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Ramaphosa attempts to draw a line in the sand over Covid-19-related corruption | News24

While President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to have conceded to calls for the shutting of schools for a month amid the Covid-19 peak, he attempted to draw a line in the sand about the now widespread looting of public funds.

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