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Michael Sun

Michael Sun

Councillor Michael Sun received the memorandum from COSATU on behalf of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba on 27 September 2017. A COSATU official made racist comments to Sun. COSATU later apologised after Mashaba criticised the union federation.
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27 September 2017
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Ihsaan Haffejee
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