Daniela Ellerbeck and Lusanda Mahkuntsu examine the Constitutional Court’s recent ruling about whether the Court should allow South Africa’s surveillance law to keep working after it became invalid, while Parliament finishes fixing it.
The FW de Klerk Foundation’s submission on the SIU’s Draft National Corruption Risk and Prevention Framework points out the unconstitutionality of South Africa’s current anti-corruption framework and calls for urgent reforms.
Lusanda Mahkuntsu considers whether the Constitutional Court had jurisdiction to hear a challenge brought by former President Jacob Zuma and the uMkhonto weSizwe Party against certain decisions of President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Lusanda Mahkuntsu considers the Constitutional Court’s decision on whether the tie-breaking mechanism in the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 is constitutional.
The FW de Klerk Foundations marks the 30th anniversary of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
Daniela Ellerbeck and Alfred Mahkuntsu outline presidential powers and the progress of the Copyright Amendment Bill and Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill.
The ANC has laid out specific conditions for political parties interested in joining its GNU. Ismail Joosub explores how numerous parties have responded to the ANC’s conditions.
In a significant move for South Africa’s legal landscape, the crime of defamation has been abolished. Ismail Joosub, Legal Officer of Constitutional Programmes at the FW de Klerk Foundation, explores this change.
On 4 December, the Constitutional Court delivered a judgement that has far-reaching implications for the landscape of South African elections, particularly in relation to independent candidates.
