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Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the Competition Commission and its negative effects on investment. They also chat about the national dialogue and why its silly and lastly they discuss claims that SA’s unemployment rate is actually much lower.

17 Jun 10AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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