We’ve never had a democracy, just a blank cheque for a clique
Our much vaunted constitution was concocted by people most of the country had never heard of
24 March 2024 - 00:00
The demise of apartheid and the emergence of a new order is a story often told with great excitement and gusto, accompanied by a fair amount of chest-thumping — the first and peaceful all-race elections, a miracle transition, a shining constitution and all that...
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