SA Institute of Race Relations The Daily Friend Show

12% social security tax defeated...for now!

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Today's Daily Friend Show hosted by Nicholas Lorimer featuring Gerbrandt van Heerden and Gabriel Crouse. The crew talks about the withdrawal of the proposed 12% social security fund tax on incomes, the voting preferences of LGBT South Africans and a leaked report from the state security ministry.
1 Sep 2021 9AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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