Language development in South Africa: The Constitution guarantees 50%; communities carry the other half

Language development in South Africa: The Constitution guarantees 50%; communities carry the other half

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The recent judgment in the Unisa case allows for two observations. The first one is that despite everything there is still hope for the continuation of Afrikaans at academic level in the public university sector, especially if distance teaching continues to grow; a growth which was stimulated by the so-called “new normal” caused by pandemic…

THE JUDGES AND THEIR WHIGS: THE MIRAGE OF THE RULE OF LAW IN SOUTH AFRICA

THE JUDGES AND THEIR WHIGS: THE MIRAGE OF THE RULE OF LAW IN SOUTH AFRICA

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… [T]he depiction of the highest courts, as the ultimate protector of rights, is at the same time distinctively romantic, and false. The state, in the accurate analysis of Max Weber, is the holder of the monopoly of legitimate force, which includes violence. The legitimate wielders of force are not only the security agencies of…

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