This day in 1990!

[mancombseepgood]

1990 — The nationalisation of the mines, banks and monopolistic industries remains the policy of the African National Congress, says jailed ANC leader Nelson Mandela.

http://www.dispatch.co.za/2007/01/25/Editoria/chiel.html

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[ToxicBunny]

That was back then... things have changed in the last 16 years...

 

[Leitmotif]

Not really. Instead of taking them over outright, they're just putting their own in power or buying them up through consortiums. Government has shares in all of those things.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Well yeah, but thats slightly different than just declaring them as national assets.

 

[Syndyre]

Not really. Instead of taking them over outright, they're just putting their own in power or buying them up through consortiums. Government has shares in all of those things.

With a bit of help from BEE laws...

 

[mancombseepgood]

If only the sat3 was declared a national asset...