South African Politics: Where Do We Stand And Where Are We Headed?

Radio Islam International – 2018/12/12

It’s been a year of political tension, change and loss.

South Africa’s political landscape can be described as a whirlwind, however in recent times, a small glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel started to show as the country boasted a positive GDP in the last quarter of the year with investor confidence also growing…

We unpack the year that was with well known political analyst Somadoda Fikeni.

Listen to the full interview below:

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