The Daily Friend Show

IRR Briefing: Growth & Recovery: A Strategy to #GetSAWorking with John Endres

On the back of the documentary Lift The Lethal Lockdown, the IRR hosted an online media briefing on the publication of its latest report, Growth & Recovery: A Strategy to #GetSAWorking. The report offers a series of growth-enhancing policies that if put in place, South Africa could target economic growth…

18 Aug 2020 6AM 49 min

ANC goes authoritarian and DA gears up for leadership battle

Nicholas Lorimer asks Sara Gon and Gabriel Crouse for their take on the story in the Sunday Times about the ANC seeking to expand the control of the Cheif Whip of parliament over opposition MPs and if they think that DA leadership candidate Mbali Ntuli should debate John Steenhuisen

17 Aug 2020 9AM 30 min

Lottery corruption, ISIS in Mozambique and Cape Town denied choice of electricity supplier

Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Marius Roodt discuss the continuing corruption story that is the National Lottery Commission, the latest developments with regard to ISIS in Mozambique and a court battle where the City of Cape Town lost the right to choose its own independent electricity suppliers.

13 Aug 2020 8AM 30 min

Russian vaccine, Biden chooses a vice-president and freedom is over for Hong Kong

In an all-foreign-news edition of The Daily Friend Show, Nicholas Lorimer, Hermann Pretorius and Terence Corrigan discuss the news that Russia is releasing a vaccine to fight Covid-19, Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris as a vice-presidential running mate and the death of media freedom in Hong Kong.

12 Aug 2020 9AM 30 min

Women’s day, an appetite for a tax revolt and trouble in White Russia

Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Gabriel Crouse discuss Women’s day and if we should really have it, a new survey which shows big support for a tax revolt from some business owners and recent development in the Republic of Belarus (historically known as White Russia).

11 Aug 2020 8AM 30 min

Behind the NCCC legality battle, time to fire the corrupt and SA's foreign policy

Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon, Hermann Pretorius and Duwayne Esau discuss Duwayne’s legal challenge against the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC), Sara Gon’s quick-fix solution for pushing back the tide of corruption in our institutions and then we chat about South Africa’s rather embarrassing foreign policy.

6 Aug 2020 8AM 30 min

Consumers are suffering and COVID numbers are junk

Nicholas Lorimer, Gabriel Crouse and Gerbrant Van Heerden from the Centre for Risk Analysis (CRA) discuss the CRA’s latest report on South Africa’s consumers and Gabriel tears into South Africa’s COVID data.

5 Aug 2020 9AM 30 min

Is Ramaphosa finished? Will wine be unbanned? And are we losing another decade?

Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt and Hermann Pretorius discuss the recent defeat of President Ramaphosa at a meeting of the ANC NEC, a case brought by wine farmers to get wine unbanned and we consider why no one is rating South Africa as a likely success in the 2020s.

4 Aug 2020 9AM 31 min

ANC suddenly decides corruption is a problem, Zimbabwe attacks Malema and SAA-reborn doomed?

Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Terence Corrigan discuss the latest focus from the ANC on corruption and what may be motivating it. They also explore the conflict of words between Malema of the EFF and the government of Zimbabwe, and we ask whether the new state owned airline will be…

3 Aug 2020 8AM 30 min

Postponing elections? When will business grow a backbone? What are the consequences of an IMF loan?

Nicholas Lorimer speaks to Terence Corrigan and Jonathan Katzenellenbogen about the ANC's plan to sync local government and national elections, we discuss Terence’s article on the failure of business to challenge destructive government policy and what the consequences of the International Monetary Fund Covid-19 relief loan will likely be. From…

31 Jul 2020 9AM 29 min

Can government create 'real' jobs? Is NMB going under administration? And how easy is it to do business in SA?

Nicholas Lorimer, Hermann Pretorius and Marius Roodt chat about infrastructure spending plans, the state of the contested metros and coalition politics as well as South Africa’s ease of doing business ranking and what we should be doing about it. From Monday 3 August, the Daily Friend Show will be premiering…

29 Jul 2020 9AM 30 min

IRR Campaign Update: SA's R70bn IMF loan

IRR Deputy Head of Policy Research, Hermann Pretorius, gives an update on the progress of the IRR's IMF campaign.

28 Jul 2020 9AM 10 min

Protests in Cape Town, Anti-corruption is fashionable again and Europe unites

Nicholas Lorimer speaks to Sara Gon and Gabriel Crouse about the latest wave of protests in Cape Town and the group behind them, the government’s latest lip service about anti-corruption and a massive stimulus package the EU is planning to hand out. From Monday 3 August, The Daily Friend Show…

27 Jul 2020 9AM 29 min

Conspiracy theories, making small business work and mission to Mars

Nicholas Lorimer chats to Marius Roodt and Terence Corrigan about the appearance of infamous conspiracy theorist Daivd Icke on Gareth Cliff’s show, Terence unpacks what we need to do to make business thrive and we discuss colonizing Mars.

24 Jul 2020 9AM 33 min

#BlackLivesMatter and you: Why does it matter?

Nicholas Lorimer asks Gabriel Crouse about the Black Lives Matter Global Network and why it should matter to you, and what you should do about it.

22 Jul 2020 9AM 38 min

Daily Friend Show Special: Because #BlackLivesMatter with Gabriel Crouse

The IRR hosted an online briefing discussing its latest 'Because #BlackLivesMatter: What institutions need to know about the BLM Global Network'. The report examines the origins, strategies and ideology of the Black Lives Matter movement, and cautions institutions about the risks of endorsing it.

21 Jul 2020 5AM 1 hr 10 min

Vaccine on the way? Nomvula Mokonyane & 'racist' allegations and restaurants hit back

Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Hermann Pretorius discuss the reported vaccine order the UK government has placed for 90 million more doses, the latest development in the Zondo commission and a strike against Ramaphosa by a restaurant owner.

20 Jul 2020 8AM 33 min

Trump in trouble? Stats SA defunded but SAA reborn and has the Western Cape reached its Covid-19 peak?

Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan and Marius Roodt discuss the current state of the U.S. Election, the implications of defunding Stats SA and an update on Covid.

17 Jul 2020 10AM 33 min

China threatens revenge on the UK, New York Times in turmoil and Tito says we need a new plan

Nicholas Lorimer speaks to Sara Gon and Hermann Pretorius about the possible inevitability of China's rise, whether the New York Times is doomed for capture by propagandists, and the chance that SA's finance minister will (or can) bring the government to its senses. If you enjoy the show, don't forget…

15 Jul 2020 9AM 35 min

Lockdown revised, church gunfights and a surprising inequality report

Nicholas Lorimer chats to Sara Gon and Gabriel Crouse for their thoughts on the changes to the lockdown regulations, whether our media is covering churches as much as it should and Gabriel unpacks the inequality report. If you enjoy the show don't forget to subscribe!

13 Jul 2020 10AM 41 min