Drawing the line on social media to secure democracy

21 June 2020 - 00:00 By IMRAAN BUCCUS

Adam Habib has been an influential figure in the South African public sphere, as well as at Wits University. His recent piece on Daily Maverick, Verwoerd's political stepchildren: Managing fascists, Stalinists and the intolerant, asks some important questions about our public sphere...

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