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May 2023
27m 23s

Ramaphosa: “my government not sleeping o...

Bbc World Service
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Rahul Tandon hears about South Africa’s President Cyril Ramphosa’s denials that his government is "sleeping on the job" over crippling power cuts in his country. He said that he believed the country needed emergency power and existing interventions would ease pressure on the grid. On Sunday, voters in South East Asia's second-largest economy - Thailand - wi ... Show More
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