The Daily Friend Show

State of Disaster returns: KZN ravaged by floods

Today's Daily Friend Show with Sara Gon, Gabriel Crouse and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the terrible floods which have hit parts of KZN and the Eastern Cape. They also chat about the problem of illegal mining and a black man in America accused of "blackface".

19 Apr 2022 8AM 30 min

South Africa enters top 10 worst mining destinations in the world

Today's show with Nicholas Lorimer, Hermann Pretorius and Marius Roodt. They chat about the decline in South Africa's investment attractiveness for miners, a weird Tweet by Andile Mngxitama and the fight in joburg between two senior Joburg civil servants.

14 Apr 2022 8AM 31 min

An Eiffel tower in Joburg?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Chris Hattingh, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer. The team chats about the Joburg plan to build a tourist mega structure. They also discuss former minister Mkhize being cleared by the ethics committee in Parliament and the floods in KZN.

13 Apr 2022 8AM 30 min

Gayton McKenzie elected mayor

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt and Sara Gon. They discuss the election of Gayton McKenzie as a district mayor. They also chat about the French election and the latest with Gumede's election in Durban.

12 Apr 2022 8AM 30 min

Un-cancelling BEE: government rushes to reimplement BEE regulations

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris and Gabriel Crouse. The team discusses the latest with the PPPFAA, the election of Zandile Gumede to head the ANC's eThekwini region and Elon Musk's Twitter activities.

11 Apr 2022 8AM 30 min

Motlanthe: ANC dominance is coming to an end

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt and Chris Hattingh. The crew discusses the comments by former President Kgalema Motlanthe, the shuttering of Massyn Vervoer and government recommitting to the NHI.

7 Apr 2022 8AM 30 min

Return of the Riots? Police warn of potential for the worst in KZN

They chat about a report to the parliamentary portfolio committee on Police about Police fears that Operation Dudula will spread to KZN and other provinces. They also chat about the state of the Independent Media group.

6 Apr 2022 8AM 31 min

Mkhwebane: They are trying to silence me because I've got all the info

Today's Daily Friend Show with Hermann Pretorius, Sara Gon and Nicholas Lorimer. They chat about comments by embattled Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, the end of the 'State of Disaster' and an ANC internal election which elected a murder accused to a senior position.

5 Apr 2022 8AM 30 min

Patel: Resistance to BEE will lead to CHAOS

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan and Chris Hattingh. The team chats about the comments by Minister Patel regarding the importance of BEE, the alleged theft of R150 million from the SSA and the DRC joining East Africa.

4 Apr 2022 8AM 30 min

ANC plans to abolish DA run municipality in KZN

Today's Daily Friend Show with Michael Morris, Sara Gon and Nicholas Lorimer. The Crew chats about plans by the ANC to amalgamate several municipalities which would eliminate the DA run uMngeni. They also chat about SA's fuel price and Cyril before the Human Rights Commission.

31 Mar 2022 8AM 31 min

‘State of Disaster’ to end...or will it?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Chris Hattingh and Tiego Thotse. They discuss new Covid regulations and the 'State of Disaster', the 2 motions of no confidence and the latest unemployment figures.

30 Mar 2022 8AM 30 min

A new hope for Zimbabwe?

Today's Daily Friend show with Hermann Pretorius, Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt. They discuss the recently by-elections in Zimbabwe and what SA can learn from them and the disinvestment from SA of a manufacturing company.

29 Mar 2022 8AM 31 min

Eskom cancels BEE....for how long?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Gabriel Crouse. They discuss Transnet and Eskom's decision to move ahead with procurement without BEE rules, the lack of staff at the Hawks and the move by China to build naval bases in the Solomon Islands.

28 Mar 2022 8AM 31 min

EFF vs. FAN in court over the integrity of the electoral system

Today's Daily Friend Show with Hermann Pretorius, Nicholas Lorimer and Terence Corrigan. The crew chats about the court battle between FAN and the EFF over seat allocation in the North West. Biometric data collection for sim cards and infrastructure collapse in Bloemfontein.

24 Mar 2022 8AM 30 min

3000 ghosts employed by Prasa

Today's Daily Friend show with Michael Morris, Sara Gon and Nicholas Lorimer. The team chats about the revelation that 3000 of Prasa's employees are non-existent. They also discuss Sihle Zikalala's comments on democracy and the e-hailing driver's strike.

23 Mar 2022 8AM 30 min

IRR kicked out of "Power"

Today's Daily Friend Show with Gabriel Crouse, Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius. The team chats about the ejection of Gabriel from a PowerFM discussion live on air. They also discuss the extension of the state of disaster and ActionSA's firing of Makhosi Khoza.

22 Mar 2022 8AM 31 min

Nuclear disaster averted near Cape Town?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Marius Roodt, Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer. The team chats about news from Koeberg power station, the extension of the state of disaster, America hiking its interest rates and Mbali Ntuli leaving the DA.

17 Mar 2022 8AM 31 min

Fuel rationing in South Africa?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer Bheki Mahlobo and Terence Corrigan. Suggestions that SOuth Africa may have to ration fuel, the potential issues with mother language instruction and the case of a principal who forced a student to climb into a pit toilet.

16 Mar 2022 8AM 30 min

Court finds TRESemmé shampoo advert wasn't racist

Today's Daily Friend Show with Marius Roodt, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer. They chat about the discussion around supposedly racist adverts, they also discuss the grounding of Comair and China's Covid problems.

15 Mar 2022 8AM 32 min

Are South Africa's elites behind our riots?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Chris Hattingh and Michael Morris. They discuss a report which looks at the causes of civil unrest. The report on inequality by the World Bank and how the past is remembered in SA.

14 Mar 2022 8AM 30 min