Land reform was never going to be easy. To tackle it, the new government shaped a coherent programme in 1994, involving three components: restitution, redistribution and tenure reform. But the laws and policies put in place in that hopeful era have been ignored and overridden in practice.

After springing a surprise alcohol ban on South Africans during what was supposed to be a festive season, minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said another liquor sales ban was ‘not inconceivable’. The criminal underworld can’t wait.

Dit het die edelagbare President en sy meelopers 'n hele paar dae geneem om agter te kom dat ekonomiese sabotasie besig is om te gebeur in Kwa Zula Natal- maar eintlik was dit dalk heel moontlik die begin van 'n staatsgreep wat binne die ANC en sy kaders beplan is.