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Melanie Verwoerd | The whole R22m flag fiasco indicates a much bigger problem in Ramaphosa's Cabinet

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The tallest flag in South Africa flies at the Donkin Reserve monument in Gqeberha.

The tallest flag in South Africa flies at the Donkin Reserve monument in Gqeberha.

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After the R22-million flag project was shelved, President Cyril Ramaphosa remarked that his government is a 'listening government'. Melanie Verwoerd writes that she doesn't believe that anymore, because if it was, this project would never have even been considered.

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