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Alcohol ban back on the table, state to lead economic recovery and Chess makes waves online

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Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Gabriel Crouse discuss the President's openness to re-banning alcohol and his announcement that the state will lead the post-Covid recovery and we chat about the enormous surge in the popularity of Chess matches online.

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19 Jun 2020 9AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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