compromised by political interference and corruption

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...

LETTER: Cabinet must act collectively

07 April 2025 - 17:29 In all the wholly unnecessary fuss around the spat over a 0.5 percentage point hike in VAT, politicians have lost sight of the constitutional...

Mediation is to some lawyers what internal combustion engine was to most farriers

Paul Hoffman | 03 April 2025 Paul Hoffman says if compulsory mediation is legislated in SA, parliament must insist all mediators be qualified independent professionals...

How to resolve the GNU Budget dispute over raising VAT

By Paul Hoffman There is currently some R89bn swilling around in the financial services sector that is unclaimed. It emerged during the interview that there is...

LETTER: State could take over R89bn in unclaimed funds

Many South Africans appear not to be too careful about their money. According to media reports sourced from Erica Liebenberg of Just Money, there is a pool of R89bn...

LETTER: Rasool dug his own grave

Former SA ambassador was bound to be expelled after badmouthing the US When the new SA was born some three decades ago “we the people” declared our intent to “build a...