Zondo Commission vs Bushiri: SA's biggest political stories of the week

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In this week's episode of Sunday Times Politics Weekly, the politics team, dive head-first into the topics of former President Jacob Zuma and his attempt to get Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo to recuse himself.

They also consider what Shepard Bushiri's flee to his native country means for the future of his case and the country's politics.

20 Nov 2020 English South Africa Politics · News Commentary

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