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TexasTowelie

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Wed May 29, 2024, 07:12 AM May 2024

South Africa in Deep Trouble - WTF is Going on? Blackouts, Unemployment, Soaring Crime & Corruption - Joe Blogs



South Africa is the largest and most developed economy in Africa however it is an economy in CRISIS. The Electricity System is old and FAILING resulting in Daily Planned Blackouts, the Road, Rail & Ports are crumbling due to under-investment, Unemployment is the HIGHEST IN THE WORLD and Crime and Corruption is rife. In this video I look at the situation in more detail and discuss what is likely to happen over the next 3 years.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:01 SOUTH AFRICA
3:40 ECONOMY
4:41 GDP
7:38 ELECTRICITY
13:26 TRANSPORT
15:16 UNEMPLOYMENT
18:41 CRIME
22:24 OUTLOOK
24:33 SUMMARY & CONCLUSION
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South Africa in Deep Trouble - WTF is Going on? Blackouts, Unemployment, Soaring Crime & Corruption - Joe Blogs (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2024 OP
And strong Russian connection Lulu KC May 2024 #1

Lulu KC

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1. And strong Russian connection
Wed May 29, 2024, 11:20 AM
May 2024

I went down that rabbit hole a few years after a trip to S.A. and remember not a lot of detail, but it's there.

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