The Daily Friend Show

Ramaphosa: BEE needed to save SA from ruin

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt and Hermann Pretorius. The team discusses comments by the President about the need for more BEE. They also discuss the ANC admitting that the country will not achieve the goals of the NDP by 2030 and a plan for a new…

30 May 2022 8AM 30 min

Sisulu: my critics are unpatriotic!

Today's Daily Friend Show with Sara Gon, Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer. The team discusses comments made by the tourism minister on her critics in parliament, the continued existence of the NCCC, the poor state of RDP houses and a new South African TV series on Shaka Zulu.

26 May 2022 8AM 30 min

The beetle of destruction R288 billion projected in damage

Today's show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris and Terence Corrigan. The team discuss the invasion of the polyphagous shot hole borer and a report which projects massive amounts of economic damage from this invasive pest. They also discuss the strike by SARS employees and the reelection of World Health Organization…

25 May 2022 8AM 31 min

Removing Afrikaans from the Afrikaans language monument

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Hermann Pretorius and Tiego Thotse. They discuss a plan to remove references to Afrikaans from the Afrikaans language monument in Paarl, a story about counterfeiting documents for foreign nationals and the results of the Australian elections.

24 May 2022 8AM 31 min

Eskom says sabotage to blame for load shedding.

Today's Daily Friend Show with Gabriel Crouse, Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh. The crew discusses the accusations of sabotage by Eskom as a cause for its woes. They also chat about the latest comments from Thabo Mbeki on the ANC and the City of Joburg's electricity plans.

23 May 2022 8AM 31 min

Is 'racial capitalism' to blame for the poor's electricity woes?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Bheki Mahlobo and Terence Corrigan. The team discusses a study out of UJ which examines the experience of Soweto residents problems with electricity. They also chat about inflation and the attacks on paramedics across the country.

18 May 2022 8AM 29 min

R147 million for Cuba since 2018 from SA government

Today's Daily Friend Show with Terence Corrigan, Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer. The crew discusses the revelations that Cuba has been let almost R150 million by SA since 2018 and they also discuss the allegedly racist incident at Stellenbosch university.

17 May 2022 8AM 32 min

442 shootings in the Western Cape in 18 months: The crime blame game

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Hermann Pretorius and Sholan Booysen. The team discusses the huge number of gang related shootings in the Western Cape, the writing off of R1,2 Billion in debt by an Eastern Cape Municipality and the horrible shooting in America.

16 May 2022 8AM 31 min

ANC making plans for 2050

Today's Daily Friend Show with Hermann Pretorius, Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh. The team discusses the Transport department's plan to build a new Gautrain like system by 2050. They also chat about comments made by Trevor Manuel about how he is no longer an ANC member and the Australian election.

12 May 2022 8AM 31 min

SAA sold for R51 but we still might need to bail it out.

Today's Daily Friend Show with Tiego Thotse, Nicholas Lorimer and Sara Gon. The team discusses the purchase of SAA and how taxpayers may still need to bailout SAA, ANC plans in the Eastern Cape to shed its salary costs by moving them onto the province, a plan to subsidize taxis…

11 May 2022 8AM 31 min

Government to spend R22 million on a giant flag

Today's Daily Friend Show with Marius Roodt, Gabriel Crouse and Nicholas Lorimer. The participants discuss the plan by the government to erect a 100 m high flag pole for R22 million, the dropping of charges against Mark Boucher by Cricket SA and the Filipino election.

10 May 2022 8AM 31 min

Woman denied firearms licence for wearing Hijab

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Hermann Pretorius and Terence Corrigan. The crew discusses that case of an Eastern Cape woman denied a gun licence for not removing her headscarf. They also discuss the role of SA in funding international terrorist activities and ICSA's thoughts on DSTV.

9 May 2022 8AM 31 min

ANC down, DA steady, EFF Up. Latest election results.

Today's Daily Friend Show with Hermann Pretorius, Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt. On today's show the crew chats about the latest by-election results from around the country. They also discuss the public sector wage bill and the IEC's funding problems.

5 May 2022 8AM 30 min

The Fifth Wave, is it here? And what does it mean?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Gabriel Crouse and Chris Hattingh. The crew discusses the latest with the fifth wave and latest with the health regulations, a change to Mpumalanga's trout fishing regulations and Gauteng plans to get the country high on weed.

4 May 2022 8AM 31 min

Ramaphosa chased away from COSATU rally!

Today's Daily Friend Show with Michael Morris, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer. The team discusses President Ramaphosa being driven away from a COSATU rally by angry workers. They also chat about the issue of stock theft and a suburb getting itself off of the grid in Joburg.

3 May 2022 8AM 29 min

R2.6 million rand for ONE RDP house

Today's Daily Friend Show with Sara Gon, Nicholas Lorimer and Terence Corrigan. The crew discusses the latest scandal involving the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), the state of the ANC women's league and the City of Joburg's new informal traders policy.

28 Apr 2022 8AM 31 min

Elon Musk buys Twitter: A new era for social media?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Chris Hattingh and Marius Roodt. The crew discusses Elon Musk's successful take over bid of Twitter. They also discuss potential ANC plans for reform and the French election.

26 Apr 2022 8AM 30 min

'Racist' Graeme Smith exonerated

Today's Daily Friend Show with Terence Corrigan, Gabriel Crouse and Nicholas Lorimer. The crew goes through a rapid fire discussion on Graeme Smith's exoneration from charges of racism, the poor state of an Army base in Pretoria, the latest on the health regulations, comments by Busisiwe Mavuso and supposed changes…

25 Apr 2022 8AM 31 min

ANC defeated in by-elections: a sign of things to come?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Sara Gon, Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer. The crew discusses the recent by-election results across the country. Accusations of sabotage by municipal employees and a story of triumph in SA.

21 Apr 2022 8AM 30 min

Zille attacked for saying poor live better in Western Cape

Today's Daily Friend Show with Marius Roodt, Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh. They discuss the fuss over Helen Zille's comments about poverty in Langa. They also discuss the comments by the MassMart group chairman and the plan by the UK to deport people to Rwanda.

20 Apr 2022 8AM 31 min