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A round-up of news updates, including the suspension of trucked cargo into Richards Bay Port due to congestion on public roads.
A look at the IEC’s big voter registration drive over the weekend, the shortage of anti-venom supply ahead of snakebit season, and is there a rise in anti-Semitism in SA.

20 Nov 2023 5AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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