Nzimande: old, tired, and out of ideas | Daily Friend Wrap
Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the poor record of former minister of higher education, Blade Nzimande, the GNU’s dispute-solving forum, and the sewage crisis
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Tito Mboweni (1959 - 2024): Defender of central bank independence
When Tito Mboweni, who passed away over the weekend at the age of 65, was appointed Governor of the Reserve Bank, there was some market scepticism over whether he was up to the job. His ANC background and lack of
Starmer’s stumbling start
Two days after the GNU in South Africa officially took office, Keir Starmer became the first Labour prime minister in the UK since Gordon Brown. Labour was out of office for fourteen years. Starmer, as the new inhabitant of 10
Joburg’s decline: a city in despair | Daily Friend Wrap
Nicholas Lorimer, and Michael Morris discuss the decline of Johannesburg over the past 15 years as explored by the X account JozivsJozi. They also chat about the SACP’s threat to run in elections and the MK Party’s constitution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_ovM1GC7M4
Insight from those who have improved (or tried to) public service reform
The Democratic Alliance mayor of Tshwane, Cilliers Brink, has lost his position in the capital city as a result of the ANC's and its partners' burning desire to take back the administration of the municipality. To do this, ActionSA reversed
Why do Trump partisans fear a Harris presidency?
I was wondering why Trump supporters seem so afraid of a Kamala Harris presidency in the US, so I figured I’d ask them. “Trump Derangement Syndrome”, is how supporters of Donald Trump dismissively describe my principled objection to the campaign
On the brink of repair: draining the infrastructure swamp
For the residents of Johannesburg, Sober October started dry indeed, with a 12-hour water outage due to emergency repairs. Alas, Johannesburg is not alone in its ongoing water crisis. The latest Blue Drop Report, released by the Department of Water
Rand Water says the crisis is here
Today's Daily Friend Show, with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan, and Sara Gon discusses the connection between cadre deployment and the growing water crisis in Johannesburg. They also discuss the passing of Tito Mboweni and the composition of the new Tshwane