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BizNews Briefing: Joburg home value appeal sham; Celebrities and deep fake scams

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In this episode of the BizNews Briefing - two days of sham appeals hearings shows Joburg Metro is systematically overvaluing homes to extract unfairly high rates from residents; and Magnus Heystek addresses a claim that high profile figures appearing in deep fake ads should do more to stop the public being scammed. Plus all the key business news of the day…..
14 Nov 11AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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