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EPISODE · Jul 2, 2026 · 34 MIN

The Shadowy world of SA political influencers

from The Daily Friend Show · host SA Institute of Race Relations

Nicholas Lorimer and Makone Maja discuss the growing sophistication of online influence campaigns on South African social media. They also chat about the new minister of Social development Dina Pule and Thabo Mbeki trying to rescue SA-US relations. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

Nicholas Lorimer and Makone Maja discuss the growing sophistication of online influence campaigns on South African social media. They also chat about the new minister of Social development Dina Pule and Thabo Mbeki trying to rescue SA-US relations.

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