On Thursday 18 September, Scotland voted to remain part of the United Kingdom. Unionists (such as myself) felt an odd mixture of emotions, chiefly a huge sense of relief and a gnawing sense of unease. Relief for the solid margin by which victory was achieved...
On September 4, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit handed down judgment in two combined cases – Baskin v Bogan; Wolf v Walker. The cases were argued on August 26, 2014, before POSNER, WILLIAMS, and HAMILTON, Circuit...
Many South Africans from all corners of the country have expressed an annoyance at the African National Congress' (ANC) apparent attack on the Public Protector, Ms Thuli Madonsela. The ANC is arguing that the Public Protector is not doing her work in compliance...
Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons On 15 September 2008 the Global Political Agreement (GPA) forming a Unity government in Zimbabwe was signed. It was signed between Zimbabwe African Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and the two Movement for Democratic...
The Constitution states that the Cabinet consists of the President, Deputy President and Ministers. It empowers the President to appoint the Deputy President and Ministers and assign their powers and functions. Moreover, it empowers the President to appoint...
On the 6th of June Glen Greenwald (author and columnist for The Guardian) shook US public life with a story that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) is collecting phone records from all phonecalls made by customers of Verizon, one of America’s largest...
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