The state of disaster is cynical and ludicrous

12 February 2023 - 00:04

As an enterprise in cynical politics, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration at his state of the nation address on Thursday that we are once again officially in a state of disaster (SOD), this time because of load-shedding, will take some beating...

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