TOM EATON: Live from the Comrades Marathon. The political one
'Bob, always a taxing hill. Although you’re aware of the current controversy around this route, a lot of people demanding that the Comrades get routed up and over Polly Graph'
06 June 2017 - 08:11
“They've jogged past Mangaung! They’ve slogged through Polokwane! They’ve sidestepped Nkandla! And now it’s the final sprint towards the Union Buildings! Bob, incredible drama here in the closing stages of the 2017 Comrades’ Marathon!” “Steve, absolutely. What a race it’s been this…” “Sorry, Bob, a correction: the Comrades have asked us not to call it a ‘race’. Apparently they prefer to keep that word in their arsenal until just before election time.” “Well, it’s been a helluva marathon, Steve, and picking a winner is going to be a game of Russian roulette.”
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