Opinion
How badly we have mishandled the cherished project that began 30 years ago today
02 February 2020 - 00:00
It is exactly 30 years since that momentous day, February 2 1990, when FW de Klerk stood up in parliament and unleashed an earthquake that shattered age-old tectonic plates — unbanning political organisations such as the ANC, the PAC and the SACP, releasing political prisoners and setting in motion steps for a negotiated settlement...
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