President Cyril Ramaphosa claims that there is "no money" for Covid-19 grants and other relief for desperate South Africans.
Yet there is still lots of money to pay the full salary, every single month, of every politician, from the president to the cabinet, premiers, MECs, MPs, MPLs, mayors, executive and management council members and the lowliest local councillor...
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