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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.

No topic is taboo, nothing is off-limits. Our team of analysts and writers from South Africa's leading liberal opinion site

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1,213 Episodes
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Mbeki We need better presidents!

John Endres and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the recent comments by former president Thabo Mbeki on South Africa needing a better way to choose presidents. They also discuss ANC defections to the DA and they discuss the latest internal battle in MK.
5 Nov 9AM 29 min

The coming KZN crisis

Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius discuss the looming political crisis in the KZN provincial government. They also chat about a silly editorial on polling and they discuss the dishonesty at the heart of the NHI.
4 Nov 7AM 36 min

Property Chaos in Joburg

Nicholas Lorimer and Michael Morris discuss the collapse of the building plan archives in the City of Joburg, crony capitalism and StatsSA's underfunding.
3 Nov 10AM 32 min

A gnu dawn for the GNU?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Ofentse Davhie and Anlu Keeve. They discuss the latest developments on the GNU. They discuss informal traders and they chat about disappearing tax credits to fund NHI.
31 Oct 8AM 42 min

Lesufi sells out Joburg to keep his seat

Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the motion of no confidence in Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. They also discuss Eskom's debt problems and gang murders.
30 Oct 10AM 28 min

Can SA end HIV?

Nicholas Lorimer and Makone Maja discuss South Africa's opportunity to end HIV if it makes the right choices. They also discuss South Africans having a favourable view of military rule, and how many people actually benefit from BEE.
28 Oct 10AM 33 min

"ANC willing to talk about BEE"

Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer discuss reports that the ANC is willing to discuss changes to BEE with the DA. They also chat about Mbalula's strange trip to Libya, and they discuss a North West municipality wasting R11 billion.
27 Oct 10AM 28 min

South Africa's crime story is deeper than you think.

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius. They discuss the comments by former police minister Bheki Cele in Parliament about accepting free accommodation "Cat" Matlala. They also chat about teachers and the City of Joburg.
24 Oct 9AM 39 min

The incredibly pathetic defence of BEE.

Anlu Keeve and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the weak defence of BEE offered by the Black Business Council. They also discuss the Gauteng Crime Wardens and Grey listing.
23 Oct 11AM 28 min

The DA's alternative to BEE

Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the DA's new procurement policy alternative to BEE. They also chat about cops fighting cops and exorcising ghost employees.
21 Oct 10AM 34 min

Setback for the Green agenda?

Nicholas Lorimer and Dr John Endres discuss the latest details about South Africa's future energy mix. They also discuss abuse of state resources, extortion and ANC internal politics.
20 Oct 10AM 31 min

The Madlanga commission: The ANC's doom?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer Makone Maja and Riccardo Teixeira. They discuss a column by professor William Gumede about the impact of the Madlanga on the ANC. They also chat about South Africa's "butterfly strategy" and the SANDF.
17 Oct 8AM 36 min

Very bad omens for the ANC

Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest by-election results, the gambling industry, and air freight.
16 Oct 10AM 25 min

SA Inc's R1.8 trillion hoard

John Endres and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the Reserve Bank report that companies are sitting on a huge pile of money. They also talk about the importance of good governance and a mix-up at the PIC.
14 Oct 10AM 26 min
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