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The dam has broken open as Mcebisi Jonas, the Guptas and the ANC take over the headlines - has our country been sold? In The Burning Platform, fired up by Nando's, Justice Malala steps in with his take on things including why he's ashamed to be South African and what he thinks this saga means for President Jacob Zuma's position. Then, he also takes a look at the developments in the Robert McBride case and the Omar al-Bashir story. The Burning Platform
17 Mar 2016 English South Africa Politics · News

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