SA Institute of Race Relations The Daily Friend Show

Ramaphosa fails the test

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Nicholas Lorimer, Makone Maja and Marius Roodt discuss the State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2025. They also discuss MK's financial troubles and a weird advert from the department of health.
7 Feb 7AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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