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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.

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1,175 Episodes
1000 – 1020

V-shaped recoveries, no bloody alcohol and more demands from unions

Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Terence Corrigan continue yesterday’s discussion about recovering South Africa’s economy, they also discuss the proposed total ban on drinking and driving as well as NEHAWUs demand for an 11% wage increase. If you enjoy the show don't forget to share it with your friends and…
26 Aug 2020 10AM 30 min

‘Apartheid’ at NYU, SA's middle class takes a beating and Africa beats Polio

Nicholas Lorimer, Hermann Pretorius and Marius Roodt lament the return of racism in American universities, the destruction of the South African middle class during lockdown and they celebrate the triumph of Africa over Polio. If you enjoy the show don't forget to share it with your friends and subscribe on…
25 Aug 2020 9AM 30 min

IRR Briefing: Growth & Recovery: A Strategy to #GetSAWorking with John Endres

On the back of the documentary Lift The Lethal Lockdown, the IRR hosted an online media briefing on the publication of its latest report, Growth & Recovery: A Strategy to #GetSAWorking. The report offers a series of growth-enhancing policies that if put in place, South Africa could target economic growth…
18 Aug 2020 6AM 49 min

ANC goes authoritarian and DA gears up for leadership battle

Nicholas Lorimer asks Sara Gon and Gabriel Crouse for their take on the story in the Sunday Times about the ANC seeking to expand the control of the Cheif Whip of parliament over opposition MPs and if they think that DA leadership candidate Mbali Ntuli should debate John Steenhuisen
17 Aug 2020 9AM 30 min

Women’s day, an appetite for a tax revolt and trouble in White Russia

Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Gabriel Crouse discuss Women’s day and if we should really have it, a new survey which shows big support for a tax revolt from some business owners and recent development in the Republic of Belarus (historically known as White Russia).
11 Aug 2020 8AM 30 min

Behind the NCCC legality battle, time to fire the corrupt and SA's foreign policy

Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon, Hermann Pretorius and Duwayne Esau discuss Duwayne’s legal challenge against the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC), Sara Gon’s quick-fix solution for pushing back the tide of corruption in our institutions and then we chat about South Africa’s rather embarrassing foreign policy.
6 Aug 2020 8AM 30 min

Consumers are suffering and COVID numbers are junk

Nicholas Lorimer, Gabriel Crouse and Gerbrant Van Heerden from the Centre for Risk Analysis (CRA) discuss the CRA’s latest report on South Africa’s consumers and Gabriel tears into South Africa’s COVID data.
5 Aug 2020 9AM 30 min
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