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Jenny's Hot Takes: Episode 42: "The Blinded City" by Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon

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Award-nominated author Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon has told HOT1027 news he spent 10 years collecting stories from Joburg's inner city to put names and faces to the tragic conditions illegal immigrants and South Africans are living in.

"The Blinded City" is up for this year's non-fiction prize at the Sunday Times Literary Awards in partnership with Exclusive Books.

HOT1027's Jenny Crwys-Williams has more ..,
22 Oct 2023 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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