SA Institute of Race Relations The Daily Friend Show

Postponing elections? When will business grow a backbone? What are the consequences of an IMF loan?

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Nicholas Lorimer speaks to Terence Corrigan and Jonathan Katzenellenbogen about the ANC's plan to sync local government and national elections, we discuss Terence’s article on the failure of business to challenge destructive government policy and what the consequences of the International Monetary Fund Covid-19 relief loan will likely be.

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31 Jul 2020 9AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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