South Africa has a long tradition of journalists, such as Nat Nakasa, fighting for and trying to preserve media freedom, particularly during the era when the freedom of the press was an anathema. It is a testament to the resilience of our institutions that the country’s post-1994 new-found press freedom endures till today, despite noises from some quarters trying to undermine it.
Finally, I will update our outlook for the Canadian economy. Two weeks ago, I was in Basel, Switzerland, for one of our regular meetings at the Bank for International Settlements. This meeting, as well as others during the past year, have been particularly interesting for Canadians.