Is the ANC dead?
In this episode of The Daily Friend Live, John Endres and Hermann Pretorius consider the state of the South African Left, the tantalising possibility of
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IRR report underscores popular support for credible value-for-money procurement
Over the next two weeks, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) will be sharing its latest report on value-for-money procurement with parties in the seven hung metropolitan municipalities and the largest hung municipalities across the country, urging them to put
Nvidia – the honeypot, the patsy, the smuggler, the spy and the president
The thing about the Jensen Huang affair is that it is just so clichéd. Embarrassing (especially for him, and for those of us who might rather look away). This story is old and worn but never, ever seems to leave
The enduring promise of constitutional democracy
The following is the text of my FW de Klerk Memorial Lecture 2026, which I delivered at an event co-hosted in Cape Town last evening by the FW de Klerk Foundation and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung to mark the 30th
FMF’s consistent liberalism meets Reds in retreat
Particularly after last week’s elections, South Africa’s former “liberation movement” is no longer an untouchable holy cow. It played a role in ending Apartheid, but so did the international community, organised liberals, business groups, and a reconfiguration of Afrikaner politics
The Forest Hill “incident”: UCT lawyers under the spotlight
Earlier this year, University of Cape Town (UCT) Campus Protection Services officer Grant De Monk faced a panel of four legal practitioners alone, for about two hours. He was there as a co-operative witness, not an accused. The panel was
Understanding South Africa's democracy | Zāhid Jadwat
Nicholas Lorimer and Zāhid Jadwat discuss Zāhid’s new role as Assistant Editor at the Daily Friend, as well as his article on why South African elections are likely to require coalitions going forward. You can read the article here: The
Achieving value-for-money objectives in local government
Exploring the value-for-money common ground between the major parties, and the scope in hung councils across the country for their working together to put residents’ interests first, is the subject of a short report published today by the Institute of
Will we have stable reform-minded coalitions in Gauteng?
South Africa’s political landscape fundamentally changed at last week’s municipal elections. Fresh coalition possibilities are now open as the decline in ANC support continues at pace, and as the party’s former voters move to other parties instead of not voting.