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The Burning Platform with Justice Malala presented by Nandos, holds a flame to the latest happenings in South Africa right now. The Police Commissioner job continues to be a poisoned chalice as Riya Phiyega is now suspended. Is this her doing, or just another case of President Zuma's cabinet being full of people unfit for various roles. What's the story behind the ANC member numbers right now? Well the confusion seems to have no end, and/or logic. A new IEC chair, MEC John Block and of course the Grayston bridge disaster, all this and more. The Burning Platform
15 Oct 2015 English South Africa Politics · News

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