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Defend Truth

Hugh Corder

Hugh Corder is Professor Emeritus of Public law at the University of Cape Town.

Latest Work

Hugh Corder

14 January 2025

Will the last person to leave the SA Post Office please switch off the lights

5 min

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2024 ELECTIONS EXPLAINED OP-ED

22 May 2024

The electoral system has changed significantly this year — here’s what you need to know

8 min

2

Hugh Corder

8 November 2023

Impeachment of Judges Hlophe and Motata will strengthen SA’s constitutional democracy

4 min

6

Dedicated SA judges, prosecutors and legal counsel should be celebrated in a time of litigious lunacy

COURTING DISASTERS

15 September 2023

Dedicated SA judges, prosecutors and legal counsel should be celebrated in a time of litigious lunacy

6 min

4

Hugh Corder

28 September 2022

Mpofu, Hlophe, Zuma… beware of what you wish for, and the methods you employ to get there

6 min

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Hugh Corder

22 May 2022

Judge John Hlophe saga threatens the legitimacy of the Constitution

4 min

4

Hugh Corder

30 June 2021

Comprehensive review: The JSC is in freefall and the stakes are too high for it to fail

5 min

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