SA Institute of Race Relations The Daily Friend Show

Matters of national security

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Terence Corrigan and Makone Maja discuss Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni's briefing to the media about a coup d'eta being a possible risk to the country; the Presidency's response to the DA accusing it of hiding the US rejecting Mcebisi Jonas' credentials as special envoy to the United States; and end with reports of worsening Johannesburg power outages.
16 Jul 2025 11AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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