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South Africa’s fat bloated government

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Ofentse Davhie and Nicholas Lorimer discuss calls for a restriction on the size of the government executive in South Africa. They also talk about the incredible vulnerabilities of the South African government’s web infrastructure, and they lastly discuss the banning of a Somali soccer official from the World Cup.
11 Jun 10AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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