Pierre de Vos ⚖️
@pierredevos
Claude Leon Foundation Chair in Constitutional Governance at UCT and author of the Blog, Constitutionally Speaking. I am not a journalist. You need to read.
🔒ANC buries its head as Gauteng crumbles. "The party no longer attracts the best society has to offer. It has long alienated these groups and is now populated by the dregs of the political class, who view politics as the quickest route to largesse." businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/col…
🔒‘Illegal rationalisations’: Zuma lambasts Ramaphosa’s move on Mchunu. "No intelligible or sustainable defence, which can be sustained in law, has been offered or advanced by Ramaphosa" for appointment of Cachalia as acting police minister. news24.com/politics/illeg… via @news24
(1/1) CCT 206/25 Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma v President of the Republic of South Africa: The Chief Justice has issued the following directions—
Every. Accusation. Is. A. Confession.
Chilling admission from Israeli soldier in YNet, a prominent Israeli newspaper, about forces shooting civilians near a hospital and abducting children: “We took teenagers and used them as human shields…they were blindfolded and handcuffed”
The State of Palestine has actually demonstrated a stronger commitment to peace than any other state facing an attack of this scale on their people, probably ever. If any state requires de-radicalisation, it’s the one currently exterminating and colonising Palestinians
Sure... with Terror attacks happening nearly every week, it's clear that the Palestinian side must go through a process of de-nazification before Israel can consider trusting them
Israel's war of revenge against Palestinians in Gaza: The Lancet reported earlier this year that life expectancy in Gaza has dropped by 50% from a pre-war average of 75.5 years to 40.5 years in September 2024. thelancet.com/journals/lance…
These people are beyond depraved: Far-right Israeli politicians and settlers discuss plans to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from Gaza, annex the territory and turn it into a hi-tech, luxury resort. theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…
Tomorrow's front page of @ScotNational - Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland Plus Nadia El-Nakla on the horrific situation Israel is inflicting on her family members in Gaza
They’re starving Palestinians and bombing Gaza to make way for their own settlements. 😡 timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…
🔒EDITORIAL | Just what is Zuma’s motive for declaring support for Morocco's colonial domination over the people of Western Sahara? (Put differently, what, or how much, did Morocco offer him in return for his support of colonialism.) timeslive.co.za/sunday-times-d… via @TimesLIVE
🔒A Johannesburg magistrate, SSE Fredericks, has been absent from Booysens Magistrate's Court since November 2019, but it took 6 years before the Magistrates Commission recommended her suspension. news24.com/politics/take-… via @news24
🔒9 LIVES | ‘Cat’ Matlala to face charges for botched hits on taxi boss ‘Joe Ferrari’, DJ Vettys news24.com/investigations… via @news24
Many of my staff can't work because they are starving, says Gaza City hospital director. Dr Mohammed Abu Salmiya has urged the international community to force Israel to end its blockade and ensure the safe entry of food, fuel and medical supplies. dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-0…
Kenny Kunene remains in office while Joburg mayor ‘still getting briefings’. Though the Patriotic Alliance claims to have removed him, only Morero can officially replace or suspend Kunene. dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-0…
Joining the dots — SAPS infighting casts a long shadow. The lid seems to have been blown open on an intricate web of criminality in both the SAPS and among those with links to law enforcement. dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-0…
🔒Madlanga fully empowered to clean up SA’s criminal justice system. His powers include subpoenas, search and seizure operations, and the ability to recommend on-the-spot suspensions or criminal prosecutions. businesslive.co.za/bd/national/20… via @BusinessLiveSA
UCT's Faculty of Law is recruiting for Public Law academics at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer and Associate Prof/ Professor levels in a number of specialist areas, including administrative, constitutional, criminal, environmental, and international law. Deadline: 28 July 2025. All the…
What argument? This is not an argument. This is people reacting to psychopaths who justify 21 months of atrocities. Do you think at this point anyone cares if you specifically change your mind? We just want to stop the killing and hold people accountable for their crimes
... right, because the way to win an argument is by shrieking.
🔒LLB(ogus): Prosecutor in court over ‘falsified’ law degree to secure NPA position news24.com/southafrica/cr… via @news24
The KZN High Court in Pietermaritzburg has dismissed a bid by Durban cardiologist Dr Ntando Peaceman Duze to stop the broadcast of a programme in which former patients accused him of malpractice. groundup.org.za/article/carte-…