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May 2024
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South African Voters Set to Snub Mandela...

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A.M. Edition for May 29. The party that ended apartheid in South Africa is set to lose its absolute majority for the first time in 30 years, as corruption, inequality and economic pain push voters away. But things could get worse for Africa’s most developed economy, the WSJ’s Alexandra Wexler says. Plus, Chicago is offering developers lavish subsidies in a bid to revitalize its emptying downtown. And a Democratic super PAC plans to spend $100 million on abortion-rights ads to try and retake the House. Peter Granitz hosts. 


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