The Burning Platform : The Day After Elections

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Join Gareth Cliff and Phumi Mashigo a day after the elections for a 2- special edition of the Burning Platform. First - Phumi reports back on her fact-finding trip to Israel last week and chats to David Benjamin - consultant on international law, the law of armed conflict and counter-terrorism. Then as the results election results start trickling in, Kanthan Pillay joined the conversation #VotingDay with comments from Jack Motlanthe and Bafana Modise who were on the ground in their respective areas.

30 May English South Africa Politics · News

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