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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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1,234 Episodes
872 – 892

Yet more drama with Cricket SA

Today's Daily Friend Show with Marius Roodt, Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius talks about the chaos at Cricket SA, the Impeachment of Judge President John Hlophe and the ANC's inability to pay their staff
26 Aug 2021 8AM 31 min

Murder of a Gauteng whistleblower

Today's Daily Friend Show, beset by technical difficulties with Hermann Pretorius, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discusses the murder of a Gauteng whistleblower, the promises of the Zambian president and the race obsessed analysis of the DA.
25 Aug 2021 8AM 32 min

42.6% of South Africans are now unemployed

On today's Daily Friend Show, Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan and Gabriel Crouse talk about the latest unemployment numbers and the ongoing court case about postponing the election.
24 Aug 2021 8AM 30 min

ANC candidate lists in chaos

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Terence Corrigan discusses the chaos which ANC disputes over their candidate lists threaten to cause, the problems with the Gauteng licence renewal and the involvement of AI in the American justice system.
23 Aug 2021 8AM 32 min

Government plans to take 10% more of your income

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Gabriel Crouse and Michael Morris discusses a green paper from the department of social development which will force all employees and employers to give 10% of their income to a state managed social security fund. They also discuss the debate around immunity to…
19 Aug 2021 9AM 31 min

Government: "You will work where we tell you to work"

Today's Daily Friend Show with Marius Roodt, Nicholas Lorimer and Bheki Mahlobo discusses the NHI "certificate of need", the state of North West Province and the use of racial slurs by Critical Race Theory advocates.
18 Aug 2021 9AM 30 min

Marikana 9 years later

Today's Daily Friend Show with Hermann Pretorius, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discusses the Marikana massacre 9 years later, teen pregnancy and broken families and the link between state capture and cadre deployment.
17 Aug 2021 8AM 32 min

America loses the war in Afghanistan

Today's Daily Friend Show hosted by Nicholas Lorimer, featuring Gabriel Crouse and Sara Gon. The team discusses the unfolding disaster in Afghanistan as the Taliban sweep to power whilst foreign forces desperately attempt to rescue allied Afghan and their citizens. They also discuss the decisive victory of the Zambian opposition…
16 Aug 2021 8AM 31 min

The oblivious president

Today's Daily Friend Show with Marius Roodt, Alex Weiss and Nicholas Lorimer. The crew discusses the testimony of Ramaphosa at the Zondo commission, the Zambian elections, theft from a South African hospital and the lack of sport development in SA.
12 Aug 2021 9AM 30 min

The rich are leaving SA

Today's episode of the Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, John Endres and Sara Gon, discusses the flight of high net worth tax payers from SA, the mockery made of democracy by the appointment of a poorly suited speaker and Zuma's sick note. They also discuss South Africa's poor ranking…
11 Aug 2021 8AM 30 min

New Cabinet for a new dawn?

Today's Daily Friend Show hosted by Nicholas Lorimer, with Terence Corrigan and Marius Roodt. The crew discusses the reshuffle of Cyril's cabinet, the explosion at Medupi power plant and a food blogger calling for the word "curry" to be canceled.
10 Aug 2021 9AM 31 min

2020 was worst year for loadshedding

Today's Daily Friend Show hosted by Nicholas Lorimer with Sara Gon and Hermann Pretorius discusses a report that says 2020 was the worst ever year for loadshedding. They also talk about a planned NUMSA strike and trouble for the HPCSA.
5 Aug 2021 8AM 30 min

Your vote is being stolen

Today's Daily Friend Show, hosted by Nicholas Lorimer, featuring Michael Morris and Gabriel Crouse discusses the postponement of the election and the profound threat to the constitutional order and democracy this creates. They also discuss the leaked recording of a member of the gender equality commission and Deputy President David…
4 Aug 2021 8AM 30 min

Racist Arrested

Today's Daily Friend Show with Sara Gon, Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt discusses the arrest of Jackie Shandu for chanting ‘One settler, one bullet. One Indian, one bullet’, they also discuss a move by the Minister of Finance to expand BEE regulations and trouble in Belarus and Ukraine.
3 Aug 2021 8AM 30 min

Bheki Cele says that crime stats are propaganda

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan and Hermann Pretorius discusses the comments about crime in SA made by Police Minister Bheki Cele last week, the comments by Justice Minister Ronald Lamola about the constitutional amendment and the canceling of a left wing lawyer in the U.S.
2 Aug 2021 8AM 31 min

Have South Africa's ports been sabotaged?

On today's Daily Friend show with Ivo Vegter, Sara Gon and Nicholas Lorimer, they discuss the collapse of Transnet's computer systems, the crackdown by China on its own companies and the strange tale of "Tracy Zille".
28 Jul 2021 8AM 30 min

West Rand politician charged with terrorism

Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan and Marius Roodt discuss the charging of a Patriotic Alliance Mayoral candidate with Terrorism, the President's latest letter to the nation and the call to ban a Nigerian activist from speaking at the University of Cape Town.
27 Jul 2021 8AM 31 min

Defend your Right to Vote

Terence Corrigan, Gabriel Crouse and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the IEC's plan to suspend the elections. They also discuss the plan for a R350 grant to help with lockdown-induced suffering. Lastly, they consider China's banning of private tutoring.
26 Jul 2021 8AM 33 min

Ramaphosa's phone hacked?

On today's Daily Friend Show, with Sara Gon and Gabriel Crouse hosted by Nicholas Lorimer, the panel discusses information from the Guardian that world leader's phones have been targeted by hackers. They also discuss the comments by Moeletsi Mbeki and the state of the Tokyo Olympics.
22 Jul 2021 8AM 30 min
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