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South Africa on the brink of disaster.

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Former reconstruction and development minister Jay Naidoo says South Africa is in serious trouble and is showing signs of a failed state.
Naidoo is a seasoned politician who was the founding general secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu).
He also served in former President Nelson Mandela’s cabinet as minister of Reconstruction and Development and Post, Telecommunications, and Broadcasting between 1994 and 1999.

10 Oct 2022 9AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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