The Daily Friend Show

The Brexit mess unpacked and the breakdown in law & order in SA!

Welcome to the Monday edition of The Daily Friend Show, hosted by Big Daddy Liberty. In studio today is Daily Friend Editor, Sara Gon, and IRR analysts, Marius Roodt and Nic Lorimer. We look at the absolute nightmare that is Brexit, and discuss what Prime Minister Boris Johnson can do…

9 Sep 2019 7AM 32 min

NHI - a hiding to nothing

In this special podcast, Sara Gon interviews Paul Theron, CEO of Vestact. Paul has refreshingly outspoken views on the NHI as featured in his recent Business Blunders (ep. 153 and 154). We apologise for the quality of the sound but Paul’s answers are clear and well worth hearing.

6 Sep 2019 5AM 33 min

Xenophobic violence flares up as looting & truck burning!

Welcome to the Monday edition of the show, hosted by Big Daddy Liberty in studio with IRR analyst, Nic Lorimer and Chief Economist, Ian Cruickshanks! We look at the resurgence of xenophobic violence in South Africa. What is behind the looting of foreign-owned shops and the burning of trucks driven…

2 Sep 2019 6AM 16 min

Employment Equity, Ramaphosa in France and Helen goes podcasting

Nicholas Lorimer, Hermann Pretorius and Terrence Corrigan discuss the latest news and analysis.

28 Aug 2019 6AM 27 min

PVD, Brain Drain, New IFP leader and Cyril eyes your pension

Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Hermann Pretorius discuss the latest news and happenings in South Africa.

26 Aug 2019 7AM 23 min

Malema down in polls, Mashaba at risk and Hong Kong

Nicholas Lorimer, Herman Pretorius and Terence Corrigan discuss a recent opinion poll regarding our politicians, the Motion of no-confidence in Herman Mashaba and the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.

21 Aug 2019 5AM 22 min

ANC doubles-down on destructive pension & NHI threats and we discuss classical liberalism!

Join this conversation with Big Daddy Liberty, and IRR analysts Terence Corrigan and Marius Roodt, as week look at the weekend developments by the ANC which took aim at using your pensions to fund Eskom, SAA and other debt-ridden SOEs. We talk about how to stop it, and how the…

19 Aug 2019 6AM 24 min

The Economic Report: SA economy has lost R90-billion, and it's looking more grim for retail and mining sectors!

Every Wednesday we'll get the latest economic numbers and data from IRR Chief Economist, Ian Cruickshanks! Join this discussion with Big Daddy Liberty and IRR analyst, Hermann Pretorius,, as we look at what will be the release of the latest retail numbers, and Ian reveals that the South African bond…

14 Aug 2019 7AM 22 min

We talk NHI, threats to academic freedom & rural woman denied property-rights! | The Daily Friend Show

Join Big Daddy Liberty in discussion with Daily Friend Editor-in-Chief, Sara Gon, IRR analysts, Hermann Pretorius & Nicolas Lorimer. We look at the increased attempt at power centralization by politicians, especially in light of the NHI taking away your decision-making ability. We also discuss the peculiar case of UCT of…

12 Aug 2019 6AM 26 min

The SA economy lost another R15-billion last week...is the end near?

Join in on the conversation with IRR Chief Economist, Ian Cruickshanks, and IRR Head of Campaigns,Marius Roodt, as we look at the continuing slide of the SA economy. How close are we to an IMF bailout? How much more bad policy by the Leftist ideologue ANC can our economy take?…

7 Aug 2019 6AM 21 min

We discuss the US mass shootings & the failure by the JSE to criticize bad Leftist policy proposals!

We convey our condolences to the victims of two mass shooting incidents in the United States, one in El Paso (Texas) and Dayton (Ohio). This incidents stress the importance of a liberal democratic government playing its role in protecting citizens, and at the same time not infringing on their rights…

5 Aug 2019 6AM 19 min

Joburg and Pretoria CBDs trashed...are the police losing control? | The Daily Friend Podcast

We discuss the breakdown in law and order, with police forced to retreat from seemingly organized and riotous mobs. What is at the heart of the violence and breakdown in the rule-of-law? Is this xenophobia or a group of entrepreneurs tired of state harassment..or both? Tune in! Remember to visit…

2 Aug 2019 6AM 26 min

Unemployment hits record 29% & Land Advisory Panel endorses EWC | The Daily Friend Show (31-07-2019)

Join us in discussion with IRR CEO, Frans Conje, IRR analyst, Gabriel Crouse and special guest and cartoonist, Jeremy Nel, better known as JERM. In this discussion we give our first thoughts on the recently release report by he Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform, and the threats posed by…

31 Jul 2019 6AM 32 min

We talk SA credit usage is slowing, and did the President get bad land advice?! | The Daily Friend Show (29-07-2019)

We are in conversation with IRR Chief Economist, Ian Cruickshanks and IRR Analyst, Terence Corrigan in this Monday edition of The Daily Friend Show! We unpack the new data from the South African Reserve Bank tracking Money Supply & Private Sector Credit Extension. It is alarming to see the slow-down…

29 Jul 2019 6AM 26 min

We talk Boris Johnson, Brexit and emigration of skills from SA! | The Daily Friend Show (26-07-2019)

We recap our focus on developments in Britain with the ascendancy of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. We also talk about the emigration of skilled South Africans, and the effects on our economy. We then touch on US politics, by looking at the effects, if any, of the appearence before…

26 Jul 2019 8AM 1 hr 02 min

The business community needs to pull up its socks too to survive! | The Daily Friend Podcast

Big Daddy Liberty hosts IRR Chief Economist, Ian Cruickshanks in a discussion about the slow economy and what corporate SA needs to do to see this period through. We discuss the recent scandals in the business sector, and ask whether professional bodies need to up their game to ensure internationally…

19 Jul 2019 8AM 33 min

The Daily Friend Weekly Roundup (12/07/2019)

In this episode, we feature Big Daddy Liberty, Herman Pretorius and Sara Gon. We wrap up the week by discussing the National Health Insurance, and how the government is going about it the wrong way. We also chat the DA and a lot more.

12 Jul 2019 8AM 57 min

Daily Friend Weekly Roundup 05/07/2019

Nicholas Lorimer and Gabriel Crouse discuss the articles posted on the Daily Friend over the past week.

5 Jul 2019 7AM 42 min

Finale analysis with Gareth van Onselen

We say goodbye to Gareth van Onselen at the IRR and we chat his latest column on patriotism and the lessons we should have learned as a nation in relation to politics, media and reporting and many more. Read Gareth's 'How blind patriotism makes you stupid' on BusinessLive.com under columns.

4 Jul 2019 5AM 40 min

We analyze the SA economy...it's not good news!

We talk all things 'economics' with our Chief Economist, Ian Cruickshanks. We discuss the shambolic week that has been, with the ANC's bumbling and Leftist rhetoric, destroying confidence in the economy, and bursting any bubble of illusion that there is a "New Dawn". Like our work? Support us, and donate…

7 Jun 2019 11AM 42 min