This is SA’s word of the year
The Pan SA Language Board, together with media-research firms Focal Points and Newsclip, has chosen ‘land expropriation without compensation’ as SA’s word of the year
1. Mouthful of the year The Pan SA Language Board, together with media-research firms Focal Points and Newsclip, has chosen "land expropriation without compensation" as SA’s word of the year, which it defines as "a word or term that was used most frequently in the country’s print, online and broadcast media". Last year, "state capture" beat "white monopoly capital" and "blesser" to the title. The word of the year must be one that reflects the passing year.
2. Sauce for the gander The UK Law Commission is deciding whether to broaden the ambit of hate crimes to include hostility to men and the elderly. Hate crimes are offences motivated by prejudice based on disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or transgender identity. It was earlier announced that the commission would look at whether offences driven by misogyny — contempt for women — should be treated as hate crimes. Now misandry, or hostility towards men, will also be considered. Hate crimes are considered as aggrava...
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