Constitutional Triumphs, Constitutional Disappointments: A Critical Assessment of the 1996 South African Constitution’s Local and International Influence

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 390-397
Author(s):  
Brian Ray
2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-85
Author(s):  
Marius Nel

This article assesses the evaluation of John G. Lake, one of the founders of South African Pentecostalism, by some historians regarded as a fraud, con man and false prophet in terms of several elements of his life: his business concerns; his mission to Africa; ministry of Spirit baptism and divine healing; and some accusations made by Lake’s co-workers. The conclusion is reached that there are valid points of criticism against Lake’s ministry and concerns about his integrity, although it is also true that the specific historical evaluation is hampered by presuppositions that preclude any miracles and a seemingly preconceived notion of Lake as a fraud and scam, supported by an unbalanced utilisation and unfair treatment of resources.


Obiter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nkululeko Christopher Ndzengu ◽  
John C von Bonde

This article deals with civil forfeiture in terms of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act1 (POCA) and considers the jurisprudential development of the instrumentality and exclusion analyses, considering in particular the newly introduced and limiting thirdstage, namely proportionality analysis. South African courts, appreciating the objectives of civil forfeiture, have utilized the Constitution to cushion its effects on property and liberty rights by implementing the proportionality analysis as a third criterion. The article also considers the call made by certain authorities that existing legislation ought to be amended in order to codify extant judicial precedent in this regard. In conclusion, it is recommended that civil forfeiture in South Africa should continue along the lines of the three-staged approach that has crystallized in practice by applying an approach incorporating instrumentality, exclusion and proportionality analyses.


Author(s):  
N. H. Olson ◽  
T. S. Baker ◽  
Wu Bo Mu ◽  
J. E. Johnson ◽  
D. A. Hendry

Nudaurelia capensis β virus (NβV) is an RNA virus of the South African Pine Emperor moth, Nudaurelia cytherea capensis (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). The NβV capsid is a T = 4 icosahedron that contains 60T = 240 subunits of the coat protein (Mr = 61,000). A three-dimensional reconstruction of the NβV capsid was previously computed from visions embedded in negative stain suspended over holes in a carbon film. We have re-examined the three-dimensional structure of NβV, using cryo-microscopy to examine the native, unstained structure of the virion and to provide a initial phasing model for high-resolution x-ray crystallographic studiesNβV was purified and prepared for cryo-microscopy as described. Micrographs were recorded ∼1 - 2 μm underfocus at a magnification of 49,000X with a total electron dose of about 1800 e-/nm2.


Crisis ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lourens Schlebusch ◽  
Naseema B.M. Vawda ◽  
Brenda A. Bosch

Summary: In the past suicidal behavior among Black South Africans has been largely underresearched. Earlier studies among the other main ethnic groups in the country showed suicidal behavior in those groups to be a serious problem. This article briefly reviews some of the more recent research on suicidal behavior in Black South Africans. The results indicate an apparent increase in suicidal behavior in this group. Several explanations are offered for the change in suicidal behavior in the reported clinical populations. This includes past difficulties for all South Africans to access health care facilities in the Apartheid (legal racial separation) era, and present difficulties of post-Apartheid transformation the South African society is undergoing, as the people struggle to come to terms with the deleterious effects of the former South African racial policies, related socio-cultural, socio-economic, and other pressures.


PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian W. Becker ◽  
Heather Macdonald
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