Legal Mega Minds

By Sonny Mncedisi Dube A coup according to Powell and Thyne in a 2011 article published in the Journal of Peace Research is “ an illegal and overt attempts by the military or other elites within the state apparatus to unseat the sitting executive. ” They also asserted that a successful coup lasts at least one week. Abstract Whilst elections do come and go, they are not merely the most preferred but also one of the few lawful and peaceful mechanisms of political power transfer in modern democracies. An election is preferred because it carries the will of the people or it at least is intended to do so. In Africa and everywhere else in the world allegations of rigging and electoral irregularities have been levelled, election results challenged and presidential challenges rerun but it must be submitted that whilst the electoral process is not a flawless one it at least remains an ideal mechanism of power transfer in an ideal democracy. Military takeovers on the other hand are in...

By Sonny Mncedisi Dube I crawl from here to faraway places Where I hide my face from a million human faces; Who have made it their life’s mission to haunt other species; Species such as myself who are at the verge of extinction Every species’ life is vital there must be no distinction Scaly but to kill me is not fair Exercise care rather than ensnare Conserve the endangered whilst there is still time lest you leave the forests bare   I scream and hope the world hears my plea; From across every border and every sea I implore you to hearken that to conserve wildlife is key   ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sonny Mncedisi Dube is a blogger who writes in his personal capacity sonnymncedisi@gmail.com 0718533598 ©The NovemberMan