Celebrate, yes, but reflect also on the hard lessons
No-one can begrudge South Africa’s democracy the warm glow of its 30th birthday, but this should also be a time of reflection
28 April 2024 - 00:00
Writing in the Sunday Times just days before millions of South Africans queued to vote for the first time as equal citizens in the eyes of the law, the then editor Ken Owen remarked on the great work that lay ahead for the new nation...
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