SA Institute of Race Relations 2 Crickets In A Thorn Tree

The power of theater

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Nick and Gabriel take a meander through the place of Bloemfontein in SA today, the Zuma medical parole trial, the speech Gabriel gave at UNISA, the power of theater and Republican Party Reptiles.

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Nick: Inda and Pakistan https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/partition-wasn-t-inevitable

Gabriel: The danger of one thingism https://dailyfriend.co.za/2022/08/18/against-the-silver-bullet-or-one-thing-ism/
19 Aug 2022 English South Africa News Commentary · Philosophy

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