TOM EATON | If ever SA was ripe for a despotic takeover, it’s now
With the country floundering in the dark, a tyrant promising quick fixes will be a popular choice for a desperate population
07 December 2022 - 20:30
Conspiracy theories thrive on fear and anger, so it made sense that, as SA lurched from the already-awful stage 4 load-shedding to the pre-apocalyptic stage 6 on Wednesday, the theorists were out in full force...
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