South Africa could be on the verge of an economic tipping point. Once the Expropriation Bill is passed it will give the government wide-ranging powers to seize property of all sorts. That is likely to set off immense uncertainty over the security of property rights. And with that, there could be a steep drop in private investment.
The National Health Service (NHS) of the UK was born 75 years ago, on 5 July 1948. I was born a month before, on 5 June 1948 in a maternity clinic in Glasgow. My father was directly responsible for one of these births and indirectly responsible for the other.
The hate speech bill is unconstitutional and unnecessary. Government should instead bring the hate speech provisions in the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act into line with the Constitution.