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 is a 10-minute show that rounds up the news events of the day 3 times a week Tuesday to Thursday.

No topic is taboo, nothing is off-limits. Our team of analysts and writers from South Africa's fastest-growing liberal news site - dailyfriend.co.za.

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851 Episodes
36 – 56

SA government chooses cadres over ordinary people

Today's Daily Friend Show with Michael Morris, Nicholas Lorimer, and Makone Maja. They discuss the state of South Africa’s national debt and government finances. They also discuss the SAHRC report into the riots of July 2021.
5 Feb 7AM 32 min

Steenhuisen’s Pep talk: THE TRUTH

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, John Endres and Mlondi Mdluli.They discuss the social media storm around DA leader John Steenhuisen’s attack on the Gauteng crime wardens. They also discuss ANC campaigning so far this year, opposition prospects in KZN and Gauteng and chaos in Durban.
2 Feb 7AM 31 min

Bad governance ruins lives | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Terence Corrigan discuss the awful state of SA's municipalities and how dysfunction in government affects people's lives. They discuss the South African case to the ICJ and registration weekend.
1 Feb 10AM 15 min

Eskom nearly switched off all of Joburg

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt, and Michael Morris. They discuss the deteriorating financial situation in Johannesburg, the manifesto of BuildOneSA, and the election promises of the ANC in Gauteng.
29 Jan 7AM 33 min

Influencer infiltrates SA Police

Today's Daily Friend Show with Terence Corrigan, Sara Gon, and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the story of a 24-year-old influencer who allegedly infiltrated the upper ranks of the police by pretending to be a UN representative. They also discuss Home Affairs and tourism and the forming of militias.
26 Jan 7AM 33 min

ANC says it doesn’t do cadre deployment and never has | Daily Friend Wrap

ANC says it doesn’t do cadre deployment and never has | Daily Friend Wrap Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the insane claims by the Public Service and Administration Minister Noxolo Kiviet that cadre deployment has never been government policy. They also discuss how Saudi Arabia is changing itself and…
25 Jan 9AM 14 min

SA's prisoners get higher pass rate than students!

Nicholas Lorimer and Michael Morris discuss the high pass rate achieved by people writing matric from within SA's prisons, they also discuss a protest in Limpopo and lastly they chat about how property rights help the poor.
24 Jan 9AM 15 min

Reheating BEE: Rise Mzansi's Manifesto

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Mlondi Mdluli, and Hermann Pretorius. They talk about the manifesto launch of Rise Mzansi, and they also discuss the inability of SA doctors to get jobs and they discuss new water regulations.
22 Jan 7AM 37 min

That high pass rate don’t mean nothing

Today's Daily Friend Show with Marius Roodt, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the announcement that the matric class of 2023 had the highest pass rate of all time. They also discuss the resignation of Ghaleb Cachalia from the DA and they discuss the finding of a huge pile…
19 Jan 7AM 32 min

These parties should be worried about Zuma's new party.

Today's Daily Friend Show with Hermann Pretorius, Nicholas Lorimer, and Chris Hattingh. They discuss the newest of South Africa's political parties. They also chat about the Taiwan election, the Iowa Caucuses, and the Red Sea attacks.
15 Jan 7AM 34 min

An ominous development in KZN | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius discuss the murder of DA Chief Whip in the uMngeni municipality and the trend of political violence across the country. They also chat about the decline in the quality of drinking water across the country. They lastly discuss French businesses deciding not to invest in…
6 Dec 2023 9AM 15 min

Court rules on how we get to vote next year | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt on today's Daily Friend Wrap. They discuss the Constitutional Court ruling on the Electoral Amendment Act. They also discuss the contraction in GDP numbers for Q3 and lastly, they discuss some comments made by the Chief Justice.
5 Dec 2023 11AM 15 min
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