The more these rules spiral out of control and are backed by draconian powers of arrest and imprisonment, the more chilling the impact on free speech will be. Yet freedom of expression, as the Constitutional Court has repeatedly stressed, is ‘the lifeblood of an open and democratic society’.
AuthorAnthea Jeffery
Dr Anthea Jeffery holds law degrees from Wits, Cambridge and London universities, and is the Head of Policy Research at the IRR. She has authored 11 books, including People’s War: New Light on the Struggle for South Africa and BEE: Helping or Hurting? She has also written extensively on property rights, land reform, the mining sector, the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) system, and a growth-focused alternative to BEE.
