SA Institute of Race Relations The Daily Friend Show

South Africans demand merit not race

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Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Hermann Pretorius and John Endres. They discuss the latest results in the upcoming release of the IRR’s latest polling on race relations. They also discuss the deflating G20 summit, parliament growing teeth and the finance minister speaking on ratings agencies.
14 Nov 2025 7AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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