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Obama Spoke, But Did We Listen?

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In the week of celebrating Madiba's 100th birthday, Former President Obama had wise words to share at the annual Mandela Lecture, but will we take this to heart as citizens? Justice discusses this with Gareth before touching on the likes of the new Ipsos poll and what it may mean for next year, and what is going on with municipal appointments. KZN is buzzing with yet another ANC conference and a new political party called "Mazibuye African Congress", being consulted by Former President JG Zuma. The Burning Platform
19 Jul 2018 English South Africa Politics · News

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