Pierre de Vos explains the intricacies of changing South Africa?s Constitution to clarify the guidelines for the expropriation of land without compensation.
The SCA judgment means the president must be prosecuted - unless the national director of public prosecutions drops the charges against him.
One way or another it’s going to be difficult for the national director of public prosecutions to recover
Deliberately retrogressive measures in the higher education field are failures of government, writes Pierre de Vos
The FF+ poses a greater risk to our democracy than Julius Malema's EFF ever would, writes Pierre de Vos.
What the chief justice said about transformation might upset some people. But it is not constitutionally controversial, says Pierre de Vos.
Trollip is "very proud" to welcome a criminal, King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo. Hypocrisy? Definitely, says Pierre de Vos.
Policy fine-tuning must stop property owners holding out for big payouts without opening a door to graft, says Pierre De Vos
Media almost never thought to pose a risk of prejudice, writes Pierre de Vos
One has to be innovative with one’s interpretation to believe that the spending of public funds on Nkandla is justified
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela will not be sidelined in her quest for clean, transparent governance
The proposed R203 million upgrade of the President’s homestead could well be an unlawful use of public funds
In the apartheid years, the defence force was a highly politicised institution serving the interests of the National Party
Although not totally immune to politics, members of the army cannot, by law, take part in party politics
Millions of |children grow up hungry and exposed to many preventable diseases, yet we get upset about a silly willy painting
When the Constitutional Assembly drafted the final constitution in 1994 and 1995, it dragged its feet in finalising the provisions dealing with traditional leadership ...
Provinces are seen as vital in enhancing the system of both representative and participatory democracy