Ex-Army General “Mojo” Motau leads new party into 2024:National service to fight unemployment and crime

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Ex-Army General “Mojo” Motau leads new party into 2024:
National service to fight unemployment and crime - and bring back discipline
A retired Army general is leading a new political party into the national elections next year (2024) He is General Maomela “Mojo” Motau, the former Chief of Defence Intelligence. General Motau speaks to BizNews ahead of the launch of his party, Africa Africans Reclaim (AAR), in Soweto on Saturday 7 October. He says the country “is falling apart”; there is “clear sabotage” of the economy; and people are “losing confidence in democracy”. He believes a return to national service is needed to reskill the youth, bring back discipline and fight unemployment and crime. The general predicts the ANC may get even less than 30% of the vote.
2 Oct 2023 7AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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