Tensions rise over charter
Supporters, critics dispute court’s ruling
A political tug-of-war is raging over the charter amendment bill, with its critics seeking to block its passage in a third reading vote next week and its supporters determined to push it through.
The locking of horns comes after the Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that parliament had the power to draw up a new charter … but that those with the power to establish it must first decide in a referendum whether they wanted a new one.
The court said if those people decided they wanted a new charter and a draft was duly completed, another…
