SA Institute of Race Relations The Daily Friend Show

R1 trillion to 100 people.

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Today's Daily Friend show is another extra large panel of Chris Patterson, Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris and Marius Roodt. They discuss a calculation done by Professor William Gumede which estimates that BEE has resulted in R1 trillion being moved between under 100 people since 1994. They also chat about reforming local government and asking if decentralization is the only way to go.
30 May 2025 8AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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