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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 is a 10-minute show that rounds up the news events of the day 3 times a week Tuesday to Thursday.

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1,161 Episodes
400 – 420

27 million South Africans on grants! | Daily Friend Wrap

Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the huge number of South Africans on grants. They also chat about the attacks on foreign owned spaza shops and the DA calling for Durban to be placed under administration.
12 Oct 2023 10AM 13 min

Showdown in Kimberly for the ANC | Daily Friend Wrap

Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the upcoming by-election in Kimberly which could see the ANC lose its majority in the council. They also chat about the latest census and the mix-up with the World Anti-Doping agency
11 Oct 2023 10AM 13 min

Minister Methane | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer, and Chris Hattingh discuss the comments by Minister Mantashe on Methane. They also discuss the skills exodus from SA and the political aspiration of Mogoeng Mogoeng. (Photo: GCIS)
10 Oct 2023 9AM 10 min

Horror attack on Israel

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon, and Terence Corrigan. They discuss the horrific attacks in Israel carried out by Hamas over the weekend. They also discuss the claims by the SACP that the lack of respect for the ANC's manifesto is the cause of SA's problems. Lastly,…
9 Oct 2023 8AM 33 min

KZN on the edge | Daily Friend Wrap

Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest polling on Kwa-Zulu Natal and how close the ANC/EFF and DA/IFP are polling. They also discuss Floyd Shivambu being found in breach of Parliament's ethics and Bheki Cele being found in breach of Parliament's ethics.
3 Oct 2023 10AM 12 min

U.S. says expropriation a threat to SA's democracy

Today's Daily Friend Show with Hermann Pretorius, Sara Gon, and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss U.S. congressional hearings on Expropriation without compensation (EWC) in SA and the comments by Congressman John James. They also chat about the oil and gas drilling off of SA's coast and the implementation of "water shifting"…
2 Oct 2023 8AM 31 min

Should KZN councillors get bodyguards?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris, and Sara Gon. They discuss the political assassinations in KZN, the most recent battle between ActionSA and the DA, and the state of Eswatini's political system.
29 Sep 2023 8AM 30 min

IFP smashes ANC in KZN | Daily Fiend Wrap

Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the recent by-elections which saw two bad defeats for the ANC, they discuss the collapse of services in Johannesburg and the EFF/ANC coalition.
28 Sep 2023 11AM 12 min

Is Gordhan SA's worst boss?

Sara Gon, Marius Roodt and Gerbrandt van Heerden discuss the managerial schizophrenia of Pravin Gordhan, academic leaves the country because Home Affairs won't give his wife and step-daughter visas, and Extinction Rebellion gets evicted from Standard Bank.
22 Sep 2023 8AM 31 min

SA in the world: Where are we AGOAing? | Daily Friend Wrap

In today's TDF Wrap Hermann and Marius take a look at SA's place in the world. First up, the issue of AGOA following attempts by some in the US to have the upcoming AGOA summit moved out of SA due to the ANC's position on the war in Ukraine. Then…
21 Sep 2023 10AM 12 min

We can't cut costs because that would look bad

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Chris Hattingh, and Hermann Pretorius. They discuss the country's financial situation and a low-ambition "poverty alleviation" plan from government. They also discuss political killings in KZN and water shortages in Gauteng.
18 Sep 2023 8AM 32 min

Ordinary South Africans are fighting back against load shedding.

Today's Daily Friend show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris, and Marius Roodt. They discuss the massive growth in the import of solar panels by ordinary people and businesses to fight load shedding. They also chat about accusations that the CIA is sabotaging SA and they discuss a DA law to…
15 Sep 2023 8AM 31 min
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