I spend more time in front of my desktop than i do sleeping. Most of my day from the time i wake up is spent reading words, words from books, from legal judgments, from social media posts(mostly twitter and linkedin) and during that journey of existence i find myself discovering things i never knew existed. Actually, now that i am writing this, i realize that most of the words have expressed in every writing i have produced is derived from the reading of these words. My Idea

We are currently have 5th row seats to a real episode of House of Cards right here in the republic of South Africa. Impeachment application being made against a seating President, Panel coming back with a president that says that there is "Prima facie" evidence that the president did some foul shit, National assembly (Parliament) reading that reporting and voting that "Our president must not be touched" , no one is getting impeached. Eff taking the shit to the Constitutional

Acting Judge of the High Court M. ADHIKARI in the Western Cape High Court, i begin this writing with an expression simply directed at appreciating the judgment in UCT V S.M.L AND OTHER because of how well written and well explained it is as it pertains to its reasoning of how it reached its order. I read the judgment in the quiet of 12:05 in the am and the words flowed perfectly as i read the judgment in my mind. Thats how i knew the judgment is well written and well reasoned

For some reason, it seems there is a patten wherein i do these writings during winter. And i guess this one aligns perfectly because the Name of the music that is the subject of these words is called Iceman- an album by the musician Drake, "the nigga who hides his kid from world but dont hide world from his kid"- i think thats what soulja boy said. Anyway, the reason why we are politiking here is because for some reason, no no, actually i know the reason, the album was really

Brother, sometimes existence hits you like a ton of bricks and you just experience the lost of control of the days in the weeks. One is fortunate if such lost of control is only for a week. I think sometimes capitalism has a tendency of forgetting that the batteries(humans) that ensure its system keeps on running are actual real life people who have complex and intricate set of emotions, and feelings, and just experiences of living that range from amazing to hell. Sometimes y

This is part two, where we engage with the Legal principle of Jurisdiction, specifically, Constitutional Court Jurisdiction. We intend to delve a little into section 167(3)b of the Constitution of the Republic of South africa wherein we gain better insight that is more solid in understand the Constitutional Courts Jurisdiction. We will begin by outling the law itself, being section 167(1)b of the Supreme law, then move on to explaining the law using the Constitutional Court e

Now these are one of those Constitutional Court judgment which i appreciate because they went deep in explaining Legal terms, and constitutional principles that get thrown arround so many times, like "In in the Interest of Justice"/ "General public importance" "Arguable point of law". During my tenure as student in tertiary education, these principles where never delved into deeply the way this judgment has done. If you dont understand the determination of ConCourt Jurisdicti

There are two events in ones existence which are the most important. The day one is born and the day one dies(hereinafter referred to transition). Those two events represents begining and the begining of the end. Anything in between these two events is the experience of living. Its the universe experiencing living through you and damn, what an honour it is. I once read that to fully understand the experience of living one has to fully understand that they will die. Not might

One of the greatest boxers of all time, Mike "Iron Mike" Tyson, once expressed that he loved birds. In hearing that, my prefrontal context took my mind to a though about death, wherein a question was posed to myself by myself as to whether, do wishes cease to come upon death?. With that question lingering, the journey took me thinking about Last Wills and Testaments. Then syncronicity happens in the form of me scrolling through linekdin and finding a judgment that answers my

I remember one morning, in the eve of a Wednesday night, i was sitting hitting darts, with my chicken on the lose. Overcome by panic because of the unknown whereabouts of my chicken i did what i always do when in that state, i thought about VAT N SIT. I thought about how nice it would be to be living with my love, cooking together, laughing together, and making love till the sun sets at dawn. I thought about the ideologies then realised there where practicalities to be consid

We got head of states, police units, multi mills stored in couches and transported from a cabriole couch in hyde part to a lawson sofa in Bela Bela. A criminal investigation done without a open docket, process for who, rule of law for what, this is the stuff which movies are made off, our very own real life house of cards episode. Frank underwood in the flesh. We take a dive into the recent constitutional judgment of EEF & Speaker of the National assembly. In the matter of Ec

The statistic arround marriage in current times is scary. I read somewhere that more people are getting divorced that married, isnt that scary. It like the marriage institution has hit a bubble and this framework itself is crumbling. In this here judgmen issue, we will look at a situation where spouses who are married out of community of property get divorced and the one spouse seeks to protect their accrual claim against the other spouse by interdicting them from alienating

I’m more than just a fan; I’m an admirer. Honestly, I feel like I’ve discovered fire. The pen of Judge Windell—who sat as an Acting Judge of Appeal in the matter we’re dissecting—is incredibly precise, detailed, and insightful. This is the second judgment of hers I’ve studied, and the hype is real. She is the living definition of the idea that hard work still has a place in greatness. The Pieters & Stemmets judgment, which deals with Security of Tenure and occupation, is a m

The "Reading of Judgment" project actually started with a conversation. I was politic'ing with my employer about the law—one of those sessions where he’s imparting knowledge, as he always does. We were breaking down how SARS enforces its powers, citing various judgments we’ll definitely be revisiting later. As the talk shifted toward sectional schemes and body corporates, he mentioned a name: Judge Windell. The way he described her approach to the law hit me immediately; I kn

In the previous blog post wherein we touched on Arrest, we outlined the procedures and processes involved for an arrest to be lawful. We took a dive into the theory of arrest in society, now lets look at its practicality in its application in society. We will do this by diving into three judgments at random, wherein the subject of Arrest is the cause of the meeting in court and how the law adjudicates issue arising from Arrest. Here is the thing with the law, sometimes it mis

To serve and protect. To maintain law and order. This is the fundamental compact we expect from our police service: an assurance of safety in a world where the law is upheld and chaos is kept at bay. Unfortunately, our conceptual understanding of the police often stands in stark contrast to the lived reality. While it is never my intention to frame every issue through the lens of race, we cannot ignore the historical and persistent rift between law enforcement and Black peopl

I am just a messenger who seeks to bring the law into a compressed digestable format to the masses. These brief legal analysis and summaries, are a means to reduce the 25 page written judgment document into a 5 minutes read. For us to be able to follow the rule of the law, we have to understand what the law is. The law is governing force in society that essentially dictates what we can and cannot do and how those thing can and cannot be done. So it is a very important thing t

Umshado the Weddings. Its an even wherein two people look into each others eyes and commit to be together till death do them apart, through sickness and through health. Its a lifetime contract wherein lovers commit to be bound to the terms and conditions of their unconditional law. That the idealistic, romanticied version of marriage. I sit at night, looking at the ceiling and that is my idea of marriage. But that is far from the truth in the Modern 21st century age. Marriage

Love transcends space and time. I have just come to realize that love transcends targets even. The energy from love has so much range and reach that it does not just involve people; it can be projected into objects, into animals, into craft. Whatever the target is, love has shown to make it all beautiful. My fascination with love's reach specifically relates to love's influence in craft. Sitting down and really being present has enabled me to appreciate the love that oozes fr

I write this while embarking on this quest to uncover the full gravity of love—not merely as an external force, but as an internal revelation. For a long time, "love" was a word that eluded me, until the experience itself transformed from a concept into a feeling. In that awakening, I caught a glimpse of its true nature: love transcends pain; it transcends the ego; love is everything. Yet, this realization brought a sharper truth. While love is radiant and beautiful, it is eq