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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
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The not so grand ANC-DA coalition

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt, and Michael Morris. They discuss the column by Adriaan Basson about a possible ANC-DA grand coalition. They also discuss the failure of the Free electricity program. They end with a discussion of Indian politics and the restoration of Rahul Gandhi to…
7 Aug 2023 5AM 33 min

The Architect of our suffering | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Michael Morris discuss a column by Peter Bruce on the need to abandon the “Patel-Ramaphosa songbook.” They also chat about SARS and the EFF and lastly, they discuss the methane explosion in Joburg.
3 Aug 2023 9AM 12 min
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SPECIAL - Countdown to Socialism: The National Democratic Revolution in South Africa since 1994

South Africa’s failure to reform – and save the country, and especially its immiserated poor, from joblessness, stalling growth and widespread governance failure – can be pinned on the ruling party’s ‘unwavering determination’ to pursue the socialist-inspired National Democratic Revolution (NDR). In this way, the ANC seeks to ‘take the…
2 Aug 2023 5AM 1 hr 01 min

Malema's chant goes global

Today's Daily Friend Show with Michael Morris, Nicholas Lorimer, and Marius Roodt. They discuss Malema's choice of song at the EFF's birthday rally. They also discuss the growing alignment between the DA and IFP and the brewing conflict in West Africa.
1 Aug 2023 5AM 34 min

The EFF after 10 years

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Chris Hattingh, and Terence Corrigan. They discuss the EFF's 10th-year anniversary they also chat about lawlessness and Nersa holding up Eskom reform.
31 Jul 2023 5AM 33 min

President Fikile Mbalula?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Hermann Pretorius, Nicholas Lorimer, and Michael Morris. They discuss the power vacuum that Ramaphosa is apparently leaving in the ANC. They also chat about the 3 bodies found in City Power substations in Joburg and they discuss the strange things going on in the EFF.
28 Jul 2023 5AM 32 min

SA's CEO's say they are stepping up | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh discuss the letter by 115 CEOs promising to work towards building SA, they also chat about Low-cost medical aid options and NHI and they discuss a weird tweet from the EFF.
27 Jul 2023 6AM 11 min

Getting away with murder in SA | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Sara Gon discuss an investigation into a Pakistani gangster which suggests that its easier than one would think to get away with murder in South Africa. They also chat about the case of a person who called in sick to go to an EFF protest and the…
26 Jul 2023 7AM 10 min

Are the DA and EFF at their ceilings?

Today's Daily Friend with Marius Roodt, Terence Corrigan, and Nicholas Lorimer talk about an ANC internal report which suggests the DA and EFF are at their "electoral ceilings". They also discuss the visit of a controversial speaker to UCT and they discuss the creation of a deputy mayor position in…
25 Jul 2023 5AM 31 min

Was Affirmative Action good for Afrikaners?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Hermann Pretorius, and Sara Gon. They discuss comments made about BEE by Reuel Khoza at the recent Black Management forum. They also discuss the explosion which tore up Bree Street in Joburg, and a mine employing former Zama Zamas.
24 Jul 2023 5AM 34 min

Is federalism “anti-black"?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris, and Terence Corrigan. They discuss an opinion piece by Yonela Diko about the DA's push for the devolution of powers to the Western Cape. They also talk about all the theft at Eskom.
21 Jul 2023 5AM 30 min

It's not so good for GOOD

Today's Daily Friend Show with Hermann Pretorius, Marius Roodt, and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the poor performance of the GOOD party in by-elections in George. They also chat about the changing attitude of senior business leaders to the ANC and the ANC's increasing shift toward populist politics.
20 Jul 2023 5AM 32 min

Too "white" for water? | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius discuss the government's new draft water use regulations and their racial quotas. They also discuss the comments on NHI from the private sector.
19 Jul 2023 7AM 11 min

Zuma goes to Russia!

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan, and Chris Hattingh. They discuss the court ruling which should send Zuma back to jail, except that he has suddenly gone to Russia. They also discuss the ANC's likely vote share and take a closer look at Maimane's Build One SA…
17 Jul 2023 5AM 33 min

"I did burn Parliament"

Today's Daily Friend Show with Chris Hattingh, Nicholas Lorimer, and Gerbrandt van Heerden. They discuss the racist outburst in court of the man accused of burning down Parliament. They also chat about the country's infrastructure problems with a focus on Eskom and load shedding, the "price gouging" of gas, and…
13 Jul 2023 5AM 29 min

Who is behind SA's economic sabotage ?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Michael Morris, Genevieve Labuschange, and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the latest incidents of truck burning on the N3 and N4 highways. They also chat about the fight over who gets to keep the municipal cars in a KZN municipality and Paul Mashatile's play for power.
11 Jul 2023 5AM 29 min

Government: You will get NHI and you will like it

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan, and Michael Morris. They discuss the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHI) and the South African social grants system.
10 Jul 2023 5AM 29 min
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