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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. 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. #InNoUncertainTerms

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    SA economy in a coma

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 18:14


    Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the dismal GDP growth figures for Q1 of 2025. They also discuss government plans for yet another SOE and the removal of Floyd Shivambu as MK secretary general. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Shifting sands of the BEE debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 17:27


    Nicholas Lorimer and John Endres discuss the rapidly changing BEE debate and how it is shifting towards admitting BEE's failure. They also discuss SA's crime problem and its effect on economic growth. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    R1 trillion to 100 people.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 41:00


    Today's Daily Friend show is another extra large panel of Chris Patterson, Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris and Marius Roodt. They discuss a calculation done by Professor William Gumede which estimates that BEE has resulted in R1 trillion being moved between under 100 people since 1994. They also chat about reforming local government and asking if decentralization is the only way to go. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Mantashe launches attack on mining industry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 19:25


    Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the awful new mining legislation proposed by the minister of mining. They also chat about the PA's chances in the Northern Cape and the ANC's resistance to changing internet rules. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Ramaphosa triples down on race thought

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 22:25


    Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer discuss answers on race categorization and BEE that President Ramaphosa gave in parliament to questions from MPs. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    The Joburg Crisis: Is the mayor hiding the truth?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 15:42


    Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the accusations that the mayor of Joburg has been covering up the financial damage to Joburg caused by City Power. They also discuss regulations changes to internet providers, and they discuss a leadership change in the MK party. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Fight against BEE: the current balance of forces

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 24:27


    Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius discuss the excellent column attacking BEE by Professor William Gumede. They also discuss a court challenge in defence of BEE, and South Africa's latest crime statistics. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    DA's budget victory?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 44:34


    Today's Daily Friend Show with John Endres, Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the third attempt at a budget. They also discuss regulation changes on internet providers and SA dependence on HIV/AIDS support from the US. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Ramaphosa vs Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 19:46


    Nicholas Lorimer and Makone Maja discuss the explosive and chaotic meeting between Trump and Ramaphosa at the White House. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    What South Africans really think

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 13:35


    Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest polling from the IRR about how South Africans feel on a variety of policy questions. They show that the ANC is deeply out of touch with how South Africans actually feel. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    This is the cost of resilience

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 18:57


    Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the shocking statistics around malnutrition in South Africa and the importance of economic growth. They also discuss murders around courts, and they discuss the trouble with special exemptions and carve outs. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Soldiers left behind

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 16:20


    Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh discuss reporting from City Press about how most of South Africa's troops in DRC have been left behind due to lack of budget, whilst the heavy equipment is removed. They also discuss Transnet's financial woes, and a violent service delivery protest in Gauteng. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Macpherson: Nil compensation is compensation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 38:14


    Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, John Endres, Chris Hattingh and Hermann Pretorius. They discuss comments by minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson about the expropriation bill including that Nil compensation is a form of compensation. The also chat about the ANC saying the media is to blame for its troubles. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    The unemployment crisis gets worse

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 20:41


    Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest unemployment figures, Ramaphosa visiting NAMPO, and civil servants losing their benefits to the NHI. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Mr Ramaphosa goes to Washington

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 13:28


    In this episode of the Daily Friend Wrap, Hermann Pretorius and Marius Roodt take a look at the upcoming meeting between Donald Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa. What would be a good outcome? What wouldn't? And what should we make of the issues that become so hot that reasonable debate can't touch them? Also of importance today are the mutterings that a new GNU budget might be starting to materialise with cautious positivity coming from negotiations between the DA and the ANC. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Transforming South Africa into one we can ALL be proud of

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 36:48


    Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris and Anlu Keeve. They discuss an article by Christopher Rutledge defending Employment equity. They also discuss competition rules for ports and the Deputy President talking tough on expropriation. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    The Fatal Conceit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 36:24


    Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan and Anlu Keeve. They discuss comments on the economy by former EFF member Mbuyiseni Ndlozi on the South African economy and unemployment. They also chat about ActionSA's BEE alternative and they discuss the new Pope. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Malema doesn't get a visa to the UK

