The Daily Friend Show

Nelson Mandela Foundation justifies violence, Gov's new plan for SOEs and Gareth Cliff to host new TV Show

Nicholas Lorimer talks to Hermann Pretorius and Sara Gon about the statement justifying violence by the Nelson Mandela Foundation, the government’s new State-owned enterprises advisory body, and the exciting news that Gareth Cliff will soon be hosting a weekly current affairs TV show.

12 Jun 2020 10AM 28 min

Daily Friend Show Special - IRR to IMF: Don't fund destructive policies

Nicholas Lorimer asks Hermann Pretorius about the IRR's latest campaign, urging major IMF donor countries, in considering any appeal for relief from SA, to bear in mind the country’s pursuit of destructive government policies (such as EWC, BEE, and NHI), which damage its economy and compromise its prospects of a…

11 Jun 2020 10AM 12 min

Business confidence hits rock bottom, Burundi’s president dies and it's JK Rowling vs the Trans Rights Movement

Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Marius Roodt discuss the complete collapse in South African business confidence, the sudden death of Burundi’s president and JK Rowling’s comments on trans people and the ensuing ruckus.

10 Jun 2020 11AM 25 min

Living your principles, alcoholism and due process rights

Nicholas Lorimer asks Gabriel Crouse and Terence Corrigan about living your principles in politics and religion, the challenge alcoholism poses to liberal ideas, and the #BlackLivesMatter protests that have swept across many countries across the world.

8 Jun 2020 11AM 41 min

Reforming South Africa’s monarchies, and Lancet retracts big study

Nicholas Lorimer chats to Sara Gon and special guest Big Daddy Liberty about the institution of the Zulu monarchy and South Africa’s traditional leaders as well as a troubling retraction of a study in the medical journal Lancet.

5 Jun 2020 9AM 25 min

Daily Friend Show Special: The Ten Year Lockdown with Dr Anthea Jeffery

Dr Anthea Jeffery, Head of Policy Research for the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), presented an online media briefing on her latest report, The 10-Year Lockdown. The report argues that the easing of South Africa’s stringent Covid-19 lockdown this week occurs against the background of an unacknowledged policy ‘lockdown’ for…

4 Jun 2020 5AM 45 min

Mayor backtracks on 'Kill the white economy', court judgment undoes lockdown regulations and more bad news for tourism

Nicholas Lorimer chats to Terence Corrigan and Hermann Pretorius about the supposed backtracking of mayor Mzwandile Masina in his comments on killing the white economy and nationalizing the commanding heights, Hermann gives an overview of the court judgment setting aside lockdown regulations and we discuss the latest afflictions to the…

3 Jun 2020 11AM 34 min

Schools open or do they? Cyril reveals what reform means and Space-x goes to space

Nicholas Lorimer asks Sara Gon and Marius Roodt about the shambolic reopening of schools, Cyril's address on the economy and Elon Musk's triumph over the weekend.

1 Jun 2020 9AM 27 min

Rakgase wins, courts hold the line and the EFF has some ideas

Nicholas Lorimer chats to Sara Gon and Terence Corrigan about the David Rakgase case, the role of the courts in holding government accountable and the latest proposals from the EFF.

29 May 2020 10AM 31 min

Churches open, Cubans fast-tracked and China cracks down

Nicholas Lorimer gets analysis from Hermann Pretorius and Marius Roodt on the reopening of the churches, the fast-tracking of Cuban doctors into the health system and whether China will succeed with its recent moves on the world stage.

27 May 2020 10AM 36 min

Rates cut, medical establishment caves and tobacco bans

Nicholas Lorimer chats to Gabriel Crouse and Sara Gon about the interest rates cut, the silencing of Professor Glenda Grey and the reasons behind the cigarette ban.

25 May 2020 9AM 32 min

Daily Friend Show Special: Are the Covid-19 models wrong? with Nick Hudson

Nicholas Lorimer speaks to Nick Hudson from the Pandemics Data and Analysis group (PANDA) about their alternative predictions for the course of Covid-19 in South Africa.

22 May 2020 9AM 26 min

Defending civil liberties, NCCC without restraint and schools to reopen

Nicholas Lorimer asks Marius Roodt and Terence Corrigan about the recent civil liberties protests and the criticism of them, the role of the NCCC and whether or not we are ready to reopen schools.

20 May 2020 10AM 25 min

Lockdown, Liberty & Law a conversation with Adv. Erin-Dianne Richards

The lockdown, liberty and the law was the topic of a discussion the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) hosted this morning with Advocate Erin-Dianne Richards. Richards and fellow advocate, Nazeer Cassim SC, gained wide public attention earlier this month when they wrote to the Presidency requesting clarity on the powers…

20 May 2020 6AM 57 min

Doctor speaks out, Cosatu recommits to lockdown and ANC conference lost to Covid-19

Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Gabriel Crouse discuss the doctors who have bravely challenged the government on the lockdown, the disconnected attitude of Cosatu and the ANC’s ever chaotic internal politics.

18 May 2020 10AM 31 min

Business takes on government, Government licenses charity and the end of the office?

Nicholas Lorimer speaks to Gabriel Crouse and first-time guest Jonathan Katzenellenbogen about the break between government and business over lockdown, the government’s attempts to license food charity, Gabriel on the infection curve and we discuss if the virus will end the office.

15 May 2020 7AM 37 min

Keeping Liberty Alive with Dr Anthea Jeffery

The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) hosted a press briefing where Head of Policy Research, Dr Anthea Jeffery presented her latest report 'Keeping Liberty Alive, through Covid-19 and beyond'. The briefing outlines the clear dangers to liberty in this time of crisis. #KeepLibertyAlive

14 May 2020 6AM 34 min

SCIENCE! Quarantining the sick and open letters

Nicholas Lorimer chats to Hermann Pretorius and Sara Gon about Elon Musk, the obsession with SCIENCE!, centralized quarantine in South Africa and lawyers writing to the president.

13 May 2020 5AM 27 min

Truth and consequence, non-reformia and the media’s role in lockdown

Nicholas Lorimer chats to Marius Roodt and Michael Morris about the ANC’s double speak strategy, the lack of evidence that Cyril is a reformer and whether the media has played a positive or negative role in the lock down.

11 May 2020 9AM 27 min

SAA, Smoking and Socialism

Nicholas Lorimer discusses with Frans Cronje and Sara Gon, the cigarette ban and its threat to civil liberties, what SAA signals about structural reform and the release of 19 000 prisoners to stop Covid-19.

8 May 2020 8AM 24 min