A seismic shift in SA political governance, with Teresa Conradie, Herman Mashaba – Webinar Part 1

The ground has shifted in South Africa in the past two weeks, with a Constitutional Court ruling earlier this month that will transform political governance. The first sign that the ruling is taking effect was the sudden move by President Cyril Ramaphosa to lift the Covid-19 lockdown on Wednesday. BizNews founder Alec Hogg unpacks the details of the ruling and its implications for the country's future with Teresa Conradie of the legal firm which drove the case – Maphalla, Mokate, Conradie – and entrepreneur and former mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba. This article is part one of a four part series on how the monopoly that delivered ANC cadre deployment in Parliament is ending. If you want to catch up on the full session, the webinar recording is available here, too. – Editor

Alec Hogg: We're going to be talking today about the change or the big judgment of a week ago, which is changing the Electoral Act. Before we get into the judgment; you're a leading business man in South Africa. You really had the world at your feet, if you like, going into whatever company you would have wanted to, any board you could have gone on to.

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