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Pierre de Vos

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Claude Leon Foundation Chair in Constitutional Governance at UCT and author of the Blog, Constitutionally Speaking. I am not a journalist. Hopeful that everyone on this app will read before commenting.

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Trumpโ€™s Fantasy Is Crashing Down www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...

06.03.2026 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happening on 18 March at UCT. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to mark.gaffley@gmail.com.

06.03.2026 13:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

More than a month since the minister of defence announced a board of inquiry into the failure of SANDF generals to implement instruction to exclude Iran from naval exercises. Not a word since. Has the whole unlawful scheme been dropped?

06.03.2026 04:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ANC demands that DA removes Lesufi shower billboard After Gautengโ€™s premier admitted using hotels during water cuts, the DA turned the moment into a billboard โ€” and the ANC now wants it removed, warning of court action over the AI-generated image.โ€ฆ

Ntanga said the court action would be brought in terms of the Electoral Actโ€™s Electoral Code of Conduct. However, the code is only applicable once an election has been called โ€” the local government election date has not been set. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

06.03.2026 04:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Kristi Noem confronts grim truth that everyone is expendable in Trump world Many will regard the ex-secretary of homeland security, Trumpโ€™s first fired cabinet member, as the worst yet seen

Kristi Noem once led a dog to a gravel pit and ended its life with the cold precision of a mafia hit. On Thursday, she confronted the grim truth that she, too, was expendable when she became the first cabinet member fired in Donald Trumpโ€™s second term. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

06.03.2026 03:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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South African President Talks Trump, Racism and That Oval Office โ€˜Ambushโ€™

South African President Talks Trump, Racism and That Oval Office โ€˜Ambushโ€™ www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...

05.03.2026 18:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MMC and journalists held hostage in Alexandra โ€˜brothelโ€™ during cleanup operation A cleanup operation in Alexandra escalates into a hostage situation as Johannesburg officials and journalists are trapped in a suspected brothel amid rising public outcry over lawlessness.โ€ฆ

MMC and journalists held hostage in Alexandra โ€˜brothelโ€™ during cleanup operation www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

05.03.2026 17:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ex-ANC MP Vincent Smith jailed for 7 years over Bosasa kickbacks and tax fraud | News24 Former ANC MP Vincent Smith has been sentenced to seven yearsโ€™ imprisonment for corruption charges, including kickbacks he received from Bosasa.

๐Ÿ”’Zuma-era ANC MP, Vincent Smith, jailed for 7 years over Bosasa kickbacks and tax fraud www.news24.com/southafrica/...

05.03.2026 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Machiavellian shadow: Former top prosecutor testifies how Thabo Mbeki thwarted post-TRC justice In a searing indictment of South Africaโ€™s post-apartheid leadership, top prosecutor Anton Ackermann detailed a systematic, state-sanctioned campaign to bury Truth and Reconciliation Commission cases, ...

The Machiavellian shadow: Former top prosecutor testifies how Thabo Mbeki thwarted post-TRC justice www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

05.03.2026 04:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Beneath SAโ€™s cop scandal โ€” intensifying distrust and multiple investigations into law enforcers Several investigations into police officers are under way alongside two parallel hearings into whether a cartel has infiltrated South Africaโ€™s law enforcement, adding to the already deep distrust amon...

Beneath SAโ€™s cop scandal โ€” intensifying distrust and multiple investigations into law enforcers www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

04.03.2026 07:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Al Jazeera investigation: Iran girlsโ€™ school targeting likely โ€˜deliberateโ€™ Al Jazeera investigation raises questions over deadliest single attack of war that killed 165 schoolgirls and staff.

Al Jazeera investigation: Iran girlsโ€™ school targeting likely โ€˜deliberateโ€™. Al Jazeera investigation raises questions over deadliest single attack of war on Iran that killed 165 schoolgirls and staff. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...

04.03.2026 07:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Targeting civilians again: Tehran an โ€˜apocalypseโ€™ of hospitals in flames and children buried beneath rubble www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

04.03.2026 07:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Inside health deptโ€™s leadership decapitation: How donor funds were looted | News24 Exclusive documents obtained by News24 reveal how the officials allegedly bypassed procurement laws to appoint an investigator to target a whistleblower who had exposed R1.2 billion in fraud.

Inside health deptโ€™s leadership decapitation: How donor funds were looted. www.news24.com/investigatio...

03.03.2026 06:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Raha Nik-Andish | Waiting for War Usually the last days of February are filled with anticipation of the Persian New Year holiday, Nowruz. People shop for...

โ€˜Beside the front door, next to my slippers and outside shoes, I keep a bag with my important documents. In the morning before going to work, people check their torch batteries rather than their emails.โ€™

Raha Nik-Andish in Tehran, from the blog.

www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...

02.03.2026 18:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Revealed: Brian Molefeโ€™s alleged State Capture era โ€˜slush fundโ€™ Newly obtained bank records and related documents link alleged State Capture culprit Brian Molefe to an apparent โ€˜slush fundโ€™.

