South Africa is a democracy. It has the best Constitution; an example for other countries around the world, including in the Western world. This Constitution guarantees all possible freedoms to individuals. A true open society has been established, one that guarantee freedom and equality. That is the narrative; the unquestionable “reality” since 1994. Except that, in reality, the South African constitution is rather complex in its allowances for, and guarantees of freedoms a

The Phala Phala judgment is, at most, a technical interpretation of the prescriptions of the Constitution, read in conjunction with that of Parliament’s rules. It is not substitutive, or then, it is not a judgment where judges had to make ideological choices that will shape the nature of South African society. Furthermore, it must be read within the context of Ramaphosa’s diminishing influence in the midst of, for the lack of a better word, the “progressive forces” on the lef

Die kern van ʼn Grondwetlike demokrasie is die beginsel dat ʼn (meestal geskrewe) Grondwet die mag van die staat beperk, en die regte van groepe, maar veral individue, teen magsmisbruik deur die staat beskerm. Die vraag wat in hierdie artikel gevra word, is of hierdie meganisme werklik die veiligheidsnet aan alle Suid-Afrikaners, op gelyke basis, bied wat gedurende die 1990-1994 oorgangsproses voorsien was?

The South African regime is nothing else than a criminals "firm". Everything is "top secrets". The small group that takes the decisions are experienced looters, monopolizing the benefits of their "revolution." It will be grave mistake to think that “The Firm” in South Africa is the ANC; it is not. Despite bitter personal infighting, there are beneficiation of collaborators in the criminal regime across political parties.

ʼn Oligargie is ʼn staatsvorm waar ʼn klein groepie regerende elite die staatsgesag monopoliseer. Intern, binne die konteks van hierdie groepie regerende elite, mag daar selfs demokratiese prosesse beoefen word, maar die grootste gros, die meerderheid, van diegene waaroor regeer word, is uitgesluit; nie slegs van die geleentheid om ernstig mee te ding om staatsgesag nie, maar ook van enige betekenisvolle deelname aan potensiële demokratiese prosesse binne die kring van die reger