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New Agenda 91 — Decode colloquium

‘How can we help and support MPs?’ – Chief Justice Zondo In the keynote address to the In Defence of our Constitutional Democracy colloquium Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said: “I think that Parliament has a very important role to play in bringing down levels of corruption in our country and…
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In Defence of our Constitutional Democracy (Decode)

Democracy only works if Parliament works By Moira Levy and Martin Nicol IFAA recently held a colloquium on ‘Democracy can only work if Parliament works – South Africa after Zondo,’ which was addressed by Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Raymond Zondo, former President of the Republic Kgalema Motlanthe and…
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New Agenda 89: Defend our Constitutional Democracy workshop

Where to for Parliament? One year after Zondo ‘very little has happened’ By Moira Levy “Where was Parliament? ”That’s what Chief Justice Raymond Zondo asked at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. “Where indeed, and where is it now?”. That’s what it said on the invitation to the first…
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New Agenda 89: Defend our Constitutional Democracy workshop

While tools for oversight are important, political will to fully use such tools is paramount Immediately after the release of the final report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State, more commonly called the Zondo…
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New Agenda 89: Defend our Constitutional Democracy workshop

#UniteBehind won’t give up Ethics Committee failed to bring MPs to book A determined attempt to employ Parliament’s Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests to call to account six ANC MPs found by the Zondo Commission to be complicit in state capture came up against so many obstacles that…
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SONA 2015: Fracas in the House

Ben Turok writes on SONA 2015: “Let the good and wise leaders stand up!”  Published in the Sunday Times 22/02/2015.  I was not present in the National Assembly when the EFF was forcible removed but watched the scene on television. The pandemonium was awful, but what also struck me was the…
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