From Iran’s navy with love: What’s next? With Carol Paton

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Who, in our country’s signal of command, didn’t get the memo or ignore the president’s order to tell the Iranian navy to pull out of the recent BRICS war games off the False Bay coastline? The defence minister hopes a board of inquiry will provide answers soon, but News24’s specialist journalist, Carol Paton, says that ship hasn’t left the dock yet. Later, in our trending topic, the Reserve Bank Governor has revealed that he thinks that pesky prime lending rate should be scrapped. Finally, we recall the country’s worst mining disaster, with On This Day in SA History, heard later. BONUS: Try to crack Rauby’s Pointless Braai Quiz! Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: thelead@24.com. Full editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube. The show is fully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, and quality-checked by Simon Sonnekus.
Chapters
  • 00:01 Graeme's intro
  • 01:37 Crossing to Carol on Iran navy fiasco
  • 16:00 Who could replace Minister Motshekga?
  • 24:36 Trending topic: Governor wants to scrap PLR
  • 25:54 On This Day in SA History / Rauby's Pointless Braai Quiz
21 Jan English South Africa News · Society & Culture

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