He makes the point that we should stop the fixation on a single, monolithic expiry date to the NEP, and with 30% equity ownership as the basis for determining whether policies continue or terminate. Both commentators err by suggesting that the 30% target has yet to be attained. The 30% target was set along with assertions that this would be achieved through a process of economic growth and not redistribution or nationalisation or expropriation. Despite the importance attached to this important policy target, data has been released at infrequent intervals. A transparent and timely availability of ownership data would remove a key contributor to ethnic tensions.
