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Dump politicians

03 June 2010 - 02:02 By Leong Cheong Pong, Joburg
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Leong Cheong Pong, Joburg: Can't we banish all politicians to some remote place like Orania? We thrive without the negative interference of religious and political demagogues.



The DA built unenclosed open air toilets in Khayelitsha and later erected rudimentary walls. Then the ANCYL broke down the structures in protest .

Now, the DA has removed them, leaving residents with no toilets at all. What is the actual difference between the DA and the ANCYL? Do we really need politicians?

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