SA Institute of Race Relations The Daily Friend Show

‘Plane’ incompetence in Poland

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Sara Gon, Michael Morris and Marius Roodt disentangle the diplomatic disaster surrounding the President’s support plane for his trip to Ukraine and Russia. They discuss the article by Terence Corrigan in today’s Daily Friend positing that the shattering of our illusions of ANC rule is a good thing, and BUSA’s Busi Mavuso’s complaint that people aren’t getting upset enough about the NHI Bill.
21 Jun 2023 3AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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