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What it takes to fix things: investment, the economy - the rugby!

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We live in an era where things feel broken, but are they? And if they are, how do you fix things?
Mark Barnes and London correspondent Tim Cohen banter on these topics, touching on wars, Transnet, the weather and of course, rugby.
We live in an era where audacity and modernity trump moderation and conservatism. That could be good - or bad. Listen up!
25 Aug English Explicit South Africa News · News Commentary

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