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MANIFESTO TEST: PA promises debt write-offs and a 3-month rates holiday

Daily Maverick · 18 October 2026 at 14:26

MANIFESTO TEST: PA promises debt write-offs and a 3-month rates holiday

This is a populist manifesto with many clever ideas.

The question is: will they be implemented?

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