TOM EATON | Big Man? Chosen one? Who cares? The gospel is up for grabs

Some big claims were made about a man who did not get even 50% of his own party’s vote at Nasrec

14 October 2021 - 19:02

Halloween came early to Durban on Thursday as young civilians dressed up as military veterans, rent-seekers and credulous footstools masqueraded as revolutionaries and free thinkers, and one very rich, very cosseted man pretended to be a victim, all in service of an absurd ritual called the National Welcome Prayer Day, in honour of Jacob Zuma...

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