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WINNING LETTER

RESPECT!

ear FAIRLADY Team, I’ve lived in this country for almost 30 years, got married, raised three children and love South Africa with a passion that exceeds my feelings for my home country (Germany). And yet, for the past 10 years, many things have felt so wrong. Increasingly so, I’m afraid, whether you look at the circus of South African politics, the economy, the energy situation, effects of climate change, mind-boggling youth unemployment, crime, corruption – the list seems

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