Alec Hogg: SA’s 12 new twenty-something MPs; and how world sees ANC’s binary choice

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BizNews editor Alec Hogg shares the name (and pic) of South Africa’s youngest ever member of the National Assembly, a 20-year-old who soon joins the tiny percentage of her nation earning over R100 000 a month. He shares what the FT’s Africa editor David Pilling is telling the world about the reason the ANC is battling to decide between a road to prosperity or its Chernobyl option. We’re also reminded of the four policies Kleptocrats have used for thousands of years - eerily similar to what is applied in SA by its ANC elite.
7 Jun 2024 10AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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