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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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Daily English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

1,235 Episodes

1192 – 1212

Eskom CEO and the US

Marius Roodt, Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Terence Corrigan discuss the new Eskom CEO and take a trip across the pond to the US.

20 Nov 2019 8AM 33 min

Hard rock Steenhuisen, Chinese, Contortion, and de-construction

Marius Roodt, Gabriel Crouse and Sara Gon discuss with hard rock Steenhuisen, Chinese, Contortion, and de-construction.

18 Nov 2019 5AM 42 min

Taking a trip round the world – municipal service issues, LGBTQI+ rights in Africa, and an election in the UK is looming

Terence Corrigan, Gebrandt Van Heerden, Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt. discuss a forthcoming report on the state of LGBTQI+ issues on the continent, an attempt by a civic group in Soweto to get electricity debt scrapped, and what polls are saying about the forthcoming UK election.

13 Nov 2019 7AM 31 min

Moral failure, a steel plant closes and we remember the Fallen

Sara Gon, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer, discuss the Deputy President's failure to condemn the oppression of gay people in Africa, the closing of a steel plant and the place of Remembrance Day in South Africa.

11 Nov 2019 5AM 25 min

Arm attack to Victory's fruit

Long boy liberty and team talk about midnight gunshots, public deification(!) and the on sweeter side... the #commonsense thrill of victory.

6 Nov 2019 9AM 36 min

Victorious in rugby, land grabs and trade with the U.S.A.

Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon, Terence Corrigan, and Marius Roodt celebrate victory in the world cup and the EFF's attempts to ruin said celebrations, discuss the prevalence of land grabs and talk about intellectual property and what it means for South African U.S trade.

4 Nov 2019 5AM 28 min

Budget policy speech analysis

Budget policy speech analysis from Gabriel Crouse, Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer.

30 Oct 2019 10AM 21 min

Good news Monday, or I can't believe its not a rugby podcast!

Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon, and Gabriel Crouse talk about rugby, Lesufi and a dead terrorist in this all good news edition of the Daily Friend.

28 Oct 2019 7AM 33 min

Myth busting on media madness.

Gabriel Crouse, Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer discuss myths made by the media.

24 Oct 2019 5AM 40 min

DA gains a Helen and loses a Herman

In this episode Nicholas Lorimer asks Dr. Frans Cronje and Gabriel Crouse about the recent internal election in the DA, the mayor of Joburg's resignation, the role of the IRR in shaping the politics of the country and the future of South Africa's biggest opposition party.

21 Oct 2019 7AM 32 min

Underspending on Health, America and the Guptas and Zuma's day in court

Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Gabriel Crouse discuss the Gauteng health department's under spending habits, the American sanctions on the Gupta family and the legal strategy of Jacob Zuma.

14 Oct 2019 7AM 25 min

Ratings downgrade? China too powerful? Ellen too kind?

Nicholas Lorimer, Hermann Pretorius and Terence Corrigan discuss signs of a ratings downgrade, China's influence on media and Ellen's call for kindness.

9 Oct 2019 9AM 30 min

The bomb squad, things changing in Syria and secret vist to Mmusi

In this Monday episode Terence Corrigan, Gabriel Crouse and Nicholas Lorimer discuss twitter's outrage, Trump's pull back and Tony Leon's "secret" visit to Mmusi.

7 Oct 2019 8AM 38 min

The DA attacks the IRR and income and wealth in South Africa

Nicholas Lorimer, Gabriel Crouse and Hermann Pretorius discuss the Democratic Alliance's attack on the IRR for an article Hermann wrote and Gabriel Crouse discusses South Africa's income to wealth ratio.

2 Oct 2019 10AM 29 min

Special Edition: John Kane-Berman on Tito's economic plan

Big Daddy Liberty Talks to John Kane-Berman about the IRR's submission to Treasury on the finance minister Tito Mboweni's economic plan.

1 Oct 2019 4AM 18 min

Government attempts to stop black farmer owning land, Mmusi's car and the fight for reform

Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan and Hermann Pretorius talk about the government's attempts to stop a black farmer owning his land, Mmusi Maimane's car troubles and Tito's fight to get proper economic reforms.

30 Sep 2019 6AM 25 min

DA in trouble again, banks on strike and decency is dead.

Sara Gon, Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt discuss the latest round of setbacks for the DA in local elections, the planned strike in the banking sector and the dehumanization of a British Prime Minister.

25 Sep 2019 4AM 22 min

The Holiday Edition

Sara Gon and Gabriel Crouse speak on Government banning foreign businesses as well as Heritage Day.

23 Sep 2019 5AM 23 min

Prescribed Assets, tensions between Saudi Arabia & Iran and more...

Welcome to the Monday edition of The Daily Friend Show, where we set out what we think will be the big news items for the week, and what you ought to know. Join ous discussion between Big Daddy Liberty, and IRR analysts, Nic Lorimer and Gabriel Crouse.

16 Sep 2019 10AM 23 min

Ace the race nationalist, Barry Bateman the profane and Moody's the optimistic

Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan and Herman Pretorius discuss Ace Magashule's recent comments on whites, Barry Bateman insulting Malema and ratings agency Moody's call on South Africa's debt.

11 Sep 2019 6AM 27 min