CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
STATEMENT: THE RIGHT TO CRITICISE A SITTING HEAD OF STATE
In a rambling statement earlier today, ANC spokesman Jackson Mthembu took issue with critics of President Zuma. Mr Mthembu was angry about allegations that there are elements within the ANC who fear the President; that President Zuma is beholden to those who supported him when he was accused of corruption; and charges that critics “cannot even wait for the Public Protector and other respected institutions created by our constitution to investigate and make public their findings regarding the Nkandla allegations”.
STATEMENT: THE OPEN-ENDED NATURE OF BROAD-BASED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
When he briefed the media yesterday before the debate on the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Bill in Parliament, Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, said that the country was nowhere near the point where a sunset clause for BBBEE measures could be considered. He said that according to a -007 survey by the University of Pretoria, most companies were still at the lowest level of BBBEE.
STATEMENT: THE CENTENARY OF THE 1913 NATIVES LAND ACT
19 June 2013 will rightly be commemorated as a key point in the dismal story of the dispossession of the land of the black population of South Africa.
The process began in 1652 with the first settlement of the Cape by the Dutch East India Company. Despite Jan van Riebeeck’s instructions to live in amity with the Khoi Khoi population of the Cape, the rapid expansion of the settlement soon led to conflict over land.
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ARTICLE: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2019 #BALANCEFORBETTER
The theme for this year’s commemoration of International Women’s Day is #BalanceforBetter, a call for gender parity at all levels of socio-economic life. The theme addresses the lack of gender parity across the overwhelming majority of global business, government, in media coverage, wealth and even sports coverage. What this call highlights, is that at most socio-economic levels, women do not receive the same opportunities, pay or protection as their male peers. This discrimination is based solely on gender, which goes against the very tenets of equality.
ARTICLE: THE ANC GOVERNMENT IS PLAYING TRANSFORMATION GAMES WHILE ESKOM AND SOUTH AFRICA ARE LIGHTS OUT
Recently, Minister Pravin Gordhan said that former Eskom engineers who are now working abroad should be recalled to South Africa to help solve the crisis. Most of them are probably white.
In the same week, Rapport quoted Eskom’s own affirmative action plan, which outlines that by March 2020, there should be 1 308 fewer white employees (who are qualified) in its service. This includes 336 engineers and many middle managers – working where the essential maintenance work needs to be done.
Huh?
INVITATION: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT CARD 2019 LAUNCH
Join us for the launch of the Centre for Constitutional Rights’ (CFCR) flagship publication, the Human Rights Report Card. The launch event is hosted in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS).
Speakers:
- Mr Ghalib Galant – Deputy National Coordinator, Right 2 Know Campaign (R2K)
- Mr Jay Kruuse – Director, Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM)
- Ms Fiona van Kerwel – Project Manager, Words Open Worlds (WOW), University of Stellenbosch
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