Prof- Elmien Du Plessis Associate Professor Potchefstroom Campus; 

The Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution gazetted the 18th Constitutional amendment in December.

Minister Patel today provided a draft framework for sectors for the different levels of lockdown, asking for comments and input before the final regulations will be promulgated next Thursday, in time for the shift to level 4.

Democracies are not quick to respond to a new crisis because of the nature of decision-making in a democracy.

Previously I argued that a state of emergency should have been called to order the lockdown, since section 37 of the Constitution was crafted for making laws during emergency times.

Does the State of Disaster end by midnight tonight?

The President's panel on land reform and agriculture made 73 recommendations, of which 60 were supported and take to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Land Reform and Agriculture (the IMC).

Die nuutste wetsontwerp oor die onteiening van grond is pas vir kommentaar gepubliseer, en in sommige kringe histeries ontvang. ELMIEN DU PLESSIS skryf oor wat dit is en nie is nie.

This weekend, I read on the making of the interim Constitution and the multi-party negotiations in the early 1990s. Keeping a close look at the current amendment process, I have learned that making a Constitution is a messy process.

This week the Parliament of South Africa voted against amending section 25 of the Constitution to provide for “expropriation without compensation” after four years of contestations.