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Judith February

Judith February is executive officer: Freedom Under Law and editor of Daily Maverick’s legal newsletter, Judith’s Prudence.

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Judith February

20 November 2025

Creating sustainable SA cities poses deep-seated challenges for a deeply unequal society

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Judith February

16 November 2025

From Mamdani to McKenzie — why depth matters in politics and democracy

By Judith February

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Judith February

31 August 2025

SA’s self-inflicted wounds hinder its progress in a new and increasingly complex world

By Judith February

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Judith February

10 July 2025

President Ramaphosa only finds his voice when faced with easy targets

By Judith February

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Judith February

18 June 2025

The long walk to Lord’s: SA’s cricket comes full circle from adversity to historic victory

By Judith February

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Judith February

1 June 2025

Gayton McKenzie should be relieved of his Cabinet position

By Judith February

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Judith February

18 May 2025

White flight, black facts: Debunking the myth of Afrikaner persecution

By Judith February

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Judith February

6 April 2025

While the leaves blow, the country burns — the danger of normalising the absurd

By Judith February

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Judith February

6 March 2025

Ramaphosa focuses on G20 at the expense of critical domestic issues

By Judith February

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Judith February

23 February 2025

Undergirding the values of the Constitution is the next struggle we face

By Judith February

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Judith February

13 February 2025

Lies are the currency of the Trump presidency — as is ignorance

By Judith February

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Judith February

4 February 2025

Dear Mr President, for Sona 2025 please lose the clunky, uninspiring rhetoric of the past

By Judith February

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