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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 Show 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. No topic is taboo, nothing is off-limits. Our team of analysts and writers from South Africa's leading liberal opinion site #InNoUncertainTerms
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Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer and Anlu Keeve. They react to the latest in the wild and whacky land of South Africa. They discuss the latest local government election developments, crime and the rural economy. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Jonathan Katzenellenbogen and Nicholas Lorimer discuss weakening business confidence and how to fix SA's economy. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer discuss an internal ANC report about how the ANC failed to submit its candidate lists on time to the IEC. They also discuss the battle between the minister and the DG in the education department. They also discuss the battle between taxis and buses in the rural Eastern Cape. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer and Makone Maja sees them react to election campaigning kicking off in earnest. They discuss the 702 Joburg mayoral debate where Helen Zille fended off attacks from all sides, some of the adverts from the big parties and how the ANC seems out of juice. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Hermann Pretorius reads his latest article for the Daily Friend about the price of being too cynical in politics. Read the article here: https://dailyfriend.co.za/2026/08/23/anyone-for-a-nice-cheap-shot-of-cynicism/ Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Nicholas Lorimer and Terence Corrigan discuss the latest IPSOS poll on the South African Local government elections. They also talk about fixing local government, the ANC's candidate debacle and the strange case of SA solider being told they need to give "donations" to Cuba. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer and Ricardo Teixeira. They discuss the reports that the ANC has not managed to submit all of its candidate lists for the upcoming local government election. They also answer some listener questions, talk about the future of Denel and the Airlink flyover. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Nicholas Lorimer chats to Sindile Vabaza about what it means to have a vision for Johannesburg, why a city needs a vision, and what Joburg has going for it. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest polling report by the IRR on the importance of female voters in the upcoming 2026 local government elections. They also discuss unemployment, March and March and foreigners. Lastly they discuss AI, fake news and the information environment. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Today's live show with and Nicholas Lorimer and Ofentse Donald Davhie. They discuss the selection of council candidates, the importance of education in politicians, coalitions and Dolly Parton. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the importance of fixing local government if we want to end our unemployment crisis and get South Africa working. Read more: https://dailyfriend.co.za/2026/08/24/how-can-municipalities-get-local-economies-moving/ Follow The Daily Friend channel on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDM3hc5PO0xSZyqaT2k Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius discuss the ANC's failure to launch its candidates, its manifesto launch, and the JRA's asphalt plant not operating. Follow The Daily Friend channel on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDM3hc5PO0xSZyqaT2k Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Today's live show with Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer reacts to the latest weird, wonderful and woeful news in SA. They discuss March and March, their meeting with Afriforum, Nomvula Mokonyane giving an interview on Women in SA and the accusations levelled at the DA's Mark Burke. Join our WhatsApp channel here: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDM3hc5PO0xSZyqaT2k Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Nicholas Lorimer speaks to the DA's Leah Potgieter about South Africa's swimming athletes, the role of sport in building a better society, and why quotas are bad in sports. Read the article here: https://dailyfriend.co.za/2026/08/15/the-medals-we-celebrate-and-the-swimmers-our-system-may-never-discover/ Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Nicholas Lorimer and Dr John Endres discuss the fracturing coalition in Tshwane, the troubles of Joburg and its potential sunny future and how the UK is worse off than SA. Join our WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDM3hc5PO0xSZyqaT2k Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Today's TDF live show with Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius. They chat about the problem and scale of fake content on social media and how society might adapt. They also discuss the DA's manifesto launch and local government campaign. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Nicholas Lorimer chats to Makone Maja about her recent trip to Ghana, the fight for freedom in Africa, Pan-Africanism, and foreign funding of NGOs https://dailyfriend.co.za/2026/08/07/lets-get-over-our-africa-fatigue-and-be-courageous-africans-instead/ Please check out our new Whatsapp channel for the latest from the Daily Friend: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDM3hc5PO0xSZyqaT2k Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Today's TDF live show with Nicholas Lorimer and Ricardo Teixeira. They discuss the looming local government election, MK's latest power struggle and the arrest of Julius Mkhwanazi. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Jonathan Katzenellenbogen discusses the new reality that South Africa finds itself in since the June 30th protests against immigration. They reveal a state which has largely lost control over law and order and its ability to direct events. Article discussed: https://dailyfriend.co.za/2026/07/29/sas-new-terrain-since-june-30th/ Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
Nicholas Lorimer asks Dr Greg Mills about the incredible pace of innovation in Russia-Ukraine. They discuss drones, revolutions, and centralized vs decentralized approaches. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter
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