SA Institute of Race Relations The Daily Friend Show

Moral failure, a steel plant closes and we remember the Fallen

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Sara Gon, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer, discuss the Deputy President's failure to condemn the oppression of gay people in Africa, the closing of a steel plant and the place of Remembrance Day in South Africa.
11 Nov 2019 5AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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