SA Institute of Race Relations The Daily Friend Show

South Africa no longer most industrialised country in Africa

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Today's Daily Friend Show with Sara Gon, Bheki Mahlobo and Nicholas Lorimer. The crew discusses an article by economist Mike Schüssler which talks about the state of SA's manufacturing. They also discuss Ramaphosa calling on teachers to lower the school dropout rate and on the practical implementations of vaccine passports.

https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/economy/the-country-manufacturing-the-destruction-of-sa-manufacturing-is-south-africa/
6 Oct 2021 8AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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