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De Beer: Economic terrorism, a new faceless war & the last Waltz in Tshwane

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In his latest “Sunday Show” with BizNews, United Independent Movement (UIM) President Neil de Beer names the Flop of the Week & the Hero of the Week; tells viewers why Angie Motshekga is not competent to be Minister of Defence; hails the extradition of Mike Lomas on graft charges; previews the looming vote for - or against - Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink; slams the huge tariff increases ESKOM wants to inflict on consumers; explains why the growing crisis of extortion is economic terrorism; and warns that the “Faceless War” now being waged in the Middle East - where exploding pagers and walkie talkies caused carnage in recent days - could also reach individuals in South Africa. “…what will happen if there are certain targeted individuals, they leave the Middle Eastern area to go to other places like South Africa…; they are then going into our societies, yet those devices are still methodologies of war and what would happen if they explode them here?
22 Sep 2024 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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