The Daily Friend Show

U.S. says SA gave weapons to Russia

Today's Daily Friend with Terence Corrigan, Nicholas Lorimer, and Marius Roodt. They discuss the accusation by Ambassador Reuben Brigety that South Africa supplied weapons to Russia in December 2022. They also discuss André de Ruyter's new book and the elections in Thailand.

15 May 2023 8AM 30 min

Thulas Nxesi: "We have been too nice to you!"

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris, and Sara Gon. They discuss the racist comments made by Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi in parliament this week. They also chat about the support for De Ruyter from Professor Makgoba at the SCOPA hearings, the weakness of the Rand, and a…

11 May 2023 8AM 32 min

Load-Shedding for you but not for government

Today's Daily Friend with Sara Gon, Marius Roodt, and Nicholas Lorimer. They chat about the town of Port Alfred being exempt from load shedding due to a government conference being held this week in the town. They also chat about the scrapping of a new biometrics system for Home Affairs,…

10 May 2023 8AM 30 min

SA's roads are about to get even worse.

Today's Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Gerbrandt van Heerden, and Chris Hattingh. They discuss how SANRAL is about to hit what it calls a "fiscal cliff" and how this will impact SA's road network. They also chat about South Africa's education system, the collapse in the supply of animal vaccines to…

9 May 2023 8AM 30 min

Court ruling makes total collapse more likely

Today's Daily Friend Show with Marius Roodt, Nicholas Lorimer, and Michael Morris. They discuss the court ruling that says that load-shedding must be suspended at various government institutions, they also chat about SA's media landscape and the upcoming Turkish election.

8 May 2023 8AM 32 min

ANC to De Ruyter: we will see you in court!

Today's Daily Friend Show with Chris Hattingh, Nicholas Lorimer, and Terence Corrigan. They chat about the ANC's intentions to serve Andre De Ruyter with court papers in Germany for defamation. They also chat about an Eskom clerk going to jail for 10 years for corruption, the hidden wealth of the…

4 May 2023 8AM 32 min

ANC-EFF coalition breaks up again!

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon, and Michael Morris. They discuss the collapse of the Joburg council meeting to elect a new mayor of Joburg. They also chat about comments made about the arts by Naledi Pandor and the furious reaction they provoked and lastly, they discuss…

3 May 2023 8AM 29 min

Mantashe: Load-shedding is your fault

Today's Daily Friend show with Nicholas Lorimer, Makone Maja, and Terence Corrigan. They chat about the outrageous claim that load-shedding is, in fact, the fault of the private sector for "not investing enough", they also discuss the attacks on Andre de Ruyter and the corruption at Eskom and lastly they…

2 May 2023 8AM 32 min

South Africans should be more hopeful

Today's Daily Friend Show with Makone Maja, Michael Morris, and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss an article discussing sources of hope in SA, the pay of MPs and other public office holders and the problems facing the "Just Energy Transition Partnership"

26 Apr 2023 8AM 30 min

Will sabotage bring Nelson Mandela Bay to its knees?

Today's show with Nicholas Lorimer, Chris Hattingh, and Sara Gon. They discuss the alleged sabotage of electricity in Nelson Mandela Bay by workers seeking to protect those suspended for corruption. They also discuss the request by President Ramaphosa to use less electricity, the reappointment of the Post Office board, and…

25 Apr 2023 8AM 30 min

Eskom doesn't want solutions

Today's Daily Friend Show with Gerbrandt van Heerden, Nicholas Lorimer, and Marius Roodt. They discuss a court case between Eskom and a private distribution company, the ANC declaring the "moonshot pact" as anti-transformation, and a discussion of how SA is losing out on mining in Africa.

24 Apr 2023 8AM 30 min

ANC says no to Musk helping poor kids

Today's Daily Friend with Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt, and Michael Morris. They discuss the blocking of Starlink in South Africa due to BEE regulations. They also chat about the number of millionaires in Johannesburg and the lack of urgency from Ramaphosa on investigating corruption at Eskom.

20 Apr 2023 8AM 30 min

Will Mzansi rise?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Terence Corrigan, Marius Roodt, and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the launch of a new political party, Rise Mzansi. They also chat about the electoral amendment bill and its consequences for our elections and lastly, they discuss the uncovering of a terror finance network that has…

19 Apr 2023 8AM 31 min

Half a trillion spent on Eskom to fix load-shedding

Today's Daily Friend Show with Makone Maja, Chris Hattingh, and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the enormous amount of money spent on Eskom since load-shedding began by government. They discuss the ANC suggesting a coalition with the DA, the importance of AGOA for South Africa, and the new SABC board.

18 Apr 2023 8AM 30 min

A moonshot to save South Africa?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris, and Sara Gon. They discuss the DA's planned "moonshot pact" to unite parties against the ANC and EFF in 2024. They also chat about infighting in the ANC over who controls electricity procurement and they discuss the end of an era…

17 Apr 2023 8AM 30 min

Ramaphosa signs racist law

Today's Daily Friend Show with Chris Hattingh, Gerbrandt van Heerden, and Nicholas Lorimer. The crew chats about the signing into law of the Employment Equity Amendment Bill by the president. They also discuss a new survey that shows South Africans believe the country is going in the wrong direction. They…

13 Apr 2023 8AM 30 min

South Africa's impossible immigration choice

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris, and Terence Corrigan. The team discusses the ongoing debate around the Zimbabwe Exemption permit, they also chat about positive comments made by the reserve bank and they discuss the loss of jobs in spaza shops due to load-shedding.

12 Apr 2023 8AM 30 min

Pretoria Deeds Office shuts down: another sign of a failing state?

In today's TDF Show Marius Roodt, Makone Maja, and Alex Weiss discuss the closure of the Pretoria Deeds Office and an iconic Durban landmark. They also talk about yet another committee that is being formed by President Ramaphosa as well as yesterday's by-election results.

6 Apr 2023 9AM 30 min

Government does U-turn on Eskom expenditure exemption

In today’s TDF Show Marius Roodt, Gerbrandt van Heerden, and Chris Hattingh discuss the government’s reversal on a decision to give Eskom an exemption around declaring irregular spending. They also talk about a health crisis in the Eastern Cape and an attack on gay rights in Uganda.

5 Apr 2023 8AM 30 min

Trump indictment: Is paying a mistress hush money illegal?

Today’s show guest-hosts Makone Maja, Sara Gon and Martin Van Staden discuss the legality of the unprecedented indictment of former US President Donald Trump, the reasons provided by Treasury for exempting Eskom from disclosing irregular, wasteful and fruitless expenditure as well as the small increase new income taxpayers in 2022…

4 Apr 2023 8AM 33 min