Monthly Archives: February 2016

Statement on the Constitution and lawful protest | Faculty of Law

Statement on the Constitution and lawful protest | Faculty of Law law.uct.ac.za “We further acknowledge that many of the concerns highlighted by the student movements over the last year are of national significance, particularly the issues relating to designated groups having access to opportunities to study and work at institutions of higher learning and to […]

Transformative Constitutionalism

I’m busy preparing for my lecture on transformative constitutionalism and these poignant words of our late great former Chief Justice, Pius Langa, seemed apt given the current socio-political climate: “Social transformation is indispensable to our society. In South Africa – it is synonymous with reconciliation. If there is no reconciliation between the people and groups […]

Mbeki debate – Letter #5

On 8 February 2016, Former President Thabo Mbeki published a letter on his Facebook page in which he seeks, nearly a decade down the line, to justify his decision to suspend former NDPP, Vusi Pikoli – who intended to execute warrants against the late Jackie Selebi – on the basis of ‘national security’. Lauren Kohn […]