Clear threats to our democracy

30 May 2016 - 09:21

By Prof GE Devenish , Durban

Democracy must operate within the confines of the constitution and must be clearly distinguishable from mob rule and anarchy. This relates to the large number of violent service-delivery protests and the abusive conduct of the EFF in parliament.Both of these are a serious threat to democracy and need to be addressed urgently.

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