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ANC says no to Musk helping poor kids

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Today's Daily Friend with Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt, and Michael Morris. They discuss the blocking of Starlink in South Africa due to BEE regulations. They also chat about the number of millionaires in Johannesburg and the lack of urgency from Ramaphosa on investigating corruption at Eskom.
20 Apr 2023 8AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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