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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1,084 Episodes

320 – 340

Did SA endorse Hamas? | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Terence Corrigan discuss the phone call between Naledi Pandor and the leader of Hamas, they also chat about a scandal in KZN where 15 toilets were built at one property and lastly, they discuss the former public protector

17 Oct 2023 9AM 11 min

South Africa sends hundreds of millions of Rands to Cuba

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Hermann Pretorius, and Michael Morris. They discuss the huge amounts of money the South African government sends to Cuba. They also chat about the role of the SABC and whether SA needs a public broadcaster. They lastly discuss the Government Employees Pension Fund's…

16 Oct 2023 9AM 33 min

Joburg is rotting

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan, and Sara Gon. They discuss the horrific state of the City of Joburg. They also discuss Thabo Mbeki, the bucket toilet problem, and the latest from Israel and Gaza.

13 Oct 2023 8AM 32 min

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

Democracy failing? No flags at sports matches? Rights for women in Iran? Secure our borders?

In today's show, Terence Corrigan, Marius Roodt, and Sara Gon discuss matters local and domestic: perceptions of the failure of democracy in Africa, the prospects of a ban on the use of our flag and anthem at sports matches, the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to an Iranian activist…

6 Oct 2023 9AM 31 min

SOE trouble: Transnet, Post Bank, Prasa... Another day in SA! | Daily Friend Show

Resignations at Transnet, Post Bank in financial trouble, and bridge literally collapses. More mafia-style activity hits the business sector. And the Gauteng ANC wants quotas on employment.

5 Oct 2023 9AM 11 min

SA's chickens coming home to roost | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt discuss the ongoing bird flu pandemic in SA. They also chat about the flurry of allegations in KZN and the large number of AirBNBs in Cape Town.

4 Oct 2023 10AM 14 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

Will Malema be suspended from parliament? | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Sara Gon discuss the possible suspension from parliament of several EFF MPs, they also discuss the corruption around the Rooiwal water treatment plant and the renaming of a road in Joburg.

27 Sep 2023 10AM 12 min

The plan that government doesn't want you to see | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Michael Morris discuss the dire economic and fiscal situation SA finds itself in as well as the water crisis in Joburg.

26 Sep 2023 10AM 14 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