POLITICALLY AWEH: What happened in SA — Afrikaner ‘refugees’ return, tearjerker onion prices and more

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It’s been a difficult week for Afrikaner ‘refugees’ and fans of onions. This week’s Politically Aweh episode covers a ‘genocide’ so unconvincing its own refugees came home for the healthcare, plus a murder count in Ekurhuleni that keeps climbing.

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