SA Institute of Race Relations The Daily Friend Show

Power to the provinces!

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Today's Daily Friend Show with Chris Hattingh, Nicholas Lorimer, and Gerbrandt van Heerden. They discuss the DA's forthcoming Provincial Powers Bill, they also chat about COSATU's strike for better living conditions, the lack of dams built across SA, South Africans looking overseas for their children's education, and the launch of Threads.
6 Jul 2023 8AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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