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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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1,233 Episodes
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Mbalula: “The ANC is not a socialist party”

Today's Daily Friend Show with Terence Corrigan, Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh. They discuss a tweet from ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula that claims the ANC is neither a capitalist or socialist party. They also discuss the failure of so many land reform projects and political party funding.
2 Sep 2024 8AM 32 min

Tshwane on the Brink

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, John Endres and Marius Roodt. They discuss the confusing battle between ActionSA and the DA in the city of Tshwane. They also chat about the proposed sovereign wealth fund and the crime wardens' program in Gauteng.
30 Aug 2024 8AM 30 min

Hiring the best | Daily Friend Wrap

Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the debate in Joburg over hiring foreigners for the Johannesburg metro police. They also chat about MK’s new MPs. Lastly, they discuss the horrific new laws in Afghanistan.
28 Aug 2024 10AM 13 min

Motsoaledi tries to play hardball on NHI

Today's Daily Friend Show with Michael Morris, Nicholas Lorimer and Sara Gon. They discuss the health minister’s threat to collapse the GNU if NHI does not scrap private health insurance. They also discuss hijacked buildings and Chief Justice Zondo.
26 Aug 2024 8AM 35 min

The resistance to NHI continues!

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer and Sara Gon. They discuss the boycott of the President’s health compact by civil society. They also discuss SADC and Joburg’s failure to fix a road.
23 Aug 2024 8AM 31 min

Malema’s 1000 year party | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Makone Maja discuss the 2 hour long speech by Malema decrying his opponents within the party. They discuss government not paying its municipal bills and the MK party leader “sleeping”.
20 Aug 2024 10AM 15 min

Lesufi: The ANC is a “sinking ship”

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris and Terence Corrigan. They discuss the ongoing discussions inside the ANC trying to understand its defeat in the 2024 election. They also discuss getting the economy on track.
19 Aug 2024 8AM 32 min

DA-GOOD coalition - SA politics realigning

Marius Roodt, Hermann Pretorius, and Michael Morris discuss co-operation between GOOD and the DA in the Western Cape and whether this is an indication of the realignment of South African politics. They also talk about Floyd Shivambu's departure from the EFF and resistance to the NHI.
16 Aug 2024 8AM 31 min

Floyd Shivambu has left the (EFF) building | Daily Friend Wrap

Sara Gon and John Endres discuss the possible ramifications of Floyd Shivambu, Julius Malema’s 2IC resigning from the EFF to go over to MK; and big business’s reiteration of cooperation with the government on infrastructure, Eskom and crime but will not agree to a health compact over the NHI.
15 Aug 2024 10AM 12 min

Morero for Johannesburg Mayor? | Daily Friend Wrap

Marius Roodt and Makone Maja discuss the vacancy for Johannesburg Mayor and whether the ANC receive the requisite support to snag the position. They discuss rising unemployment with emphasis on the extended definition of unemployment and the wasted youth potential. They close on their campaign against apartheid era racial classification laws.
14 Aug 2024 10AM 17 min

Gwamanda is gone | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh discuss the resignation of Mayor of Joburg Kabelo Gwamanda. They also discuss World Bank's report on SA trade and South Africa's foreign policy.
13 Aug 2024 9AM 14 min

Masondo: class not race

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris and Sara Gon. They discuss comments from Deputy Minister Masondo that the SACP should move away from racial solidarity. They also discuss the horrifying state of crime in SA, and the latest chaos in MK.
12 Aug 2024 8AM 32 min

MK Meltdown? | Daily Friend Wrap

Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the surprise firing of 20 MPs from MK. Racial classification and Botswana banning SA oranges.
8 Aug 2024 10AM 16 min

Motsoaledi tries to rescue NHI | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Makone Maja discuss Health Minister Motsoaledi’s plan for a “roadshow” to engage stakeholders on NHI. They also discuss politicians escaping corruption charges and coalition talks in Joburg and Durban.
7 Aug 2024 6AM 15 min

Eskom doesn't want you to like them | Daily Friend Wrap

Sara Gon and Nicholas Lorimer discuss a document which details Eskom's planned massive tariff hikes over the next three years. They also discuss the revolution in Bangladesh and the fuss over a Miss South Africa contestant.
6 Aug 2024 11AM 13 min

Can the DA split the ANC?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan and Chris Hattingh. They discuss the comments by Helen Zille on the GNU, the Pretoria Girls High incident and the military training camp in Mpumalanga.
5 Aug 2024 8AM 33 min
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