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South Africa’s bark is bigger than its bite | Chris Hattingh
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
Who is really behind Zuma?
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
IDAC must be scrapped | Paul Hoffman
Advocate Paul Hoffman explains why IDAC needs to be scrapped and replaced with an institution that has the independence and mandate to tackle corruption effectively.
Chaos at EFF KZN event
Nicholas Lorimer and Ofentse Donald Davhie discuss a clash in KZN at the weekend between EFF supporters and followers of podcast personality and cultural activist
75 parties on the Joburg ballot
In today’s Daily Friend Show, Nicholas Lorimer and Anlu Keeve react to the latest developments in the wild and wacky land of South Africa, from
SA’s economy needs radical change | Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
Jonathan Katzenellenbogen and Nicholas Lorimer discuss weakening business confidence and how to fix South Africa’s economy.
ANC candidate lists in chaos: Fikile says it’s the enemy within
Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer discuss an internal ANC report on how the ANC failed to submit its candidate lists to the IEC on time.
Zille attacked from all sides!
In today’s Daily Friend Show, Nicholas Lorimer and Makone Maja react to election campaigning kicking off in earnest. They discuss the Radio 702 Johannesburg mayoral
Writers’ Room reads: “Anyone for a nice, cheap shot of cynicism?” | Hermann Pretorius
Hermann Pretorius reads his latest article for the Daily Friend about the cost of cynicism in politics. Read the article here: https://dailyfriend.co.za/2026/08/23/…
The new Ipsos poll is crazy
Nicholas Lorimer and Terence Corrigan discuss the latest Ipsos poll on the South African local government elections. They also discuss fixing local government, the ANC’s