This judgment, if upheld, could be a pernicious weapon in the hands of the dark side of ‘journalism’. IOL and the Radical Economic Transformation faction will no doubt be very keen to exploit it.
Professor JC de Wet, whose textbooks on criminal law and contract were hugely influential for decades, once described a judgment with which he disapproved as “” . What he would have said of Judge Norman Davis’s contributions to jurisprudence would doubtless have been equally devastating.
As a reminder to readers, when the learned judge set aside the basis by which the government sought to deal with the unique challenges posed by Covid-19, he justified his order on the basis of a range of judicial musings which represented his thinking rather than any engagement with the science that underpinned the declaration.Certain media houses were desirous to obtain access to the tax records of Zuma.
In a judgment that brings a new meaning to surrealism, the judge begins by acknowledging that the application of which he was seized trenches upon the constitutional right of privacy and the right of access to information.
At this point, the judgment further tests the limits of legal understanding. For starters, the balancing between competing rights is to be done at this stage of the inquiry; that is in the examination of the importance of the right affected by the legislation. In fairness, the Constitutional Court has for years made a right mess of the two stages of an inquiry in a case based on a constitutional right’s infringement.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Court grants media houses access to Jacob Zuma’s tax recordsThe high court ruled that Sars must supply the Financial Mail and amaBhungane with Zuma's tax records for the years between 2010 and 2018 within 10 days.
Read more »
Unbeaten Proteas retain Africa Netball Cup titleAfter thumping perennial rivals Malawi last week, the Proteas went on to beat a dangerous Uganda team in their penultimate match.
Read more »
Mashaba hits back at Malema’s claim he rejected EFF’s coalition because of ActionSA fundersReacting to the claims, Mashaba wrote: “It is sad and dangerous when a human being reaches a stage where they are unable to distinguish between the truth and a lie”.
Read more »
Court grants media houses access to Jacob Zuma’s tax recordsThe high court ruled that Sars must supply the Financial Mail and amaBhungane with Zuma's tax records for the years between 2010 and 2018 within 10 days.
Read more »
Zuma's tax records must be handed over to media, court rulesThe court found absolute confidentiality of tax records is not justified, and disclosure is in the public interest if a PAIA request is justified.
Read more »
High court orders release of Zuma’s tax files to media - The Mail & GuardianHigh court orders release of Zuma’s tax files to media: The court held that sections of the law providing for absolute taxpayer secrecy posed an unconstitutional limitation on the right to information and gave parliament two years to correct this
Read more »