Will the Transnet strike make unions and politicians reassess their relationships? Photo: Rogan Ward / Reuters
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After being out of the country for two months, I have returned to find, perhaps unsurprisingly, that nothing much has changed: the trade union movement has not fragmented, crippled state-owned enterprises stagger on, prominent corruption accused retain their positions and major political arguments continue to be repeated as if stuck in the groove of a vinyl record.
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