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  "tags": [
    "Opinion",
    "Thought Leader",
    "Ahmed Kathrada",
    "Burundi",
    "Democratic Republic Of Congo",
    "Desmond Tutu",
    "Jimi Hendrix",
    "Mahatma Gandhi",
    "Martin Luther King Jr.",
    "Middle East",
    "Ngaka Modiri Molema",
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    "President Nelson Mandela",
    "Professor Bonang Mohale",
    "Professor Jakes Gerwel",
    "Sabata-Mpho Mokae",
    "Sol Plaatje",
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    "University Of The Free State",
    "Wangari Maathai"
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  "textContent": "Too often, leadership is seduced by power. The allure of authority, prestige and influence can slowly overwhelm the original motivation to serve people. What begins as a commitment to uplift communities can quietly turn into an obsession with status and control",
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