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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

24 April 2021

Default or design: What game is Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng playing?

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Judith February

20 April 2021

It’s open season on SA’s judiciary – and a flawed Chief Justice does not help matters

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8 min

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Judith February

23 March 2021

Power play: Cricket SA Members’ Council stands in the way of preserving a national game

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6 min

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19 March 2021

The rule of law is under threat in our country

Judith February

6 min

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We must defend our democratic laws

DM168 Justice Op-Ed

28 February 2021

We must defend our democratic laws

Judith February

7 min

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Judith February

7 February 2021

How Zuma is using a populist playbook to assault democracy, and how Ramaphosa’s silence will betray South Africa

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6 min

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Judith February

2 February 2021

The Political Party Funding Act will help diminish the toxic impact of money on politics

Judith February

6 min

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Lessons from the US carnage

23 January 2021

Lessons from the US carnage

Judith February

6 min

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Judith February

14 January 2021

Words matter, especially the words of a US president

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5 min

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Judith February

16 December 2020

A Constitution is a transformative and progressive instrument for change

Judith February

5 min

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WE, the lifeblood of democracy

28 November 2020

WE, the lifeblood of democracy

Judith February

6 min

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Judith February

15 November 2020

Reflections on 2020 – the delicious irony of Donald’s demise, Ace on a hot tin roof and settling into the new normal

Judith February

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