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Fresh Fridays With Gauteng Premiere, Panyaza Lesufi
17 July 2026

Fresh Fridays With Gauteng Premiere, Panyaza Lesufi

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Fresh and Thato spoke to Gauteng Premiere, Panyaza Lesufi on his upbring, the origin of the name "Panyaza", his passion for football, the state of the Guateng and the importance of fixing infrastructure in the province, his favourite to win the World Cup, the inspiration behind his source of humility. The Premiere also gave reaction to the Mail & Guardian front page story on Eugene de Kock seemingly bragging on his time as an apartheid enforcer and commander. His concern around criminality and the thinking behind the concept of AmaPanyaza.  Kaya 959