The deafening silence from the Legal Practice Council following the publication of advocate Teffo's letter is worrisome, as the body cannot be seen to be selective of the issues that they comment on, especially if it concerns issues that are highly relevant to the legal practice and the public at large, writes Bouwer van Niekerk.
Our current leaders appear to remain of the view that not only should their powers and influence exclusively dictate how our society is "bettered", but that we should also look to them – and only them – when confronted with difficult economic circumstances, writes Bouwer van Niekerk.
Liberty has offered to buy out creditors of the mine, which would amount to hundred of millions of rands, even though the NPA will soon apply to have Optimum’s assets forfeited to the state.
<p>Without a functioning Public Protector, the people have been left without the remedial actions that they could have relied upon had the Public Protector focused on serving the public, as opposed to the person, writes Bouwer van Niekerk.</p>