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RW Johnson: DA's State of Disaster flip-flop - and beware Putin's influence on SA's 2024 Election

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The BizNews tagline of "Get context. Know more" is appropriate in this brilliant summation by SA's premier political analyst, RW Johnson. He expands on a column he wrote for BN Premium members, where the former Oxford Don admits being baffled by the DA's flip-flop on the State of Disaster over Eskom. Johnson also applies Level Two thinking on SA's watershed 2024 Election, warning how Russian president Vladimir Putin will have a massive influence on both the result and post-poll coalitions. He spoke to BizNews founder Alec Hogg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13 Feb 2023 2AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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