‘Apartheid’ at NYU, SA's middle class takes a beating and Africa beats Polio

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Nicholas Lorimer, Hermann Pretorius and Marius Roodt lament the return of racism in American universities, the destruction of the South African middle class during lockdown and they celebrate the triumph of Africa over Polio.

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25 Aug 2020 9AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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