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DA calls for fresh elections in Johannesburg

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In today’s Daily Friend Show, Nicholas Lorimer, Hermann Pretorius, and Michael Morris discuss the DA’s call for a fresh election in Johannesburg, and comments by

Babita’s murderers get sentenced, but mastermind still at large

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In today’s Daily Friend Show, Sara Gon, Gerbrandt van Heerden, and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the sentencing of the six men convicted for their part in

BRICS gets bigger | Daily Friend Wrap

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Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the planned expansion of BRICS, a KZN municipality helping its customers to steal electricity, and the role of community police forums.

For the record: IRR responds to shoddy reporting on South Africa

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In the wake of the controversy occasioned by Julius Malema leading his supporters in a chant of ‘Kill the Boer’ and ‘Shoot to Kill’, South

China says relax BEE | Daily Friend Wrap

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Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt discuss comments made by the chairperson of the China Africa Development Fund which encouraged SA to relax BEE requirements to

Sanef calls out Maile for calling a journalists a “stupid, racist white man” | Daily Friend Wrap

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Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the comments made by Lebogang Maile where he called a News 24 journalist a “stupid, racist white man”. They

Ramaphosa: minorities have “felt excluded” from SA

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Today’s Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon, and Terence Corrigan discusses comments made by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 40th-anniversary event of the

Will the charter return hope to SA?

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Today’s Daily Friend show with Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt, and Michael Morris discusses the Multi-party charter for South Africa. They also talk about an insane

South Africa’s drowning middle class | Daily Friend Wrap

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Nicholas Lorimer and Gerbrandt van Heerden discuss the desperate state of the South African middle class and what this means for our politics and economics.

Cele finally says something about N1 assault | Daily Friend Wrap

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Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the comments made by Bheki Cele on the assault by VIP officers filmed on the N1, the huge infrastructure