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The Daily Friend Show

The Daily Friend Show is a 30-minute current affairs podcast featuring our analysts and writers. It presents a liberal perspective on the political, social and economic issues of the day on Monday and Friday.

The Daily Friend Wrap releases episodes at 17:00 which comment on the news events of the day 4 times a week Monday to Thursday. On Friday we do a live show on YouTube at 13:30.

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1,177 Episodes
360 – 380

SA government chooses cadres over ordinary people

Today's Daily Friend Show with Michael Morris, Nicholas Lorimer, and Makone Maja. They discuss the state of South Africa’s national debt and government finances. They also discuss the SAHRC report into the riots of July 2021.
5 Feb 2024 4AM 32 min

Steenhuisen’s Pep talk: THE TRUTH

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, John Endres and Mlondi Mdluli.They discuss the social media storm around DA leader John Steenhuisen’s attack on the Gauteng crime wardens. They also discuss ANC campaigning so far this year, opposition prospects in KZN and Gauteng and chaos in Durban.
2 Feb 2024 4AM 31 min

Bad governance ruins lives | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Terence Corrigan discuss the awful state of SA's municipalities and how dysfunction in government affects people's lives. They discuss the South African case to the ICJ and registration weekend.
1 Feb 2024 7AM 15 min

Eskom nearly switched off all of Joburg

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt, and Michael Morris. They discuss the deteriorating financial situation in Johannesburg, the manifesto of BuildOneSA, and the election promises of the ANC in Gauteng.
29 Jan 2024 4AM 33 min

Influencer infiltrates SA Police

Today's Daily Friend Show with Terence Corrigan, Sara Gon, and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the story of a 24-year-old influencer who allegedly infiltrated the upper ranks of the police by pretending to be a UN representative. They also discuss Home Affairs and tourism and the forming of militias.
26 Jan 2024 4AM 33 min

ANC says it doesn’t do cadre deployment and never has | Daily Friend Wrap

ANC says it doesn’t do cadre deployment and never has | Daily Friend Wrap Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the insane claims by the Public Service and Administration Minister Noxolo Kiviet that cadre deployment has never been government policy. They also discuss how Saudi Arabia is changing itself and…
25 Jan 2024 6AM 14 min

SA's prisoners get higher pass rate than students!

Nicholas Lorimer and Michael Morris discuss the high pass rate achieved by people writing matric from within SA's prisons, they also discuss a protest in Limpopo and lastly they chat about how property rights help the poor.
24 Jan 2024 6AM 15 min

Reheating BEE: Rise Mzansi's Manifesto

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Mlondi Mdluli, and Hermann Pretorius. They talk about the manifesto launch of Rise Mzansi, and they also discuss the inability of SA doctors to get jobs and they discuss new water regulations.
22 Jan 2024 4AM 37 min

That high pass rate don’t mean nothing

Today's Daily Friend Show with Marius Roodt, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the announcement that the matric class of 2023 had the highest pass rate of all time. They also discuss the resignation of Ghaleb Cachalia from the DA and they discuss the finding of a huge pile…
19 Jan 2024 4AM 32 min

These parties should be worried about Zuma's new party.

Today's Daily Friend Show with Hermann Pretorius, Nicholas Lorimer, and Chris Hattingh. They discuss the newest of South Africa's political parties. They also chat about the Taiwan election, the Iowa Caucuses, and the Red Sea attacks.
15 Jan 2024 4AM 34 min
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