South Africa: May Day, May Day! Save Us From "Economic Freedom" - and Give Us Jobs

Between recovery from the hangover of South Africa's 21st birthday celebrations and Workers' Day, political analyst EBRAHIM FAKIR considers whether "economic freedom" is appropriate in helping address the problems inherited from our past and the developments that may lie in our future.

The deceptive term "economic freedom" is in vogue yet again. President Jacob Zuma, as recently as 27 April 2015, invoked the term in his widely (mis)reported Freedom Day speech.

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