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Crime, chaos & commissions: What’s really going on in South Africa?

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What’s really going on with crime in South Africa? How did we get to this point? Phumi Mashigo gets investigative journalist and AmaBhungane’s Sam Sole to unpack the alarming state of crime and policing in South Africa today. Following the theatrics of Police Commissioner Mkhwanazi and more recently, the implications of President Ramaphosa’s fifth judicial commission, together they look at what this could all mean for the country’s future.
17 Jul English South Africa Politics · News

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