The Daily Friend Show

It's a new South Africa | South African 2024 election

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Chris Hattingh. They discuss the ongoing aftermath of the South African 2024 election.

3 Jun 2024 11AM 33 min

Well that was a mess: First reaction to the 2024 election | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer, and Chris Hattingh discuss the early results of the 2024 South African election.

30 May 2024 10AM 13 min

An uncertain election | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt discuss special voting and the uncertain result of tomorrow's election.

28 May 2024 10AM 12 min

Last minute election scramble

Today's Daily Friend Show with Sara Gon, Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the last-minute election speech by President Ramaphosa, claims of vote rigging, and the great oil and gas bounty.

27 May 2024 8AM 32 min

Bye Bye Patel

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt and Chris Hattingh. They discuss the retirement of minister Ebrahim Patel after 15 years of major influence on economic policy. They also discuss the lifespan of the MK party and lastly discuss the Ingonyama Trust.

24 May 2024 8AM 33 min

ANC’s Hail Mary election plan | Daily Friend Wrap

Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the ANC’s promise to implement a Basic Income Grant within 2 years of winning the 2024 election. They also discuss the seemingly imminent collapse of Joburg’s electricity supply.

23 May 2024 10AM 15 min

Why don't we care about what happens in Limpopo? | Daily Friend Wrap

Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the wounding of a young girl in an alleged shootout between EFF and ANC supporters in Limpopo. They also discuss the ANC blaming unemployment on population growth and talk of Eskom nuclear reactors.

22 May 2024 10AM 14 min

We wont steal the money, trust us : ANC on NHI | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Makone Maja discuss the ANC's latest promises on NHI, the possibility of carbon taxes from the EU and the current state of our elections.

21 May 2024 10AM 16 min

Zuma can’t be MK’s MP

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, John Endres and Sara Gon. They discuss the constitutional court ruling that Jacob Zuma is not allowed to stand for parliament in the 2024 elections. They also chat about the real human cost of South Africa's unemployment crisis and the death of the…

20 May 2024 9AM 32 min

Universal basic income isn't going to work in South Africa.

Today's Daily Friend Show with John Endres, Nicholas Lorimer and Terence Corrigan. They discuss the prospects of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) in South Africa. They also chat about NHI and immigration.

17 May 2024 8AM 36 min

The police who were abandoned | Daily Friend Wrap

Sara Gon and Nicholas Lorimer, discuss a town in the Eastern Cape where the traffic cops say they have been abandoned by their superiors. They also discuss the passage of the NHI bill and they discuss MKs appeal outside of KZN. [Photo: GCIS]

16 May 2024 8AM 16 min

"Only the ANC can save you" | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt discuss a recent campaign pitch by President Ramaphosa. They also discuss electoral reform and race in cricket. (Photo: GCIS)

15 May 2024 10AM 15 min

Your healthcare is now at risk | Daily Friend Wrap

Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the President's announcement that the National Health Insurance will be signed into law on Wednesday. They also discuss the latest unemployment figures and Thabo Mbeki no longer campaigning for the ANC.

14 May 2024 9AM 17 min

Eskom rising from the ashes?

Terence Corrigan and Michael Morris join Makone Maja to discuss Eskom’s significant improvement in energy capacity and the influence of the private sector in these gains. They comment the planning and bureaucratic recruitment failures of some of the Bus-Rapid Transport systems and conclude with mapping some of the potential outcomes…

13 May 2024 8AM 39 min

SABC refuses to air flag ad

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Chris Hattingh and Sara Gon. They discuss the SABC refusing to air the DA’s recent advert. They also chat about Gwede Mantashe’s comments on oil drilling and NGOs and lastly they discuss the arrival of Fikile Mbalula in a township in an armored…

10 May 2024 8AM 32 min

Education under threat: the BELA bill | Daily Friend Wrap

Makone Maja, and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the imminent passage of the BELA bill. They also chat about MK's youth leader and rate the posters of SA's political parties.

9 May 2024 10AM 15 min

Fun with flags: the DA, a burning flag and the social media storm | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Michael Morris discuss the DA’s election advert which contains the image of a burning flag. They also discuss the police struggling to win back elite officers. Lastly they chat about the arrival of Amazon in South Africa.

8 May 2024 10AM 21 min

How Ramaphosa might lose the presidency | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt discuss a piece on News 24 which suggests that the IFP could end up with the presidency after the 2029 election. They also discuss the billing dispute between Joburg and Eskom and the battle between the IEC and Zuma.

7 May 2024 10AM 16 min

Loadshedding: A counter-revolutionary plot?

Today's Daily Friend Show with John Endres, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss claims by Thabo Mbeki that loadshedding was deliberately caused. They also discuss the murder of Babita Deokaran and the ANC's ruralization.

6 May 2024 9AM 32 min

Ratings agency predicts SA coalition chaos

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris and Sara Gon. They discuss some recent political analysis by Moody’s Rating Agency. They also discuss a fire in Johannesburg and the lack of return on the investment in SOEs.

3 May 2024 8AM 31 min