The Public Protector, The Committee And The Courts – What To Do With The Judicial Findings?

This brief explores the constitutional role of the Section 194 Committee tasked with establishing whether Public Protector Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane has committed ...

The Public Protector Impeachment Process: How The Enquiry Resumes

This brief examines the judgement of the Constitutional Court on the constitutionality of the rules adopted by the National Assembly for the removal of heads ...

Who decides on Vaccine Mandates?

This brief reviews the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States of America in National Federation of Independent Business et al v Department of ...

Redefining Politics And How We Think About It

This brief discusses politics of old and new and attempts to draw attention to the relationship between the government and the people. This brief is derived ...

Gangster State

When public life is structured by Family Meetings and threats of systematic economic and social exclusion, Matthew Kruger argues, we live in a gangster state.

The Local Elections Government 2021: The Lighter (Or Larger) Side

This brief discusses the 2021 Local Government Elections.

The prospects of legal challenges to the 2021 local government elections

This brief considers the prospects of a successful legal challenge to the 2021 local government elections. It does so by drawing insights from the ...

The Forthcoming Municipal Elections - Against The Background Of Local Government Disorder

The current state of local government in South Africa is in a dire state and communities and local businesses are bearing the brunt of failing service delivery ...

Beyond CR17 - Problems With The Executive Members’ Ethics Act And The Executive Ethics Code

This is the last in a three-brief series. The first brief dealt with the relationship between donations towards campaigns within political parties and the ...

What CR17 Teaches Us - The Need To Know Who Donates To Politicians’ Internal Party Campaigns

This is the second in a three-brief series. The first brief dealt with the relationship between donations towards campaigns within political parties and the ...