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Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services says this is a violation of the Constitution

Bruce Whitfield talks to Justice Edwin Cameron about the furore over Lindiwe Sisulu's attack on the Constitution and judiciary.

Bruce Whitfield talks to Justice Edwin Cameron about the furore over Lindiwe Sisulu's attack on the Constitution and judiciary.

An independent anti-corruption agency, a national charter against corruption and the creation of a ‘Procurement Officer’s Profession’ are just three recommendations in the State Capture report, described by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo as ‘a comprehensive plan of reform’.

This week I attended a small dinner party honouring some of the amazing medical school graduates of Stellenbosch University. At the head of the table sat the venerable Edwin Cameron, former justice of the Constitutional Court and chancellor of the university.

The story of these medical students is an upper, one to lift the spirits this festive season. But it also contains some pointed lessons for a country so often at war with itself.

Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe said she was excited to link UCT with some of her networks in South Africa, on the continent and globally to extend opportunities for the university community.

Why is South Africa with the most extensive anti-retroviral treatment programme in the world, not winning the war against HIV/AIDS? Judi Nwokedi examines some reasons.

On 1 December, we mark World AIDS Day. This year marks a sombre anniversary. On 5 June 2021, it was forty years since disturbingly unexplained cases of illness and death – later called AIDS – were first officially tabulated. These four decades have yielded enormous medical and scientific progress – but too many deaths and far too much stigma remain very much with us.

By Edwin Cameron On 1 December, we mark World AIDS Day. This year marks a sombre anniversary. On 5 June 2021, it was forty years since disturbingly