Democracy 101 : Perspective pulse

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Can you make heads or tails of all the political messaging in the lead up to the elections? To clear up some of the noise surrounding the election, Gareth and Jack are joined by journalist and tv presenter, Lourensa Eckard. The 3 of them navigate the political landscape with Lourensa giving cogent analysis.

9 Apr English Explicit South Africa Politics · Government

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