The Daily Friend Show

Plan to end load-shedding in Tshwane blocked!

Today's Daily Friend Show with Chris Hattingh, Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius. The team discusses the blocking of a proposal by the ANC, EFF and ActionSA of a plan to provide power to Tshwane. They also chat about the ANC's organizational crisis and international efforts to rename a disease.

17 Aug 2022 5AM 31 min

COSATU and SAFTU declare national strike!

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris and Marius Roodt. They discuss the planned national strike by COSATU and SAFTU over living costs. They also discuss the issue of tribalism and the demand for property rights.

16 Aug 2022 5AM 30 min

The ANC at 40%? The EFF at its limit?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Hermann Pretorius, Nicholas Lorimer and Tiego Thotse. The crew chats about the latest polling revelations in the Sunday papers and what this suggests about ANC and EFF performance. They also chat about the assassination attempt on Salman Rushdie and a video of a man being…

15 Aug 2022 5AM 30 min

Big fight in Joburg city council as EFF tries to remove speaker

Today's Daily Friend Show with Sholan Booysen, Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer. The crew discusses the altercation in the Johannesburg city council. They also chat about the cutting off of a village in the Eastern Cape from Eskom and the Kenyan elections.

11 Aug 2022 5AM 31 min

EWC back with a vengeance

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan and Gabriel Crouse. They discuss the return of EWC into the public debate, as well as the recent visit of U.S. Secretary of State to SA. They also chat about Mogoeng Mogoeng's candidacy for president of SA.

10 Aug 2022 5AM 31 min

Blood, terror and gold in Krugersdorp

Today's Daily Friend Show with Michael Morris, Sara Gon and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss government efforts to fight the illegal miners on the West Rand. They also chat about women's day, and the Eskom skills shortage.

8 Aug 2022 5AM 30 min

Eswatini: SA infested with a cancer of criminality

Today's Daily Friend Show with Sara Gon, Nicholas Lorimer, and Terence Corrigan. They discuss the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) summoning Eswatini's Ambassador to South Africa to seek an explanation for utterances made by its government spokesperson about South Africa. They also chat about Nancy Pelosi's visit to…

3 Aug 2022 5AM 30 min

The Ghosts in the PRASA machine

Today's Daily Friend Show with Tiego Thotse, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer. The crew chats about the 3000 ghost workers employed at PRASA. They also discuss the case of a whistleblower in the health department being targeted with a written warning. They also chat about the death of al-Qaeda leader…

2 Aug 2022 5AM 31 min

Ramaphosa: ANC renewal IS UNSTOPPABLE

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Chris Hattingh and Hermann Pretorius. The panelists discuss the ANC policy conference. The riots in Tembisa and the visit of the U.S. Secretary of State to South Africa.

1 Aug 2022 5AM 30 min

South Africa loses a legend and hope for Nelson Mandela Bay?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Chris Hattingh, Sholan Booysen and Nicholas Lorimer. They pay tribute to the life of John Kane-Berman. They also discuss the new coalition government in Nelson Mandela Bay, the murder of a game ranger and ANC fundraising troubles.

28 Jul 2022 5AM 29 min

Mbeki: South Africa is facing an "Arab Spring"

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Mlondi Mdluli and Hermann Pretorius. They chat about Thabo Mbeki's comments on how South Africa is facing a potential Arab Spring. They also talk about Chinese rocket debris and Tunisia's constitutional referendum. Check out our sponsor: BitVice: https://bit.ly/3zUOLlb

27 Jul 2022 6AM 32 min

Naked land invasion legalised

Today's Daily Friend Show with John Endres, Nicholas Lorimer and Alex Weiss. They discuss the likely outcome of the Bulelani Qolani judgement in the Western Cape. They also discuss the Eskom power plan from President Ramaphosa and lastly the story of some Limpopo villagers who took matters into their own…

26 Jul 2022 5AM 30 min

Are South Africans making a plan?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris and Marius Roodt. The crew discusses the comments by Kasinomics researcher GG Alcock on how some parts of SA are thriving. They also discuss the ANC KZN elective conference, as well as a court ruling against the leadership of NUMSA.

25 Jul 2022 5AM 30 min

Gordhan: Solidarity please help!

Today's Daily Friend Show with Sholan Booysen, Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius. They discuss an offer by Trade Union Solidarity to Pravin Gordhan to provide desperately needed skills for Eskom. They also chat about the Black industrialist programme and Hermann does a quick overview of the UK's next possible PMs.

21 Jul 2022 5AM 31 min

Have solar panels? Better pay up.

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris and Tiego Thotse. The team discusses solar panels and Eskom tariffs, police destruction of firearms and the extension of social grants. Check out our sponsor: BitVice: https://bit.ly/3zUOLlb

20 Jul 2022 5AM 32 min

The Public protector: Puppet of the spy agency?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Mlondi Mdluli, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the accusations made against the Public protector in her impeachment hearing. They also talk about the debate about firearms control in South Africa and Bheki Cele's visit to Cape Town. Check out our sponsor: BitVice: https://bit.ly/3zUOLlb

19 Jul 2022 5AM 30 min

Eskom 2: Electric Boogaloo

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Tiego Thotse and Gabriel Crouse. They discuss the plans for an Eskom 2 which were floated by the president last week. They also chat about Jesse Duarte, and a Durban company's plans to rebuild after last year's riots. Check out our Sponsor –…

18 Jul 2022 5AM 30 min

Commies say we need prescribed assets

Today's Daily Friend Show with John Endres, Mlondi Mdluli and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss suggestions from the SACP national conference for policy changes on prescribed assets and basic universal income. The also chat about the problem of non-payment in municipalities and xenophobic attacks in Cape Town.

14 Jul 2022 5AM 31 min

Lesufi: Judge Zondo is a Cadre of the ANC!

Today's Daily Friend Show with Terence Corrigan, Nicholas Lorimer and Sholan Booysen. They discuss comments by ANC Gauteng Chairman Panyaza Lesufi in defence of cadre deployment by the ANC. They also discuss the chaos in Sri Lanka and the flight of its president as well as the DA's proposal to…

13 Jul 2022 5AM 31 min

The July Riots and why they will happen again

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Chris Hattingh and Hermann Pretorius. The team chats about the 2021 July Riots and what lessons we can take from them. They also chat about a report which says 80% of schools are underperforming and go over the government's plan to create 2…

12 Jul 2022 5AM 30 min