SA Institute of Race Relations The Daily Friend Show

The coming KZN crisis

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Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius discuss the looming political crisis in the KZN provincial government. They also chat about a silly editorial on polling and they discuss the dishonesty at the heart of the NHI.
4 Nov 2025 7AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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