The Daily Friend Show

Impossible choices: The mid-term budget speech

Today's Daily Friend Show with Terence Corrigan, Mlondi Mdluli and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the mid-term budget speech. They also discuss the likely ousting of the DA in the East Rand, the granting of the world cup to Qatar and the ambitions of Zweli Mkhize.

26 Oct 2022 5AM 30 min

Skills shortages and the failing state

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan and Tiego Thotse. They discuss Ramaphosa's supposed plans to prevent state capture as well as the problem of skills shortages in the state. They also discuss money lost to licensing scams and the kidnapping of a municipal manager.

25 Oct 2022 5AM 31 min

Mbeki: ANC is trying to tilt election law in its favour

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt and Michael Morris. They discuss comments by former president Mbeki claiming that the ANC is supporting to the electoral amendment act to benefit itself. They also discuss drama at the Chinese Communist Party's conference and the EFF's attack on the IFP.

24 Oct 2022 5AM 30 min

As Joburg crumbles, the battle for its soul continues

Today's Daily Friend with Sholan Booysen, Nicholas Lorimer and Gabriel Crouse. They chat about the latest on the IRR campaign against Race laws. They also speak about the court battle over the mayorship of Johannesburg and the talks between the IFP and EFF on forming a coalition.

20 Oct 2022 5AM 31 min

Eskom: Spend more, get less

Today's Daily Friend Show with Hermann Pretorius, Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer. They chat about a report on Eskom which showed that despite spending hundreds of millions of Rands, Eskom produced less electricity in 2022 than in 2007. They also discuss inflation and the implosion of Lizz Truss.

19 Oct 2022 5AM 30 min

Guns, houses and the Mafia in KZN

Today's Daily Friend Show with Martin van Staden, Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt. The team chats about the damage done by the so called "construction mafia" in KZN to economic opportunities. They also discuss if president Ramaphosa is "quiet quitting" and the new raft of alcohol regulations being considered by…

18 Oct 2022 5AM 31 min

"Whites need not apply"

Today's Daily Friend Show with Sara Gon, Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer. The team discusses the memo put out by DisChem saying the company has put a moratorium on the hiring of white people for any positions at the company. They also discuss the Human Rights Council of the UN's…

17 Oct 2022 5AM 30 min

Gauteng is dying of thirst

Today's Daily Friend Show with Tiego Thotse, Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh. They discuss the ongoing water crisis in Gauteng, the failure of public health facilities to reach the standards demands by the NHI, some by-election results and a plan to keep tourists safe.

13 Oct 2022 5AM 30 min

South Africa facing "Economic Sabotage"

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Mlondi Mdluli and Gabriel Crouse. They chat about the Transnet strike which is crippling our logistics. They also discuss the Amazon HQ and the various competing indigenous groups. Lastly they chat about a story from the weekend of how ministers don't need to…

12 Oct 2022 5AM 31 min

This law could could make your vote worthless

Today's Daily Friend Show with Hermann Pretorius, Nicholas Lorimer and Sara Gon. They discuss the opposition of a number of civil society groups to the electoral amendment act. They also chat about Zuma's run for chairman of the ANC and a defection from the PA to the DA. Lastly they…

11 Oct 2022 5AM 30 min

Business v ANC: is the gauntlet being thrown down?

Sara Gon, Michael Morris and Terence Corrigan talk about the controversies surrounding businessmen criticizing the government, the massive strike at Transnet making a bad situation even worse for business and SA, and conservative federal judges refusing to hire law graduates from Yale because they don't support free speech.

10 Oct 2022 8AM 32 min

R50 billion lost: An economic trainwreck

Today's Daily Friend Show with Chris Hattingh, Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the recent revelations that problems with Transnet have cost the country R50 billion in lost mining revenue. They also discuss South Africa's low economic growth outlook, more coalition troubles and finally a controversy kicked up by…

6 Oct 2022 5AM 31 min

Panyaza Lesufi takes power in Gauteng

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan and John Endres. They talk about the imminent appointment of Panyaza Lesufi as Gauteng premier. They also discuss the costs to the country of the high levels of lawlessness and finally they discuss fracturing in the COSATU/ANC alliance. Check out our…

5 Oct 2022 5AM 31 min

Gauteng vs. Tshwane: the battle for control

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Herman Pretorius and Michael Morris. They discuss the conflict between Gauteng and Tshwane about who spent all the money. They also talk about new smoking regulations as well strange comments from the President.

4 Oct 2022 5AM 31 min

Eskom's Game of Thrones

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt and Sara Gon. They discuss an apparent bugging device found in the car of Eskom's CEO. They also talk about the trouble in UCT's senior leadership. They also chat about the 1st round of Brazil's presidential election.

3 Oct 2022 5AM 31 min

Expropriation passes through parliament

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Sholan Booysen and Hermann Pretorius. They discuss the passage of the expropriation bill through parliament, the ongoing struggle for the city of Joburg and the continuing AIDS denialism of Thabo Mbeki.

29 Sep 2022 5AM 30 min

Land court bill rammed through parliament

Today's Daily Friend Show with Gabriel Crouse, Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer. The team discusses the lightning fast passage of the Land Court bill through the National Assembly. They also talk about the conviction and sentencing of a man for planning a white supremacist terrorist attack.

28 Sep 2022 5AM 30 min

Zuma takes another shot at ANC leadership

Today's Daily Friend Show with Terence Corrigan, Nicholas Lorimer and Mlondi Mdluli. They discuss Zuma's bid for chairperson of the ANC, the launch of Mmusi Maimane's new political party, Build one SA and the rumours that Eskom is about to get a new board and maybe a new CEO.

27 Sep 2022 5AM 30 min

Soweto tavern shooting: community storms court

Today's Daily Friend Show with Hermann Pretorius, Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer. The team discusses the storming of a court in Soweto in connection to the trial of the 5 men accused of the Soweto tavern shooting. They also talk about the ANC in KZN backing Zweli Mkhize and the…

26 Sep 2022 5AM 31 min

Expropriation is coming, now is the time to fight back

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Gabriel Crouse and Tiego Thotse. They discuss the land courts and expropriation bills and what needs to be done to stop them. They also discuss the victory of the anti-ANC coalition government in Nelson Mandela Bay and lastly they discuss independent power producers…

22 Sep 2022 5AM 31 min