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South Africans demand change, tired of corrupt ANC elite
The Mercury
|December 04, 2025
SOUTH African citizens are fed up with the way in which they have been ignored, gaslit and suppressed by a small group of elites who seek to destroy our beautiful country.
The recent spats between our president, Ramaphosa and President Trump before and during the much anticipated G20, have severely damaged foreign relations.
Ramaphosa and his ANC must take accountability for their ongoing efforts to undermine certain minority groups and then flip the script by blaming lobby groups for the chaos that ensued between Pretoria and Washington.
This story is from the December 04, 2025 edition of The Mercury.
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