Laying The Groundwork - CR17 And The Challenge To The Executive Ethics Code

This is the first in a three-brief series and it deals with the relationship between donations towards campaigns within political parties and the Executive ...

Legislatures in Lockdown

This brief argues in support of proposed amendments to the Disaster Management Act, which hold the potential to bring states of disaster under legislative ...

Unveiling The Power Behind The Throne: Who Are The Special Advisers?

This brief considers the need to know the identities of persons advising members of the Executive, and highlights the difficulty the Helen Suzman Foundation ...

What’s Yours is Mine – How the Ingonyama Trust Failed to Take Customary Property Rights Seriously

This brief unpacks a judgement against the Ingonyama Trust handed down by the Pietermaritzburg High Court and suggests that it contains useful lessons for land ...

To postpone, or not to postpone? That is the question.

This brief will consider the pertinent question: What are the issues that the Constitutional Court will have to decide at the hearing of the Electoral ...

Amending Section 25 of the Constitution to include expropriation without compensation - the latest developments, and reflections of a more general nature on the implementation of Government policies

This brief looks at the latest developments in the process to amend Section 25 of the Constitution, specifically regarding expropriation without compensation. ...

Ace Magashule v the ANC or How not to use the Courts to Settle Political Scores

This brief considers the principles at play in the legal battle between ANC Secretary-General, Ace Magashule, and his party. In his court application, ...

Conflict between Minister and National Commissioner raises concerns about Minister’s role in appointments process

This brief examines the role played by the Minister of Police in senior appointments in the police service and asks whether this role is constitutionally ...

Department seeks to amend the legislation governing the public service, but squanders the opportunity for meaningful reform

This brief examines the Department of Public Service and Administration's proposed amendments to the legislative scheme governing the public service. It is ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area has been established. What now?

This brief examines the recent establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area and its importance within the context of intra-African trade.