SA Institute of Race Relations The Daily Friend Show

Only 2% of SA air force aircraft working

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Today's Daily Friend Show with Michael Morris, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss a report on the South African air force which claims only 2% of its aircraft are working. They also discuss the comments by Ebrahim Rasool upon his return to South Africa and they finish with the ANC's seeming inability to do better.
24 Mar 2025 8AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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