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ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has refused to retract or apologise for statements attributed to him regarding Eastern Cape ANC provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi’s alleged involvement in the tampering with and manipulation of the province’s list…
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What happened
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has refused to retract or apologise for statements attributed to him regarding Eastern Cape ANC provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi’s alleged involvement in the tampering with and manipulation of the province’s list…
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