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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 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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1,232 Episodes
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Parliament to place Ramaphosa under the microscope

Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the new oversight committee which will oversee the presidency. They also chat about small businesses being in distress and the value of lifestyle audits.
3 Dec 10AM 41 min

Property rights are human rights

Anlu Keeve and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the destruction of property rights in practice from building hijackers. They also chat about rent control and building regulations.
2 Dec 5AM 36 min

Russia ignores Zuma

Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest on the Russian mercenary story involving MK’s senior leaders. They also chat about Sewage problems in Kimberly and Shivambu’s new headache.
1 Dec 9AM 35 min

BEE reform promised. Is this the beginning of the end?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Ofentse Donald Davhie and Chris Hattingh. They discuss the promised "reform" of BEE. They also chat about the shortlist for the NPA and the internal drama inside MK.
28 Nov 7AM 36 min

South Africans are far more united than you think

Nicholas Lorimer asks Hermann Pretorius about the IRR's latest polling report on the state of Race Relations in South Africa. Link to the paper and the webinar: https://irr.org.za/reports/irr-polling/pro-growth-or-pro-poverty-findings-of-irr-polling-2025-report-3-race-and-race-relations
26 Nov 9AM 45 min

Mk’s sinister intentions

John Endres and Nicholas Lorimer discuss MK’s recent activities, particularly the men sent off to Russia for “bodyguard training”. They also discuss the potential future breakup of the GNU and SA being excluded from AGOA.
25 Nov 10AM 24 min

The G20 diplomatic spat

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer and Anlu Keeve. They discuss ongoing spats between the Americans and SA. They also chat about the plot to have Ramaphosa resign and the ANCYL.
21 Nov 7AM 36 min

Ramaphosa's dare to name the date

Anlu Keeve and Chris Hattingh discuss Ramaphosa's dare for a date to resign, the upcoming G20 declaration and the US's absence, and Moody's comments on the medium-term budget policy statement and the country's fiscal trajectory.
18 Nov 10AM 24 min

More Palestinian refugees mysteriously sent to SA

Terence Corrigan and Makone Maja discuss the mystery plane charted to South Africa full of Palestinian refugees, the new Trump administration exemption to SA citrus and tropical produce as well as the City of Johannesburg dealing with threats of protest ahead of the G20.
17 Nov 11AM 36 min

South Africans demand merit not race

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Hermann Pretorius and John Endres. They discuss the latest results in the upcoming release of the IRR’s latest polling on race relations. They also discuss the deflating G20 summit, parliament growing teeth and the finance minister speaking on ratings agencies.
14 Nov 7AM 43 min

Has South Africa turned the corner?

Today's Show with Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discusses the latest budget news. They also discuss the NPA and water problems in Limpopo.
13 Nov 9AM 34 min

China’s secret military project in SA

Nicholas Lorimer and Riccardo Teixeria discuss revelations that the China is carrying out a massive revamp of an SA military base. They also discuss shocking revelations about the EMPD.
12 Nov 9AM 26 min

The deeply insecure Gauteng government

Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the removal of a banner put up in Joburg by Solidarity. They also discuss the pending removal of a DA minister and they chat about Trump’s G20 post.
11 Nov 9AM 36 min

The Phantom Menace

Nicholas Lorimer and Michael Morris discuss the statement from the Gauteng government about vandalism of a welcome to the G20 sign. They also discuss ambitious growth targets for South Africa and collective punishment.
10 Nov 10AM 29 min
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