An Aesop fable with a dystopian ending?

Ramaphosa’s Tintswalo story might have rung true for some, but the reality for most is far more grim

11 February 2024 - 00:03

One of the jokes doing the rounds immediately after President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his state of the nation address (Sona) on Thursday night was that Tintswalo had missed all the fuss about her on national television due to load-shedding...

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