CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
ARTICLE: HIGH NOON IN SENEKAL
The long-simmering crisis of farm murders has come to a head following the murder on 1 October of a 21-year-old farm manager Brendin Horner at a farm outside Paul Roux in the Free State.
Horner’s body was found tied to a pole and the 21-year-old had injuries to the face and neck.
Only two days later police arrested two suspects, Sekola Piet Matlaletsa and Sekwetje Isaiah Mahlamba, in a township near Paul Roux. Blood-stained clothes and shoes were found in their possession.
ARTICLE: THE BRACKENFELL BOIL
Every now and then a boil appears on the 26-year-old face of the New South Africa. One such boil erupted on 6 October in Senekal – and another earlier this week at Brackenfell High School in the Cape. These ugly eruptions may reflect more than just a passing hormonal imbalance: they could indicate a deeper underlying toxicity that might threaten the whole body politic.
STATEMENT: DRAFT FILMS AND PUBLICATIONS AMENDMENT REGULATIONS
PROPOSED ONLINE CENSORSHIP OF SOUTH AFRICA: DRAFT FILMS AND PUBLICATIONS AMENDMENT REGULATIONS
The South African Film and Publication Board (SAFPB) recently published the Draft Films and Publications Amendment Regulations for public comment. The Regulations – which would be promulgated under the Films and Publications Amendment Act 11 of 2019 (the FPAA) – will be administered by the Board – and apply to the sale, hiring and streaming of content on the internet and various other digital platforms in South Africa.
PODCASTS
SUBMISSIONS
SPEECHES
EVENTS
THE THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE TO PRESIDENT FW DE KLERK AND NELSON MANDELA
Thirty years have passed since the cold winter’s day in Oslo when Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
BALLOTS AND BARRIERS: SOUTH AFRICA’S ELECTORAL LANDSCAPE POST-JUDGEMENT
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.
DEVELOPMENTS AT THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION
The FW de Klerk Foundation is very pleased to announce that it has appointed Christo van der Rheede as its new Executive Director, with effect from 15 January 2024.
CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES
- Equality
- Non-racialism
- Gender Rights
- The Constitution
- The Rule of Law
- Multiparty Democracy
- Personal Rights
- Cultural, Religious and Language Rights
- Freedom of Expression and Political Rights
- Social and Economic Rights
- Property Rights
- Education
- Access To The Courts, Information And Fair Adminstration