Accountability in the exercise of executive authority is sacrosanct in a constitutional democracy | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. As the dust was starting to settle on South African President Jacob Zuma’s recent controversial reshuffle of his cabinet, a new storm erupted. The country’s High Court ordered him to give the reasons for his decision. The governing African National Congress (ANC) is infuriated.…