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 19:02


    Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the claim by the EFF that the UK has banned Malema from the UK. They also discuss the upcoming budget, and they briefly discuss the conflict between India and Pakistan. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    IRR challenges universities to prevent racial classification

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 23:58


    Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius discuss the IRR's challenge to University leadership to fight back against the government's attempts to forcibly classify their staff by race. They also discuss wealth taxes and policing. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    DA challenges Employment Equity Act

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 20:22


    Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the DA's court challenge to the Employment Equity Act amendments. They also discuss “a little dictatorship” and diminishing tax returns. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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    Podcaster summoned to parliament

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 30:23


    Today's Daily Friend Show with John Endres, Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the summoning of podcaster Macgyver 'MacG' Mukwevho to come before a parliamentary committee about comments he made about another celebrity. They also discuss the withdrawal of South African troops from DRC, and the Deputy President's comments on the "transformation fund". Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    HIV treatment programmes are in trouble

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 18:36


    Sara Gon and Makone Maja discuss the impact of the loss of US funding that supported HIV programmes, the employment equity targets as well as Gauteng government's latest act of malfeasance of renting buildings for millions whilst they own 41 vacant buildings. Viewers can follow Sara on these platforms: ChaiFM - Everything is politics Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FreeSpeechUnionSA X - https://x.com/SpeechAfrica Website - https://freespeech.org.za/ Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Third time lucky?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 19:09


    Hermann Pretorius and Makone Maja review the impact of BEE after 20 years of its implementation, discuss who the VAT impasse favours, and conclude with lessons to be learned from the 2025 Canadian election results. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    ANC withdraws VAT increase

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 13:46


    Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the decision by the finance minister to withdraw the VAT increase. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    EFF suggests “Apartheid tax”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 15:29


    Nicholas Lorimer and Makone Maja discuss the EFF's alternative to the VAT increase. They also discuss the payment of funds to the taxi industry and the IMF growth forecasts for South Africa. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Tripling down on BEE

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 18:08


    Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh discuss the ANC tripling down on BEE and how some in the ANC are worried about kicking the DA out of the GNU. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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    SA doesn't have any trade reps

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 17:00


    Sara Gon and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the lack of South African trade councillors anywhere in the world. They also chat about the dispute between Joburg and Eskom and Early Childhood development. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    ANC support is cracking

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 16:21


    Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the ANC's weakening support base, the ANC's view of itself, and the health minister promising new hospitals. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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    The game has changed: a new era in SA politics.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 15:26


    Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the results of an IRR poll which has the DA, for the first time in South African history, being the largest party in the country. Hermann's Full presentation on the results of the poll here: https://www.youtube.com/live/rBmy68RnMqQ Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Corporate SA gets it wrong again

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 34:29


    Today's Daily friend show with Chris Patterson, Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius. They discuss a common view that politics is about squabbles. They also discuss the human cost of poverty, and racial classification. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    "The boss lady has arrived"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 15:06


    Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh discuss the over the top state of the city address ceremony in Tshwane, they also talk about nuclear power and an EFF-DA team up. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    The budget is made up and the money ain't there

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 16:35


    Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the practice of irresponsible municipal budgeting. They also chat about the impossibility of NHI and how SA is forced to hustle. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    ANC is obsessed with power

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 16:52


    John Endres and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the ANC's desire to blow up the GNU slowly. They also discuss the IRR engaging with the EFF and MK as well as a scam run by North Korea. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    The great GNU stand-off

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 34:02


    Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Michael Morris. They discuss the current state of the GNU which seems to be on the verge of collapse. They also discuss the taxi industry and a corruption allegation in Gauteng. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    South Africans are hungry for change

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 33:53


    Today's Show with Terence Corrigan, Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Patterson. They discuss the findings of a recent survey from the Brenthurst foundation. They also chat about the collapsing GNU and possible sanctions on SA by the US. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    VAT rise passes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 23:37


    Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh discuss the passing of the fiscal framework, the future of KZN , and tariffs! Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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    Ramaphosa thinks the DA has made a big mistake

