About Stuart Hayward

Stuart Hayward Stuart "The Mentalist" Hayward - an eclectic prodigy. Stuart has a voracious appetite for legal issues and is an ardent patriot of our fine republic. A final year law student at the University of Stellenbosch his education keeps him at the coal-face, never before has the law been this interesting. Stuart’s skilful analyses of political dealings will keep you up to speed with what’s cracking in terms of the state of the judiciary, the movements of the executive and often begs the question: are laws merely made to be broken or just abused???

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    Missing: real food

    Missing: real food

    Higher yields, insect-proofing, more vitamins per 100g,fresh from the fields, green friendly giant…. blah blah.
    The ill-effects of gargantuan-scale crop production are not without marked effect on society.
    When last did you [...]

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    • Posted on 7th Apr 2010
      by Stuart Hayward
    • 7 comments

    Melodies aboard Jacob’s Titanic

    Melodies aboard Jacob’s Titanic

    No I’m not going to mouth off (too much) about Julius Malema’s dodgy dealings, not to mention Beki Cele’s absurd attempts to review the SAPS ranking system. Anyone with the [...]

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    • Posted on 18th Mar 2010
      by Stuart Hayward
    • 1 comments

    Courtesan Courts the Law

    Courtesan Courts the Law

    A recently heard Labour Court case has judges and jurists in a tizz.
    Is a prostitute (lest  we forget, a criminal), entitled to protection against an unfair dismissal, as provided for in [...]

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    • Posted on 15th Mar 2010
      by Stuart Hayward
    • 2 comments

    To Debate: Breathing the oxygen of argumentation!

    To Debate: Breathing the oxygen of argumentation!

    During the days of pimple infested schooling there were two no-go zones:
    The debating team.
    The debating society.
    Anyone with even the slightest ambition of being part of the cool cats, jocks or [...]

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    • Posted on 22nd Feb 2010
      by Stuart Hayward
    • 0 comments

    The arrogance of the west- “All they need is light!”

    The arrogance of the west- “All they need is light!”

    Whether you are a global warming naysayer or protagonist, we are destroying the planet.
    The industrial sector must take most of the blame.
    Calls for international carbon output restrictions have been hailed [...]

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    • Posted on 18th Feb 2010
      by Stuart Hayward
    • 10 comments

    Escape from Saddam’s Stranglehold!

    Escape from Saddam’s Stranglehold!

    The Middle East. Infamous, fascinating, captivating. Barrack Obama’s worst nightmare- the oil pantry of the globe.
    “Out of Iraq”. The title says it all. Few non-fiction undertakings achieve such palatable believability.
    If [...]

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    • Posted on 16th Feb 2010
      by Stuart Hayward
    • 0 comments

    Sipho: the man with the vote. “Revolt I say, Revolt!!”

    Sipho: the man with the vote. “Revolt I say, Revolt!!”

    A fictional character- Sipho Mashaba, voted for the first time in 1994.
    Awaken the general election build up. Rather characteristically, the ANC promised, amongst others, to deliver desperately needed services to [...]

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    • Posted on 14th Feb 2010
      by Stuart Hayward
    • 4 comments

    Those dreadful individuals- politely referred to as……… Landlords

    Those dreadful individuals- politely referred to as………  Landlords

    We love to hate these necessary features of our mobile economy.
    Anyone fortunate enough not to have rented can count their lucky stars. The contractual agreement between landlord and tenant has [...]

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    Constitutional Criminal-Justice Catastrophe

    Constitutional Criminal-Justice Catastrophe

    The promulgation of the 1996 Final Constitution on 4 February 1997 was a remarkable victory for human rights in South Africa.
    The drafting (by the Constitutional Assembly) and approval of the [...]

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    • Posted on 5th Feb 2010
      by Stuart Hayward
    • 1 comments
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