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Hoe moet ek Auschwitz aan my kinders verduidelik?

January 27, 2021 ~ Elmien du Plessis

Twee jaar terug het ek (toevallig) Auschwitz besoek. Dis ’n dag wat ek nie sal vergeet nie. En ek weet nog nie hoe om met my (half-duitse) kinders daaroor te praat nie. Maar dalk is dié skrywe ’n begin.

19 Shades of Covid grief

July 3, 2020August 11, 2020 ~ Elmien du Plessis

At the beginning of lockdown, a lawyer friend and sidekick of mine called. She helps many industries with compliance, so she has been busy during this time, trying to figure out what is allowed and what not and advising businesses how to prepare for the future. But that particular evening she sighed: “It is terrible. … Continue reading 19 Shades of Covid grief

Law and democracy during pandemics: take I

May 18, 2020August 10, 2020 ~ Elmien du Plessis

We remain a Constitutional democracy during times of crisis. Values and principles that remain intact, unless we collectively give them up or change them. But the fundamental principles contained in the Constitution, as well as our Constitutional goals, should be guarded at these times.

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