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When government doesn't do its job, you can't blame the constitution: Mohammed Valli Moosa

Published: Jan. 20, 2022, 3:43 p.m.

SA\u2019s constitution has recently been the subject of much public debate following a critical opinion piece penned by tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu.
\nIn this episode of Sunday Times Politics Weekly, we invite one of the leaders who participated in the drafting and adoption of the constitution, struggle veteran, activist and former constitutional development minister, Mohammed Valli Moosa, to share his thoughts.
\nWhat were the tenets upon which SA\u2019s constitution was based; how much of the document was a compromise to satisfy the old apartheid regime; are the criticisms levelled at it fair; and is the constitution to blame for the pervasive inequality that still exists in South African society?