How optimistic should South Africans be?

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Today's Daily Friend Show with Michael Morris, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss an article Terence wrote about the state of play in the battle of ideas in South Africans and how we should view the future. They also discuss the case of a corrupt construction project on a swimming pool as well as a R9 billion loan to build renewable power.

7 Nov 2022 7AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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