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Justice Malala is in for another week of scandal and gossip in South African politics. Kicking off with the biggest story this week, President Jacob Zuma suspected that he might not have the numbers that he thought he had in the MEC. The extension of the Zuma years of governance ends in 2019... what will happen then, given that his popularity has plummeted to below 20% amongst South Africans. The Burning Platform
1 Dec 2016 English South Africa Politics · News

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