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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.

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1,232 Episodes
420 – 440

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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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

High noon for the ANC: Sheriff comes to collect

Today's Daily Friend Show with Michael Morris, Chris Hattingh, and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the arrival of the Sheriff of the High Court at Luthuli House in search of assets. They also discuss Michael's article in Bussiness Day about public procurement and they talk about how freedom and prosperity go…
4 Dec 2023 7AM 32 min

Weed for me but not for thee | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Makone Maja discuss the plans to build a cannabis collage in the Eastern Cape, they also discuss funding problems in the Western Cape, and the cutting of electricity to a hospital.
29 Nov 2023 9AM 13 min

ANC in danger of liquidation | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Sara Gon discuss the potential liquidation of the ANC’s assets due to the party not paying its bills for the 2019 election. They also discuss the loss of so many jobs in the mining sector and how stock theft also hurts the poorest in our society.
28 Nov 2023 9AM 14 min
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