Submissions to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development and the Portfolio Committee on Safety and Security
Issue 35
Up one levelAn inauspicious end to Ngcuka saga
South Africans have reason to be apprehensive over the resignation of Bulelani Ngcuka as the national director of prosecutions.
An audit of liberalism – From Brown to Leon
Patrick Laurence combines an audit of liberalism with a tribute to Peter Brown, one of its finest exponents.
Government's plan to combat poverty
Alan Hirsch provides a synopsis of and insights into government’s campaign to reduce poverty.
Novel solutions for poverty reduction
Joubert Botha offers a different view on how to tackle poverty, including a reappraisal of the Tomlinson Commission Report.
Protecting Aristide is a mistaken priority
Raymond Louw argues that foreign policy should be consistent with human-rights tenets enshrined in the constitution.
Beyond left and right: State versus parents
Lawrence Schlemmer reflects on parental and communal attitudes to education in post-apartheid South Africa.
Lies prevail over truth in agricultural reports
Luis Clemens tests Zanu-PF propaganda about bumper crops and finds it wanting.
Why I oppose the death penalty
David Welsh, a long-time abolitionist, elucidates on why he still opposes the restoration of the death penalty.
NNP strikes a blow against democracy
Lawrence Schlemmer argues that the NNP leadership’s opportunism has adverse implications for democracy.