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Progress report with uMngeni’s Mayor Pappas - symbol of hope of what SA can become

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For many South Africans uMngeni’s hard-working Mayor Christopher Pappas (31) personifies what the country could become. Young, smart, multi-lingual and hard working, Pappas and his Democratic Alliance team have achieved a great lot since taking power a year ago - serving as a template for the DA’s alternative to the increasingly destructive example of governance by the ANC. In this interview with Alec Hogg of BizNews, Pappas provides an update on the municipality which was the feature of party leader John Steenhuisen’s latest weekly newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Dec 2022 7AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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