South Africa: Judge Davis On 'No Confidence' - Debate Must Happen, but Cannot Be Rushed

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On Thursday in the Western Cape High Court, Judge Dennis Davis squashed opposition parties’ hopes of forcing a parliamentary no confidence debate in President Jacob Zuma that same afternoon. It would have been a riveting way to end the parliamentary year, but Davis’s ruling was a fair one which upheld the separation of powers in a way we should all applaud.

Dennis Davis did not exude the air of a man who was thrilled to find himself in his position on Thursday. He had been given a mere 48 hours to adjudicate the matter of whether the judiciary should compel Parliament to debate the question of whether President Jacob Zuma is fit for office.

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