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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.

No topic is taboo, nothing is off-limits. Our team of analysts and writers from South Africa's leading liberal opinion site

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Daily English South Africa News Commentary · Politics
1,234 Episodes
800 – 820

Facebook loses daily users for the first time

Today's Daily Friend Show with Gabriel Crouse Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt. They discuss the first time Facebook has lost daily users and the effects of social media on the last 10 years. They also talk about the dangers of warlordism and construction mafias.
3 Feb 2022 7AM 30 min

Can South Africa's middle class survive?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan and Chris Hattingh.They discuss an editorial in business live about the threat to the middle class from taxes and inflation. The 2nd part of the Zondo commission report and the latest round of loadshedding.
2 Feb 2022 7AM 32 min

NFP says end by-elections must end to stop political violence

Today's Daily Friend Show is hosted by Nicholas Lorimer, with Sara Gon and Michael Morris. They discuss a call by the National Freedom Party to cancel by-elections in the case of murder. They also chat about a wonderful story of success in education in rural Eastern Cape. And end with…
1 Feb 2022 7AM 31 min

Freedom under threat in Botswana

Today's Daily Friend Show with Hermann Pretorius, Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss a new law which may threaten media freedom in Botswana, the triumphs and troubles of ActionSA and the "freedom convoy" in Canada.
31 Jan 2022 7AM 31 min

How to score R172 million in dodgy tenders

Today's Daily Friend Show with Michael Morris, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer. The crew discusses the report that businessman Hamilton Ndlovu scored R172 million rands worth of PPE tenders, the plan to digitise the police firearms registry, the return of Cuban "Covid medication" and the M&M redesign.
27 Jan 2022 7AM 31 min

'Tracy Zille' goes to Parliament

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Alex Weiss and Sara Gon. They discuss the appointment to parliament of the EFF former councillor accused of being behind the 'Tracy Zille' Twitter account. The opposition of professor Madhi to Covid regulations and the accusation by a Joburg MMC that her own…
26 Jan 2022 7AM 30 min

Mark Boucher on trial

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt and Hermann Pretorius. The crew discusses the disciplinary hearing of SA cricket coach Mark boucher. They also chat about changing the way we vote in SA to make politics work.
25 Jan 2022 7AM 30 min

A universal basic income for South Africa?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Terence Corrigan, Nicholas Lorimer and Gabriel Crouse. The guys discuss the ANC NEC's proposal of a basic income grant for people with no other income between 18-59 years old. They also discuss the suspension of a Western Cape MEC and the fight for control of…
24 Jan 2022 7AM 31 min

Maimane: Liberate Zimbabwe to solve SA immigration

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Gabriel Crouse and Bheki Mahlobo. The team discusses the comments by Mmusi Maimane on immigration, the causes and consequences of inflation and Madonsela on Cadre deployment.
20 Jan 2022 7AM 31 min

Liberating SA's children from bad education

Today's Daily Friend Show with Hermann Pretorius, Sara Gon and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the start of a new school year and what can be done to improve education. They also talk about the EFF's "visit" to a restaurant and the current state of U.K. politics.
19 Jan 2022 7AM 31 min

Fikile Mbalula threatens to 'educate' the nation

Today's Daily Friend Show with Terence Corrigan , Sara Gon and Nicholas Lorimer. The team discusses comments of Transport minister Fikile Mbalula with regards to the backlog of licences, the accusation by the ANC that the DA does cadre deployment too and the growing faith in autocratic government around the…
18 Jan 2022 7AM 30 min

"Slippery Cyril" accused of perjury

Today's Daily Friend Show with Marius Roodt and Gabriel Crouse hosted by Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss an accusation of perjury against president Cyril Ramaphosa by the DA. The IRR's visit to the Union Buildings to deliver a petition and the battle over Novak Djokovic's Australian visa.
17 Jan 2022 7AM 31 min

Ramaphosa and ANC Cadre Deployment Committee under fire

On today's Daily Friend Show, Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt and Terence Corrigan discuss the release of the minutes of the ANC's cadre deployment committee. The collapse of livestock vaccine distribution in SA and the changing of the name of a brand of sweets in the UK.
13 Jan 2022 7AM 30 min

The Daily Friend Show returns!

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Gabriel Crouse chats about the goings on in December and early January, namely, the Zondo Commission, the Fire in Parliament and the failure of the EWC constitutional amendment.
12 Jan 2022 7AM 31 min

Daily Friend Show Finale: Wrapping up 2021

In the final regular episode of the Daily Friend Show, Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt and Hermann Pretorius round up the many strands of the year. On December 3rd we will be hosting a special edition with our respective outgoing and incoming CEOs, Frans Cronje and John Endres. The show will…
2 Dec 2021 7AM 31 min

Prosecuting the Prosecutors: can civil society force action on Zuma?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Sara Gon, Nicholas Lorimer and Michael Morris. They discuss a lawsuit which aims to get the National Prosecuting Authority to prosecute politcally connected people, the concern over Covid-19 and Matric Rage and the fall of CNN's Chris Cuomo.
1 Dec 2021 7AM 30 min

Unemployment at record high levels

Today's Daily Friend Show with Gabriel Crouse, Sara Gon and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the record high levels of unemployment in SA and the discussion around vaccine mandates.
30 Nov 2021 7AM 31 min

Ramaphosa holds off on hard lockdown

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan and Marius Roodt. The team discusses the speech by President Ramaphosa last night, the state of the passenger rail network in SA and a strange tweet by Texas governor Greg Abbott.
29 Nov 2021 7AM 29 min

The ANC keeps a hold on Durban...by a slim margin

Today's Daily Friend Show with Terence Corrigan, Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer. The crew discusses the mayoral election in Durban and the prospect of SA hosting the Rugby world cup.
25 Nov 2021 7AM 31 min
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