Racial tensions: Govt prefers to mediate rather than 'teach' with laws

Published: Jul 22, 2020 2:56 AM | Updated: Jul 22, 2020 3:06 AM

PARLIAMENT | The government prefers to deal with racial tensions using a soft approach to mediate, rather than "educating" through the law.

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