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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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30 March 2026

Crisis of ethics: Standardised response needed when judges are behaving badly

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27 March 2026

The Iran war, the need for vigilance in SA — and accountability

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2 March 2026

Memory and forgetting — the wind whispers a haunting refrain from Cape Town’s past

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10 February 2026

Ramaphosa’s big Sona plans to fix SA’s problems will require political will and a courage he lacks

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23 January 2026

In a world of small, mean rulers, we must tend well to our patch of democracy

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28 November 2025

The burden of two truths — Why South Africa can host a G20 and still deserve better

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20 November 2025

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

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16 November 2025

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

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31 August 2025

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

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10 July 2025

President Ramaphosa only finds his voice when faced with easy targets

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18 June 2025

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

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1 June 2025

Gayton McKenzie should be relieved of his Cabinet position

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