SA Institute of Race Relations The Daily Friend Show

DA manifesto: a credible offer for South Africa?

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Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan, and Gerbrandt van Heerden. They discuss the DA manifesto and the ANC running out of time to deploy the cadre deployment minutes.
19 Feb 2024 7AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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