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Politics in South Africa is a comedy

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By Amanda Watson Verified
| The Citizen (South Africa) Verified
South Africa, for all its crime and unemployment morbidity, still has its “I can’t believe” moments where if we didn’t laugh, we would land up in Gotham City’s Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane. And no, Batman isn’t a superhero. First off is, of course, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane who believes she is entitled to a R10 million bonus for her time as public protector. Seriously.
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Politics in South Africa is a comedy

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By Amanda Watson Verified
| Flipboard
South Africa, for all its crime and unemployment morbidity, still has its “I can’t believe” moments where if we didn’t laugh, we would land up in …
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Give cops respect, not scorn

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By Amanda Watson Verified
| The Citizen (South Africa) Verified
The 7.62 x 39mm round, designed for the wellknown AK47, travels at a speed of around 700m/s and the rifle itself can fire about 600 bullets in 60 seconds. It doesn’t leave a lot of time for negotiation when police, often acting on scanty, last-minute information, first warn a gang of armed robbers to give up. ALSO READ: Police shootouts: Experts divided over deaths The gangsters would be fortified with muti and invincibility spells.
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