CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
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ARTICLE: GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS FOR AFRIKAANS EDUCATION IN UFS RULING
The dust has not yet settled over the Constitutional Court (CC) judgment in the University of the Free State (UFS) language policy case. What is the impact of this ruling on the future of Afrikaans as language of instruction, and by implication, the future of other indigenous languages in education? Are we destined for a completely English education system, with mother tongue education tossed into the trashcan of history?
Of course, one should not be alarmist or get discouraged. The CC verdict is, with respect, regrettable and could be challenged on many levels. However, there are some technical issues that could limit the impact thereof in future cases. One of these are the special circumstances at the UFS, for example, the size of the Afrikaans and English classes, which according to the UFS (and CC) would lead to unequal quality of education and would therefore be discriminatory and racist. Another set of facts could provide a different outcome.
THE CONSTITUTION, STATE CAPTURE AND THE WAY FORWARD
SPEECH BY FW DE KLERK, CHAIRMAN EMERITUS OF THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION TO THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION CONFERENCE, 2 FEBRUARY 2018 THE CONSTITUTION,
SPEECH: THE CONSTITUTION, STATE CAPTURE AND THE WAY FORWARD
Twenty-two years ago elected representatives of all the people of South Africa, gathered in Parliament, sitting as a Constituent Assembly, adopted a new Constitution as the supreme law of South Africa.
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ARTICLE: THE REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH: CHASING AWAY THE MILK COW
Last week the University of Stellenbosch’s Social Justice Programme held its Third Annual Social Justice Summit and International Conference. The event was chaired by the
ARTICLE: HATE SPEECH
The Prevention and Combatting of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill is just one of a number of extremely disturbing bills that are trundling their way through the
PODCAST: ELECTORAL REFORM – Dave Steward and Michael Louis
Last year, in a landmark judgment for South Africa, the Constitutional Court declared the South African Electoral Act to be unconstitutional. More specifically, the court ruled
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