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This is a bumper edition of The Burning Platform as Kanthan Pillay heats things up by breaking down the week’s biggest current affairs topics joined by Phumi Mashigo. Discussing Parliament’s Public Enterprises committee, Zuma saying he resigned to save the ANC, and EFF's charges against Pravin Gordhan opens to healthy debate and sharing of varied viewpoints... including citing Brexit, the effects of not participating in elections and on a humorous note, Mmusi Maimane's inconsistent accent. Brought to you by Nando's. Nando's · The Burning Platform
29 Nov 2018 English South Africa Politics · News

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