Thabo Mbeki’s latest attempt at historical revisionism falls horribly short of the legal mark. The former President published a letter on his Facebook page last week entitled, ‘Behind the narrative of the abuse of state power was a larger goal’. In revisiting – nearly a decade after the fact – his notorious decision to remove… Read More: Mbeki guilty of misinterpreting the Law, Mail & Guardian, February… »
On 8 February 2016, Former President Thabo Mbeki published a letter on his Facebook page in which he seeks, nearly a decade down the line, to justify his decision to suspend former NDPP, Vusi Pikoli – who intended to execute warrants against the late Jackie Selebi – on the basis of ‘national security’. Lauren Kohn… Read More: Mbeki debate – Letter #5 »
On 1 October 2014, the South African Supreme Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the matter of Shuttleworth v South African Reserve Bank (864/2013) [2014] ZASCA 157 (1 October 2014). Following on from the handing down of the judgment, Mark shuttleworth released a media statement saying that he will put the returned funds of R250m plus… Read More: R250m won back from SARB to go into trust to… »
The Potter Talks are conducted by prominent academics, thought leaders, innovators and students on issues affecting civil society in South Africa. I was recently invited to present at the May 2012 talks in Cape Town, where I examined some examples of where the separation of powers in the South African political system are failing and why… Read More: Why our parliament is failing to hold the Executive to… »