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A look at the two positions held by former President Thabo Mbeki – ANC president and South African president – and some insights as to how they merged, to the detriment of his own aspirations and South Africa’s democracy. The book, ‘The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ provides a helpful metaphor in [...]
Filed under: Jacob Zuma, Leadership, Thabo Mbeki | Tagged: ANC President, Duplicity, Hyde, Jekyll, Robert Louis Stevenson, Self-interest, Seperation of powers, Thabo Mbeki | 1 Comment »
An overview of 11 key Judgments handed down by the High Court, the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court, regarding the ANC government and the nature of its administration. The Nicholson Judgment has brought the ANC’s behaviour into stark relief. Against that background, it is worth considering what the Courts have had to [...]
Filed under: Corruption, Governance, Maladministration, Quotes, Undemocratic behaviour | Tagged: Constitutional Court, Corruption, Eastern Cape, Executive Interference, Good Governance, High Court, Jacob Zuma, Judiciary, Seperation of powers, Socio-economic Rights, Supreme Court of Appeal, Welfare | 2 Comments »
An overview of the 157 page judgment handed down by the Cape High Court on the legality of the Erasmus Commission. In this edition, we look at what the key findings were, what the judgment means for the ANC and how the DA’s opposition to the Commission epitomises the values that underpin an Open Opportunity [...]
Filed under: Governance, Judiciary, Maladministration, Quotes, Undemocratic behaviour | Tagged: ANC, City of Cape Town, DA, Democratic Alliance, Ebrahim Rasool, Erasmus Commission, Helen Zille, High Court, Judgment, Judiciary, Open Opportunity Society For All, Richard Dyantyi, Seperation of powers, State | 1 Comment »
