ISSUE 77 • NOVEMBER 2015 DE V VAN NIEKERK | GOTTSCHALK | KRUGER | LABAND | MULLER | PREMHID SCOTT | TURTON | Van ONSELEN | ZINGEL | REVIEWS | LABAND | PREMHID helen.suzman.foundation Director Francis Antonie Editor-in-Chief Francis Antonie Principal Sub-editor Arvitha Doodnath Sub-editor Andrew Barlow Chris Pieters Board of Trustees Ken Andrew, Doug Band, Jane Evans, Nicole Jaff, Daniel Jowell, Temba Nolutshungu, Kalim Rajab, Gary Ralfe, Mary Slack, Richard Steyn, Rosemary Smuts, David Unterhalter Design & Layout Alison Parkinson Photographs mediaclubsouthafrica Focus is published by The Helen Suzman Foundation, Postnet Suite 130 Private Bag X2600 Houghton, 2041 No 2 Sherborne Road Parktown, 2193 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.hsf.org.za ISSN 1680-9822 Contributors Anonymous JP de V Van Niekerk Graham Dominy Keith Gottschalk Matthew Kruger John Laband (Review) Mike Muller Kameel Premhid (Review) Keith Scott Anthony Turton Gareth van Onselen Mike Zingel CONTENTS Overview and Welcome 2 Francis Antonie Capturing the Narrative is Bad for Democracy & Sustainable Development 4 Mike Muller What Dare Not be Spoken About Water 13 Anthony Turton Attention! Acid Mine Drainage 20 Mike Zingel Draft Policy on the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land 25 Anonymous Legalising illicit Drugs 27 Dr Keith Scott and Prof JP de V Van Niekerk The Case of Non-Nuclear Power Options 34 Keith Gottschalk 'Sentence First! Verdict Afterwards! A Look at the Alice in Wonderland World of Disciplinary Actions in the Public Service 39 Graham Dominy