Gauteng ANC in flames
In today’s Daily Friend Show,Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh discuss the latest internal conflict within the Gauteng ANC. They also chat about future leaders of
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Are SA’s prosecutors free to act independently?
All too often it is assumed that the common legal phrase “without fear, favour or prejudice”, as it is used in the SA Constitution, is merely a synonym for “independence” and that those enjoined to act without fear favour or
Trump lies like a rug
He spoke for a long, long time, but let’s fact check some of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address. Because facts matter. As much as I’d like to, it’s impractical to do a really thorough job fisking Trump’s
What does “transformation” mean in post-Apartheid South Africa?
I have often been asked over these past four years what my Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) thesis is about, and I always have trouble answering off the cuff. Now that the thesis has been successfully completed and I am to
The Budget - all you need to know
Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius discuss the 2026 Budget, BEE compliance, and the new US ambassador to South Africa, Brent Bozell. https://www.youtube.com/live/2PJWFgyjX_A?si=_vMt4_vabLmPm_dc
Is the ANC prepared to accept low growth to avoid hard political choices?
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will deliver his budget speech this afternoon against a background of improved financial-market confidence in the country and talk by big bosses and President Cyril Ramaphosa of a turnaround. In recent months the rand has strengthened
Thoughts on punishment
Punishment is important. Humans have evolved a tendency to punish free loaders, and other norm violators, because those norms are important for survival. Animals also have this inborn impulse. Of course, it helps if everyone involved agrees on the norms.
Defending your online privacy
Governments and Big Tech are making it harder than ever to defend your privacy online, but it’s not (yet) impossible. In my previous column, I wrote: “The only way to keep your online identity private is by not giving out
NHI stopped in its tracks
Nicholas Lorimer and Makone Maja discuss NHI being halted. They also discuss the Madlanga commission, and affordability in Cape Town. https://www.youtube.com/live/oh2EGFXt1bE?si=QcijkxkCdnhAN4yW