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Phala Phala Predicament

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A disgraced spy boss implicates a reform-minded president in a dodgy deal… The fall-out is extraordinary. Can President Cyril Ramaphosa pull himself out of this mess to face the electorate in the run-up to the 2024 elections? 
16 Dec 2022 English South Africa News · News Commentary

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