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New poll with ANC at 32%

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Today’s Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan, and Sara Gon discusses new polling from the SRF which suggests the ANC is polling at

Crime down but still very high

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Today’s Daily Friend Show with Anlu Keeve, Makone Maja, and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the reduction in the murder rate, the refusal to fund NHI, and

A united front against VAT

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Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the rush to claim credit by political parties over the defeat of VAT. They also discuss MK’s internal battles

Is this the day South Africa changed?

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Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius discuss the canceling of the budget speech in Parliament.

BEE doesn’t fight inequality

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Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discuss John Steenhuisen’s attack on Sakeliga over BEE in agriculture. They also chat about Gwede Mantashe and Iran and ANC

Government considers raising VAT

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Today’s Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Chris Hattingh and Terence Corrigan discusses a report that the next budget will see an increase in VAT.

MK’s fight club

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Today’s Daily Friend Show with Sara Gon, Nicholas Lorimer, and Chris Patterson looks an alleged fight between senior leaders of the MK party. They also

Government bad for black business

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Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh discuss critiques of government’s mining policy by North West province mine owner, Joel Mafenya. They also talk about an interesting

SA has no plan in foreign affairs

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Nicholas Lorimer, and Marius Roodt discuss the apparent total lack of a South African foreign policy strategy and the crisis in local government.

Europe throws a lifeline to Ramaphosa

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Nicholas Lorimer, and Hermann Pretorius discuss the warm comments by a senior EU figure towards South Africa. They also discuss the DA taking EWC to