The Centre for Constitutional Rights welcomes a recent judgment handed down by the Constitutional Court in South African Police Service v Solidarity obo Barnard [2014] ZACC 23 in so far as it provides further clarity about how equality, both a constitutional value and right, must be achieved.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (the EFF) are causing an uproar inside and outside the hallowed hallways of Parliament.
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) welcomes an announcement by the Minister for State Security, Minister David Mahlobo, that the Inspector General of Intelligence (the IGI) will be conducting an investigation into alleged misconduct by members of the State Security Agency (SSA).
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (CFCR) celebrates Women’s Day in honour of all women who continue to build our constitutional democracy and the values, rights and principles upon which it was founded.
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) welcomes the commitment of the Minister of Police, Nathi Nhleko, to “restoring the citizens’ faith and trust in our law enforcement agencies and the criminal justice system” whilst recognising the need to enhance the effectiveness and professionalism of the South African Police Service (SAPS).
In the last parliamentary term, a series of laws with implications for property rights were either debated or passed, with some being signed into law.
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) welcomes a recent statement by Minister Susan Shabangu, Minister of Women in the Presidency, that the Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Bill (the WEGE Bill) will be withdrawn for further consultation.
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR), together with the Stellenbosch University’s School for Public Leadership (SPL) and Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert Institute for Student Leadership Development and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, had the privilege of hosting Professor Russel Botman as keynote speaker at our recent Breakfast Discussion Series on the Constitution and Good Public Leadership on 19 June 2014.
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (the Department) recently published a new policy document entitled “Strengthening the Relative Rights of People Working the Land” that proposes drastic changes to ownership structures on commercial farms. Its most salient feature is that of proposing a system of equity sharing on farms, of which the constitutionality is questionable.
