This contribution is a genuine effort at furthering what Andreas Schedler called “reform from below”, in his book The Self-Restraining State: Power and Accountability in New Democracies
The Constitution Amendment Bill divests the National Prosecuting Authority of its power to institute criminal proceedings regarding corruption and organised crime and instead vests these powers in the proposed anti-corruption commission
A reply to Paul Hoffman, showing that the law actually isn’t simple and what it – properly, purposefully and holistically considered – does tell us
The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption does not prevent the future addition of a constitutionally entrenched anti-corruption commission
South Africa’s pursuit of state-capture redress is a story of stalemates and setbacks, but also some successes
SA knows what happens when law enforcement units are used for political ends.
The former president’s excuse of "national security" for interfering in the prosecution of Jackie Selebi is a misinterpretation of the law.