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Aug 2024
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Civil Unrest Escalates with Countries Ar...

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Bongani Bingwa discusses with Dr Philani Mthembu, Executive Director of the Institute for Global Dialogue, about tensions in nations such as the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Kenya, and Nigeria, the role of social media in propagating fake and real news, and what all of this means for democracy.

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