TOM EATON | The coin is spinning — heads or tails?

It is the arrival of unapologetic, unfettered populism that is the story of this election

03 June 2024 - 21:17 By TOM EATON

As I write this column, South Africa seems to be edging towards pragmatic centrism. Which means, given how well I’ve predicted the outcomes of the past week, today probably dawned with President-For-Life Gayton McKenzie congratulating the Empress Duduzile on ascending to the throne of the Democratic People’s Republic of KwaZuma-Natal...

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