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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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1,207 Episodes
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China says relax BEE | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt discuss comments made by The chairperson of the China Africa Development Fund which encouraged SA to relax BEE requirements to end loadshedding. They also discuss the Zimbabwe elections.
23 Aug 2023 9AM 11 min

Ramaphosa: minorities have "felt excluded" from SA

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon, and Terence Corrigan. They discuss comments made by President Ramaphosa at the 40th-anniversary event of the UDF. They also discuss the SARB's Phala Phala report and The Health Professions Council of South Africa's flouting of a Competition Commission ruling.
21 Aug 2023 8AM 29 min

Will the charter return hope to SA?

Today's Daily Friend show with Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt, and Michael Morris. They discuss the Multi-party charter for South Africa. They also chat about an insane comment from the Transnet CEO and the political situation in Zimbabwe.
18 Aug 2023 8AM 32 min

Cele finally says something about N1 assault | Daily Friend Wrap

Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discusss the comments made by Bheki Cele on the assault by VIP officers filmed on the N1, they also chat about the huge infrastructure backlog and the court ruling allowing pharmacists to prescribe ARVs.
16 Aug 2023 10AM 12 min

Whilst cadres feast, SA struggles

Today's Daily Friend Show with Chris Hattingh, Nicholas Lorimer, and Sara Gon. They discuss the chaos surrounding various Eskom projects, the high pay of municipal workers, and business stepping up to get involved.
14 Aug 2023 8AM 30 min

Why the end of the taxi strike is great news for SA

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, and Terence Corrigan. They discuss the end of the Cape Town taxi strike and what it means for SA. They also chat about the release of Zuma from prison after one hour and lastly, they discuss the article by Tony Leon about deals…
11 Aug 2023 8AM 33 min

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 8AM 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 12PM 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 8AM 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 8AM 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 8AM 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 8AM 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 9AM 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 10AM 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 8AM 31 min
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