SA has a lot to learn from Malaysia's experience of affirmative action

After 50 years the Asian country could teach us what not to do

28 March 2021 - 00:00
By HWOK-AUN LEE

This year, Malaysia and SA reach milestones unique to each - 2021 marks a half century of Malaysia's New Economic Policy (NEP), and a quarter century since the enactment of SA's constitution, both of which are cornerstones of affirmative action, writes Hwok-Aun Lee.

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