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The young people are not going to vote, the rest are going to vote for more or less the same lot as last time
05 February 2024 – 22:01
For years, the state of the nation address was dull. But then Cyril Ramaphosa promised us smart cities and bullet trains and now all bets are off — this week we could be offered anything from cold fusion to a 24-hour TV channel where you can watch Fikile Mbalula lying on his office floor, gently beating his forehead with his fists as he tries to have a thought…
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