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.

No topic is taboo, nothing is off-limits. Our team of analysts and writers from South Africa's fastest-growing liberal news site - dailyfriend.co.za.

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851 Episodes
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Zuma: 1 ANC: 0 | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh discuss the ANC's failed attempt to get the MK party deregistered, the private sector's role in revitalizing cities and the country's strategic oil reserve.
26 Mar 9AM 14 min

Has ANC infighting brought down the speaker?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Dr. John Endres, Hermann Pretorius, and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the raid on the speaker of Parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's, house on Tuesday by the Hawks. They also chat about the ATM's manifesto and the IEC apparently not supplying election materials to South African missions around…
25 Mar 8AM 34 min

Expropriation moves to the next stage | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer, and Marius Roodt discuss the passage of the expropriation without compensation legislation through the National Council of Provinces. They also chat about outcomes of the 2024 election and Ebrahim Patel.
20 Mar 10AM 15 min

Kumbaya wont fix Joburg | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Makone Maja discuss the opinion piece by News 24 editor Adriaan Basson discussing an ANC/DA alliance in Joburg. They also discuss the ANC vs MK in the electoral court.
19 Mar 12PM 11 min

No, universities are not “too white”

Today's Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris and Sara Gon. They discuss an article in News 24 which explores the “shameful” proportion of white professors in universities. They also discuss the ANC running out of money again, and the film industry losing its tax incentives.
18 Mar 8AM 31 min

ANC loses 3 elections to IFP

Today's Daily Friend Show with Terence Corrigan, Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt. They discuss the recent by-election victories of the IFP in Newcastle. They also discuss the reforms to electricity transmission and an American company buying up a slice of the Springboks.
15 Mar 9AM 28 min

Is this why Gordhan quit? | Daily Friend Wrap

Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the end of the SAA/ Takatso deal. They also chat about Urban decay and the importance of property rights as well as Thabo Mbeki's claims that Zuma is trying to destroy Democracy.
14 Mar 10AM 17 min

ANOTHER poll with the ANC below 40%

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Terence Corrigan. They discuss the latest polling from the Brenthurst foundation which shows the ANC below 40%. They also discuss the state of the relationship between business and government and lastly they chat about a horrifying polling find about how…
11 Mar 8AM 37 min

Unfit and incapable

Today's Daily Friend Show with Marius Roodt, Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the comments of the Joburg mayor on a rates boycott in Johannesburg due to the water outage. They also discuss the legacy of Pravin Gordhan and a Mpumalanga mayor who is accused of stealing electricity.
8 Mar 7AM 27 min

ANC makes an oopsie

Today's Daily Friend with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris, and John Endres. They discuss the numerous tangled corruption binds the ANC has gotten itself into, the failure of the Change Starts Now Movement and lastly they chat about getting economic growth up.
4 Mar 7AM 32 min

Government uses non-racialism to defend BEE

Today's Daily Friend Show with Mlondi Mdluli, Michael Morris, and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the government hiring an "all-white" team of lawyers to defend the state in a BEE case. They also discuss a fistfight between the ANC and EFF and lastly, they discuss mismanagement at Eskom.
1 Mar 7AM 28 min

What is Gordhan hiding? | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Sara Gon discuss the strangeness of Gordhan's behavior around the SAA deal. They also chat about another MK by-election and SAMWU demanding more money.
29 Feb 9AM 13 min
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