Opinion
Constitution's burglar alarm must not be allowed to fail again
31 January 2021 - 00:00
SA's constitution enjoins a hybrid government with an executive that has sweeping powers and a legislature that serves as a supposedly vigilant yet largely supportive backing chorus for the president. On paper, MPs act as checks and balances on executive excess; in reality our party system ensures that those in positions of authority, in the civil service and parliament, are beholden to the party, rather than the people and the constitution...
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