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How DA should respond to Ramaphosa’s slow-walking GNU changes
Practically, the DA should abandon the language of “request” and “suggestion”.
7 July 2026
Practically, the DA should abandon the language of “request” and “suggestion”.
The Phala Phala affair is at once a delightful amusement and the most serious threat to Ramaphosa’s presidency.
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