The exercise of the presidential pardon promises to be a heavily contested political arena. For some time rumours have circulated about the possible pardon of Schabir Shaik and Eugene de Kock, whose very ...
Read MoreDURBAN — Walter Masondo stands in his driveway, his grandchildren dashing around his legs, watching a steamroller lay asphalt at a township stadium remodeled as a training venue for the World Cup. The ...
Read MoreSocial cohesion community conversation encourages community members to engage with one another. March 2, 2010 –The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) held its first Diepsloot township community conversation, after the xenophobic violence that rocked the ...
Read MoreWalter Masondo stands in his driveway, his grandchildren dashing around his legs, watching a steamroller lay asphalt at a township stadium remodelled as a training venue for the football World Cup in ...
Read MoreJOHANNESBURG – The South African Constitutional Court yesterday upheld a high court decision interdicting the president from granting pardons to perpetrators of political violence without first consulting victims. Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) member ...
Read MoreBy Beauregard Tromp Former president Thabo Mbeki has effectively prevented President Jacob Zuma from unilaterally pardoning a number of racist, religious and political killers. At least, not without consulting their victims. This ...
Read MoreBy Franny Rabkin BEFORE President Jacob Zuma can consider whether to pardon people convicted of “politically motivated” crimes , he would have to hear from the victims of the crimes, the Constitutional ...
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