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[TOP STORY] Is extreme wealth quietly pushing democracies towards oligarchy?

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‘As the billionaires are increasing their wealth, which has been 81% since 2020, and as more billionaires come on stream, it does mean that what’s at play is exploitation and extraction,’ says Pooven Moodley of Oxfam South Africa.

27 Jan 7AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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