By Steven Friedman
Key voices in our national debate care about democracy — but only if it produces the result they want. Which is much the same as not caring about democracy at all.
Ironically, at a time when Lesotho is in danger of losing its democratic Parliament (for a ...
By Mcebisi Ndletyana
Screaming matches on this platform are far better than angry mobs confronting each other in the streets, writes Mcebisi Ndletyana.
Johannesburg - “The security cluster cannot watch while the authority of Parliament is compromised in a manner that was witnessed last Thursday,” remonstrated the Minister of Defence, ...
By Adv Johan Kruger, Director: Centre for Constitutional Rights
The Economic Freedom Fighters (the EFF) are causing an uproar inside and outside the hallowed hallways of Parliament.
Their apparent disregard for parliamentary customs and traditions have other political parties hot under the collar, while commentators stand divided on whether to ...
By Trevor Manuel
In the week Parliament fell into a chaos of #paybackthemoney, it’s a good idea to read this former minister’s ideas on how to fix it (note: it’s not about heckling, eviction or chanting)
While we have myriad democratic institutions that all play a role in supporting good ...
By Richard Calland
After 10 years of torpor, SA's fifth Parliament seems to have entered an interesting and perhaps more important phase, with plenty of possibilities.
“I don’t know and I’m not interested. Parliament is going to be where the action is now.” As usual, she was on the money. ...
By Hennie van Vuuren
Leaders implicated in graft and state contracts have become the norm rather than the exception. Hennie van Vuuren addresses the buffalo in the room
Isn’t it remarkable how shifty politicians are tripped up by relatively small bribes? The fall from grace of a top politician is ...
By Raymond Suttner.
Protests are an everyday feature of life in the new South Africa. This practical, lived experience raises questions that need examination. Does voting realise its promise, and does the system work for the electorate?
“The People Shall Govern!”- The Freedom Charter.
Images and reports of people taking ...
by Mukoni Ratshitanga
The debate on the State of the Nation address in the national assembly last week illustrated concerns and evinced valuable lessons and reminders which our public representatives across the party political divide ought to be attentive.
The endless points of order, genuine and some not, interjections and ...
By Mondli Makhanya
The statue of Louis Botha outside the main entrance to South Africa’s Parliament is an imposing one. The man sits regally atop a horse, surveying all that is before him. The inscription on the plinth proudly reads: “Farmer. Warrior. Statesman.”
It is a galling image that celebrates ...
By Haji Mohamed Dawjee
While youth unemployment is an issue in South Africa, today's youth are not up to doing just about anything to make it, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) recently announced that youth unemployment in the country has fallen to 36.1% – a 3.4% ...