An excellent and insightful article.  Quite a few of the prevailing moves  towards fascism are similar to those that Hitler  employed in his rise to power...a rise which subsequent analysis shows to be completely  indefensible and inexplicable by the German public who, with hindsight,  cannot understand how they could have been so wickedly  manipulated.     
To leaders with fascist intentions,  the constitution is no more than a piece of paper.   The public placate themselves by believing  that  the courts will  protect them but the reality is that  judgements cannot be enforced if the NPA  won't  prosecute, the police won't act  and voting is rigged.  SABC, ANN7  and New Age type propaganda  is used to sway  opinion in  completely  irrational populist directions that will  be shown to be absurd  one day when it is too late.
The country might be at an extremely dangerous crossroad  at which a wrong turn  will leave the public with  no recourse and no protection!