SA's fiscal nightmare

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Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius on this episode of the Daily Friend Wrap. They discuss the SA government's midterm budget. They also chat about the new SOE of SOEs and lastly, they discuss the planned reforms at Transnet.

1 Nov 2023 10AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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