ARTICLE: THE PRESIDENT, PARLIAMENT AND THE PRESSING QUESTION
2014-12-03
When will the President be answering questions in the National Assembly again?
When will the President be answering questions in the National Assembly again?
December 3 marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) welcomes, in principle, a judgment delivered by the Constitutional Court in which it confirmed that the South African Police Service Act 68 of 1995 as amended (the Act), was still inconsistent with the constitutional obligation to create a structurally and operationally independent anti-corruption unit.
South Africa, by virtue of section 1 of the Constitution, is a democratic state founded on, among others, the value of “a multi-party system of democratic government, to ensure accountability, responsiveness and openness“.
Every year from 25 November to 10 December – 16 days in total – the world comes together to advocate for a pandemic that affects millions of women and girls across the globe: domestic violence. The movement is called “16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence”. Governments, international organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), civil society organisations, faith-based organisations and individuals rally together during this period to raise awareness about gender violence in their communities.
THE CONSTITUTION AND GOOD PUBLIC LEADERSHIP: DISCUSSION SERIES
TOPIC: THE MEDIA, THE CONSTITUTION AND PUBLIC LEADERSHIP
SPEAKERS: MAX DU PREEZ AND MONDLI MAKHANYA
Join us for the final discussion in a series of four events hosted by the School of Public Leadership Public Leadership Forum (SPLPLF) in association with the Centre for Constitutional Rights (CFCR) and the School of Public Leadership (SPL) at Stellenbosch University (SU) and supported by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS).
The ad hoc committee appointed to consider the report by the President into the security upgrades at his Nkandla private residence absolved the President from any responsibility for the non-security upgrades.
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) notes with great concern recent developments in the National Assembly that clearly undermine the independence and powers of Parliament, as provided for in the Constitution.
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) strongly condemns recent statements by Economic Freedom Fighters (the EFF) leader, Julius Malema, advocating for land occupations.