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Elections 2024 : Episode 6 : We've seen no accountability from the state capture

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In the run up to the elections , Corruption Watch is warning government grapht has acted as a handbrake on development in our country.

Millions will be going to the polls on the 29th of May and the watchdog body is warning we’re not out of the “state capture woods” just yet.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny takes a look …
14 May 2024 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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