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The kidnapping of Vosloorus spaza shop owner Mazwi Kubheka has reignited a heated national conversation.
The kidnapping of Vosloorus spaza shop owner Mazwi Kubheka has reignited a heated national conversation. Are township economies, particularly the spaza shop sector, being taken over by foreign nationals? Or are deeper issues like crime syndicates, weak regulation and economic desperation at play?
Guest: Mthetho Ngcukayithobi - President of the Progressive Forces of South Africa
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