# Shady tenders, free SUVs and AI policies | Is the GNU crumbling?

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Podcast: [SMWX](https://stenobird.com/podcast/smwx-1002019)
Published: 2026-04-30T06:19:29+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of SMWX, we unpack this week's scandals involving an over R1Bn tender for textbooks, Chinese SUVs that were given to Ministers and AI generated sources in a draft policy. What does the mean for the Government of National Unity and its stability?

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