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The Daily Friend Show

SA Institute of Race Relations

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. No topic is taboo, nothing is off-limits. Our team of analysts and writers from South Africa"s leading liberal

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30:19

80% of SA thinks the country is in trouble

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/09/04

Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discuss IPSOS polling showing 80% of South Africans think the country is heading in the wrong direction. They also discuss comments made by an HR manager in Stellenbosch and insane demands by a union. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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34:09

Has the ANC’s election campaign already collapsed?

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/09/02

Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer talk about early problems with the ANC's election campaign, and they also discuss employment equity amendment regulations, and they talk about an act of vigilanteism. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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24:34

Crisis and decline: Joburg council turns on itself

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/09/01

Today's show John Endres and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the internal conflict in the Joburg coalition. They also discuss the rift between the ANC and SACP and the Madlanga commission. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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40:07

BEE a "system that privileges the existent or...

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/08/29

Today's show with Nicholas Lorimer and Terence Corrigan. They discussed the recent report from Open Secrets which criticizes BEE. They also discuss an MK Party protest in Durban, the declining number of households with reliable water and NSFAS shortfalls. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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29:16

Malema found guilty of hate speech

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/08/28

John Endres and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the hate speech ruling against Julius Malema in the Equality Court, they also discuss the state of NHI, and they discuss funding education. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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24:19

Refusal to change: A party in decline

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/08/27

Nicholas Lorimer and Michael Morris discuss appointments in the city of Johannesburg, regulating speech and a new political alliance. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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38:34

South Africa is at a critical moment

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/08/22

Today's show with Nicholas Lorimer and John Endres. They discuss the rapid decline of the ANC, efforts to devolve police powers, and what the people of Joburg want from their government. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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26:36

SA’s apathy nightmare

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/08/20

Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius discuss crime and apathy, and also discuss money in politics and the rising cost of living. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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33:12

Competition not protection

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/08/15

Today's Daily Friend Show with Anlu Keeve and Nicholas Lorimer. On today's episode, they discuss problems with the car manufacturing industry. A terrible story which has caused great suffering in ordinary people's lives due to the failure of a state owned company, electricity reforms and the latest on the national dialogue. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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32:02

The Chief of the SA must be fired

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/08/14

Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the fallout of the SA military chief's visit to Iran, they also discuss the IRR's latest campaign about the moral fraud of fake transformation, and they discuss a service delivery protest in Soweto. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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34:54

SA's most dysfunctional city gets more chaotic

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/08/12

Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss growing tension in the Joburg coalition government, they also discuss the increase in the unemployment rate, and they also discuss Operation Dudula. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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24:17

They were warned

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/08/11

Nicholas Lorimer and Terence Corrigan discuss how many of South Africa's problems were easily avoidable if the government had made the right choices. They also discuss crazy corruption stories that have been in the news, and lastly, they talk about the shrinking importance of the national dialogue. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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32:31

The not so national dialogue

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/08/08

Today's show with Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss growing problems with the national dialogue promoted by President Cyril Ramaphosa. They also discuss the police and an award that the IRR won in East Africa. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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26:13

You can't solve alcohol use with communism

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/08/07

Today's show with Anlu Keeve and Hermann Pretorius sees them discuss the recent swat between Minister Gwede Mantashe and Sibanye CEO Neal Froneman about giving the United States access to Africa’s critical minerals. They also discuss Godongwana slamming top metros for their financial mismanagement, as well as a new proposal by Treasury to put a minimum price on alcohol. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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22:15

Things fall apart, ANC digs in

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/08/06

Today's show with Nicholas Larimer and John Endres sees them discuss the ANC digging in after its national executive committee meeting. They also discuss trouble in the coalition government in Johannesburg, as well as a new law seeking to tighten the requirements for what it means to be a parliamentarian. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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25:12

The end of Ramaphoria

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/08/05

Nicholas Lorimer and Michael Morris discuss the end of the Ramaphoria era in South Africa's politics. They also chat about violence against municipal officials and the ANC's declaration that the economy is in crisis. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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20:15

The ANC's big money trouble

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/08/04

Nicholas Lorimer and Terence Corrigan discuss the ANC's most recent NEC meeting, the growing municipal crisis in Johannesburg, and a strange fake news video. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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30:52

Lesufi's witch hunt

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/07/31

Nicholas Lorimer and Herman Pretorius discuss state capture attempts at Pretoria High School for Girls. They also discuss attempts to limit the property rights of the poorest South Africans and increasing conflict inside the ANC. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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20:47

South Africa's State highjacked to feed the connected

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/07/29

Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the inability of the Mpumalanga Education Provincial Department to fill vacancies, the life expectancy of South Africans, and infrastructure, and why it matters. Read the report and watch the webinar: https://irr.org.za/reports/the-irrs-blueprint-for-growth/the-irr-blueprint-for-growth-2025/5-the-irrs-blueprint-for-growth-reinforcing-south-africas-growth-through-infrastructure Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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19:41

The ANC has lost touch with reality

The Daily Friend Show ·

2025/07/28

John Endres and Nicholas Lorimer discuss ANC foreign policy, GNU politics and the Zondo commission. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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