PATRICK BULGER | Trade-ins welcome: outdated ANC crock must beware the road to nowhere

Continued embrace of obsolete yet trendy notions may be reassuring for its leaders, but SA needs more than just a runabout that will get us from A to B

20 July 2023 - 21:17

Recently, one of the esteemed editors of the Sunday Times chastised me as I was leaving our splendid offices nestled in the shadow of the Hillbrow Tower. In the rear-view mirror of my 32-year-old car, I saw him approach me to say: “Patrick, you are retired now. Buy yourself a car, man!” ..

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