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MK party Jacob Zuma’s latest statements are ‘a form of populism’

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party and former president Jacob Zuma’s latest pronouncements have taken many people aback. It is the season of announcing election manifestos and therefore, the pronouncements are seen as part of the MK Party’s policy framework. The party has not yet announced a comprehensive manifesto.

At a party rally recently, Zuma’s statements included that: pregnant teenagers go to a university to be established on Robben Island;

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