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The government has had the military stationed on the streets of Cape Town in an attempt to curb the violence, but not everyone agrees with this method. We unpack this polarising topic layer by layer. We're facing many issues as a country, but how can we fix the social fabric of our nation, and should we be depending on the state to take care of things? Could it be that we are on the brink of a tax revolt? Our panel today seems to believe so. And, the water we drink from taps may not be as safe as we allow ourselves to believe. Nando's · The Burning Platform
19 Sep 2019 English South Africa Politics · News

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