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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.

LETTER: End to fight over Zondo archives in sight

There is an ongoing spat between the department of justice and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) concerning the fate of the materials put together and archived...

No place in a constitutional democracy for kangaroo courts and vigilantism

In the absence of adequate state protection, lynch mobs, self-appointed vigilante committees and groups and kangaroo courts gain in popularity, to the great prejudice...

Towards consensus on the way forward for SA on countering the corrupt

Corrupt people are the bane of the life of the nation in SA, and indeed anywhere in the world where corruption is as rife as it is here. The President has referred to...

Justice Minister Thembi Simelane should resign now or be dismissed by the president if she won’t

The minister with final responsibility over the NPA cannot possibly have as chequered a past as Thembi Simelane, nor can Simelane legally dwell in the predicament in...

LETTER: Justice minister and conflict of interest

The interview the justice portfolio committee of the National Assembly conducted with justice minister Thembi Simelane on Friday was unedifying in many ways. The true...

LETTER: Simelane is fatally compromised

Our new justice minister, Thembi Simelane, is in a uniquely awkward position while executive and prosecutorial dithering over her future continues (“No time for private...

Judicial precedent must be followed in setting up anti-corruption measures

By Paul Hoffman The success or otherwise of the efforts to counter corruption worldwide is dependent on the political will of those involved, not on whether the...

LETTER: Public statements need to be reconciled with law

The following statements made by important South Africans in recent days need to be reconciled with the law, and with each other. This task is urgent. Retiring chief...

Trumpeted ANC support of Idac may hasten the end of GNU

By Paul Hoffman If any other political party in the Government of National Unity were to promote unconstitutional notions that ignore the binding nature of court...

LETTER: Simelane doubly conflicted

The constitution requires in section 96 that members of the executive may not expose themselves to any situation involving the risk of a conflict between their official...