End of an era: when workers become BEE types
Very few parties in this year’s elections are giving the working class a voice
31 March 2024 - 00:00
A friend likes saying the beginning of the end for Isidingo, the hugely popular SABC TV series, was when its screenwriters killed off the mineworkers’ storyline and turned Zebedee Matabane and members of his family into aspirant BEE types...
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