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 19:23


    Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest budget battles and the incoming US tariff policy. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    ANC unveils plan B

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 17:25


    Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest in budget negotiations and falling CEO confidence in South Africa. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Is the GNU about to change completely?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 36:43


    Today's Daily Friend show with Sara Gon, John Endres and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the prospects of a deal on the budget between the DA and ANC and if this will change the way the GNU has worked up until now. They also discuss some comments by the Chairman of Eskom on race and Eskom and they end with a discussion of KZN politics. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    NO MORE RACE LAWS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 23:41


    Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the IRR's new "No more race laws" bill. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Debt debt and more debt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 17:17


    Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the staggering amount of money municipalities owe to Eskom. They also talk about income tax bracket creep and the new U.S. ambassador. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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    No one to judge

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 15:24


    Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt discuss the Gauteng court draft directive to seek mediation before coming to court. They also discuss ANC budget woes and an old Zuma defender who has changed his tune. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Only 2% of SA air force aircraft working

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 33:58


    Today's Daily Friend Show with Michael Morris, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss a report on the South African air force which claims only 2% of its aircraft are working. They also discuss the comments by Ebrahim Rasool upon his return to South Africa and they finish with the ANC's seeming inability to do better. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    We have already been stopped!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 19:55


    Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the shocking, unintentional admission of weakness by Fikile Mbalula. They also discuss No More Race Laws and a by-election victory. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Mk party accused of nepotism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 14:29


    Sara Gon and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest conflict within MK. They also chat about the auditor-general's report on KZN and demands from the head of operation Dudula. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    The true costs of BEE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 14:15


    Nicholas Lorimer and Makone Maja discuss the costs BEE imposes on South Africa and how it fails to uplift the lives of black South Africans. They also discuss the massive scale of misspending in Johannesburg. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    SA's ambassador to the US gets cancelled

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 35:13


    Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan and John Endres. They discuss the expulsion of South Africa's ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool by the U.S. government. They also chat about a big bank's assessment of EWC and the the DA's offer to the ANC. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    South Africa: struggling to make it

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 35:51


    Today's Daily Friend Show with Chris Hattingh, Anlu Keeve and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the massive roadblocks to developing South Africa's manufacturing sector. They also discuss an investment package from the EU and the epidemic of extortion. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Cricket SA punishes team for too many coloured players

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 15:58


    Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt discuss the decision by Cricket SA to punish a cricket team for not having enough black players. They also discuss a decision by the health minister to ban particular products, and the growth in interracial households in SA. ------------------ Hudaco Energy is thrilled to offer Daily Friend listeners an exclusive promotion! Book a free or business or household audit, and we'll show you how we put more money back in your pocket without hefty upfront costs. Reach out to us at sales@hudacoenergy.co.za or call us at 011 447 9864. Hudaco Energy – Sustainable Power and Storage Solutions Provider ----------------- Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Going, going, Godongwana

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 13:51


    Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius discuss the budget and what it portends for the Government of National Unity (GNU). ------------------ Hudaco Energy is thrilled to offer Daily Friend listeners an exclusive promotion! Book a free or business or household audit, and we'll show you how we put more money back in your pocket without hefty upfront costs. Reach out to us at sales@hudacoenergy.co.za or call us at 011 447 9864. Hudaco Energy – Sustainable Power and Storage Solutions Provider -------------------- Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

    Our public health system doesn't deserve our trust

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 15:41


    Nicholas Lorimer and Makone Maja discuss the report of the health ombudsman on the state of Helen Joseph Hospital. They also discuss a social media fuss around sport, arts and culture minister Gayton McKenzie and racial quotas as well as “e-voting”. ------------------ Hudaco Energy is thrilled to offer Daily Friend listeners an exclusive promotion! Book a free or business or household audit, and we'll show you how we put more money back in your pocket without hefty upfront costs. Reach out to us at sales@hudacoenergy.co.za or call us at 011 447 9864. Hudaco Energy – Sustainable Power and Storage Solutions Provider ----------------- Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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