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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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Coalitions galore

2026/11/09

Nicholas Lorimer and Ofentse Donald Davhie discuss the aftermath of the 2026 local government elections. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

We are in a new era | The Daily Friend Election analysis

2026/11/06

Today's livestream featuring Hermann Pretorius, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the election results of the 2026 local government elections. Will Helen Zille become mayor of Joburg? Who was the winner of this election? Can the ANC survive? What next for Zuma's MK? All this and more. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

The election is HERE

2026/11/02

Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer give their final thoughts before the local government elections. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

The ANC is looking depressed

2026/10/30

Today's livestream featuring John Endres and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the local government elections and illegal mining. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

DA set to become biggest party in SA's cities

2026/10/26

Nicholas Lorimer and Michael Morris discuss the latest polling from various outlets and what it suggests about next week's local government elections. They also chat about allegations that the state spy agency tried to infiltrate the EFF. Lastly, they chat about how desperate South Africans are for a job in the police. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

Factions battle across MK and the ANC

2026/10/23

Today's livestream featuring Ofentse Donald Davhie and Nicholas Lorimer discusses the latest developments in South African politics. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

BEE is NOT in the "National interest"

2026/10/22

Makone Maja explains to Nicholas Lorimer how recent defenses of BEE as being in the 'national interest' are nothing but a smokescreen for political resource extraction. Read article: https://dailyfriend.co.za/2026/10/19/minister-ntshavheni-is-bee-of-national-interest-or-anc-patronage-networks-interest/ Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

Fikile Mbalula collapses: Fear in the ANC

2026/10/19

Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius discuss the ANC's court victory, which puts their missing candidates on the ballot in a number of municipalities. They also talk about a political murder near a hostel and tensions between the IFP and MK in Joburg. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

The sweet insidious ideology of "cakeism"

2026/10/14

In another episode of Writers' Room Reads, Nicholas Lorimer reads his article "I love Democracy" on the politics of no trade-offs. The article first appeared here: https://dailyfriend.co.za/2026/08/07/i-love-democracy/ Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

Demagogues vs Journalists

2026/10/12

Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the public clash between News24 journalists and Jacinta Ngobese Zuma. They also chat about Jacob Zuma's health and the future effects on the MK party. Image: Jacinta Ngobese/Instagram Also check out our WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDM3hc5PO0xSZyqaT2k Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

The Mbeki Code and the latest polls

2026/10/05

Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest polling from News 24 about the upcoming local government election. They also discuss the Thabo Mbeki monograph and its claims about BEE and race relations in South Africa. Also check out our WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDM3hc5PO0xSZyqaT2k Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

Huge battle in Mpumalanga

2026/10/02

Today's Live show with Ricardo Teixeira, and Nicholas Lorimer discusses zama zamas run amok, more trouble on the African continent and a feisty political debate moment. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

South Africa's bark is bigger than its bite | Chris Hattingh

2026/09/30

Nicholas Lorimer speaks to Chris Hattingh about his recent article in the Daily Friend on South Africa's ability to defend its sovereignty. You can read Chris' article here: https://dailyfriend.co.za/2026/09/21/is-south-africa-serious-about-its-sovereignty/ Also check out our WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDM3hc5PO0xSZyqaT2k Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

Who is really behind Zuma?

2026/09/28

Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the strange monograph from the Thabo Mbeki Foundation titled: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE FUTURE OF THE AFRIKANERS IN SOUTH AFRICA. You can find it linked here: https://x.com/TMFoundation_/status/2104173724023054388?s=20 They also chat about an NHI scandal. Also check out our WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDM3hc5PO0xSZyqaT2k Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

IDAC must be scrapped | Paul Hoffman

2026/09/23

Advocate Paul Hoffman explains why IDAC needs to be scrapped and replaced with an institution that has the independence and mandate to properly tackle corruption. Read the article here: https://dailyfriend.co.za/2026/09/14/preserving-the-idac-in-any-way-would-be-a-mistake/ Follow The Daily Friend channel on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDM3hc5PO0xSZyqaT2k Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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4.1 out of 5

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★★★★★

Tonton787878 2021/08/27

Insightful political analysis

Classical liberalism and non-racialism couldn’t be better combined in a enjoyable podcast with balanced analysis. Keep up the great work.

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ergeneman 2021/05/15

Balanced? No.

Just listened to your podcast on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Amazing that you let your guests treat this like a recent event with no historical ...

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