Blog entries from: Constitutionally Speaking

This blog deals with political and social issues in South Africa, mostly from the perspective of Constitutional Law. Written by Pierre de Vos

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May 22 2013

From Constitutionally Speaking Wed May 22 2013, 14:41:50

"Prejudice," warned former Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo in the judgment of Hoffmann v South African Airways, "can never justify unfair discrimination". This means that a church can never justify discrimination against a gay or lesbian minister, pastor or priest, because it wanted to protect itself against the homophobic prejudices of its congregants. But this seems [...]

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May 20 2013

From Constitutionally Speaking Mon May 20 2013, 15:56:51

Minister Jeff Radebe on Sunday blamed "name-dropping" for the Gupta corruption scandal and said the government wanted name-dropping to be classified as a form of gross misconduct - presumably for members of the civil service. But for Radebe to blame officials for a culture of name-dropping and to rail against such a culture, is a [...]

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May 18 2013

From Constitutionally Speaking Sat May 18 2013, 03:34:18

The University of KwaZulu-Natal has announced that it will make isiZulu language classes compulsory for all first-year students from next year. This modest step, aimed at promoting multilingualism in South Africa, has been sharply criticised. Some have compared it to the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in schools in 1976 (a move [...]

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