Revealed: Brian Molefeโ€™s alleged State Capture era โ€˜slush fundโ€™ www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

02.03.2026 18:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pierre de Vos | A rogue GNU: Ministers pursue party agendas over collective policies | News24 While South Africaโ€™s annual Budget is expected to pass smoothly this year after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana learnt hard lessons about consulting coalition partners, the government of national un...

๐Ÿ”’Pierre de Vos | A rogue GNU: Ministers pursue party agendas over collective policies www.news24.com/opinions/ana...

02.03.2026 13:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump and Netanyahuโ€™s attack on Iran is an illegal act of aggression | Kenneth Roth Their actions are no different from Putinโ€™s invasion of Ukraine or Rwandan president Paul Kagameโ€™s invasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Trump and Netanyahuโ€™s attack on Iran is an illegal act of aggression no different from Russian president Vladimir Putinโ€™s invasion of Ukraine or Rwandan president Paul Kagameโ€™s invasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

02.03.2026 09:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Special Edition: A Questionable War of Choice (February 28, 2026) The United States launched a major armed attack on Iran Saturday, striking military and political targets throughout the country.

"A world in which countries believe they have the right to undertake preventive strikes against those they judge to be threats would be a world of frequent conflict. That is why such actions have no standing under international law." open.substack.com/pub/richardh...

01.03.2026 14:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How โ€˜Heated Rivalryโ€™ Thawed the Chill Between My Father and Me

How โ€˜Heated Rivalryโ€™ Thawed the Chill Between My Father and Me www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/s...

27.02.2026 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'I refute the allegations' โ€” Ekurhuleni HR boss denies protecting Mkhwanazi The testimony of Linda Gxasheka, the suspended head of human resources at the City of Ekurhuleni, points to systemic governance failures within the metro.โ€ฆ

โ€˜I refute the allegationsโ€™ โ€” Ekurhuleni HR boss denies protecting Mkhwanazi www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

27.02.2026 05:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Goliath to appeal against high court judgment that shut the door on Venice Biennale Artist Gabrielle Goliath will appeal against a high court ruling upholding Arts Minister Gayton McKenzieโ€™s cancellation of her Venice Biennale participation, with an artwork called Elegy, which addres...

Artist Gabrielle Goliath takes on Gayton McKenzie in appeal against high court judgment www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

27.02.2026 05:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why 15% of South African third graders canโ€™t read a single word โ€” and whatโ€™s being done about it With national reading goals slipping out of reach, a new report reveals the stark reality of South Africaโ€™s literacy crisis and how proactive provinces and private donors are teaming up to save a gene...

Sjoe: Why 15% of South African Grade 3s canโ€™t read a single word โ€” and whatโ€™s being done about it www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

26.02.2026 10:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Convicted fraudster appointed as Free State hospital CEO | News24 Sources expose how political networks led to a convicted fraudster being appointed as a hospital CEO.

๐Ÿ”’Convicted fraudster appointed as Free State hospital CEO www.news24.com/citypress/po...

23.02.2026 04:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Joburgโ€™s ward committees have collapsed โ€” residents forced to govern themselves Residentsโ€™ committees have replaced ward committees in Johannesburg, deepening inequality.โ€ฆ

Joburgโ€™s ward committees have collapsed โ€” residents forced to govern themselves www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

23.02.2026 04:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The ANC wonโ€™t, and canโ€™t, arrest its decline in Gauteng With local elections expected later this year, the ANC in Gauteng is weaker than itโ€™s ever been. Many of the problems have piled up over the years, but key to so many of them is political infighting, ...

The ANC wonโ€™t, and canโ€™t, arrest its decline in Gauteng www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

23.02.2026 04:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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As the ANC self-immolates, Zille and Mashaba seize race for Joburgโ€™s future From Dada to Gogo to Homeboy: The fight for Johannesburg just got very interesting.โ€ฆ

As the ANC self-immolates, Zille and Mashaba seize race for Joburgโ€™s future www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

23.02.2026 04:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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How Cape Town's municipal bills are outrunning its middle-class residents Cape Town homeowners who do not qualify for income-linked rebates are paying municipal bills that have significantly outpaced inflation and salary increases over the past decade as a result of spirall...

How Cape Town's municipal bills are outrunning its middle-class residents www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

23.02.2026 04:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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LUKE FELTHAM | Gambling advertising โ€• how to kill a fantasy The trade, industry & competition department is planning to tighten advertising

๐Ÿ”’LUKE FELTHAM | Gambling advertising โ€• how to kill a fantasy www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026...

23.02.2026 04:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Johannesburg Masterโ€™s Office: allegations of corruption and incompetence โ€œIf you donโ€™t pay the cooldrink money, your things are not going to get doneโ€

Johannesburg Masterโ€™s Office: allegations of corruption and incompetence. "There is this perception that if you donโ€™t pay the cool drink money, your things are not going to get done". groundup.org.za/article/joha...

20.02.2026 11:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The staggering cost of wrongful arrests Thousands of claims against SAPS cost R620-million in 2024/25

Unlawful arrests or detentions cost the South African Police Service (SAPS) over R620-million in 2024/25, according to an answer in Parliament by Acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia.

Read groundup.org.za/article/the-... by GroundUp and The Outilier.

20.02.2026 07:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0