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“We are not here to be petty, we are here to work”: MK Party's John Hlophe 

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Impeached judge and now MK Party parliamentary leader John Hlophe says the party will remain above “petty politics” and serve the people who have elected them as they take up their seats as MPs. Hlophe was speaking to media after the swearing in of 58 party members in the National Assembly on Tuesday. 
25 Jun 9AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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