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Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Pinocchio syndrome: The impact of lies in SA these past two weeks

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In the past few weeks, the lies were given some undeserved respectability with descriptions like "debate", "discourse", "judicial criticism", "opinion piece", and so on, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela.

There's a tragedy of lies in South African politics. It is driven by an insatiable hunger for power.

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