The public has a right to decide on Scorpions’ destiny

7 03 2008

by Roger Claude Liwanga

(Note: This article was first published in the Opinions section of the Cape Times on Wednesday, March 5).

A couple of decades ago, South Africa was one of those countries where the population was denied the right of public participation. Public participation, which implies “an acknowledgment that both individuals and people are entitled to be masters of their own destinies and participate in decisions that fundamentally affect their lives”, is one of the basic human rights.

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