It’s a remarkable aspect of our country that the Official Opposition has been able to do much more to ensure that the ANC’s adherence to the norms of democratic governance through the courts than through Parliament.
The reality is that there is extremely limited scope for parliamentary checks and balances in a system where the ruling party ‒ on its own or in alliance ‒ has consistently edged around the two-thirds mark. Another factor is that the ANC views itself as