"Notorious" Amy Coney Barret confirmed and government threatens to take land of black farmers

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Nicholas Lorimer asks John Endres and Hermann Pretorius for their view on the confirmation of American supreme court justice Amy Coney Barret, and Herrmann gives an explainer on what the legal doctrine of “originalism” is. The crew also discusses the 700 000 hectors of government land advertised as vacant, but which includes land worked by many black farmers.

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27 Oct 2020 8AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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