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“It is within your power …” An open letter to President Ramaphosa
Dear Mr President We write this open letter to you in advance of your address to the nation scheduled for 7pm tomorrow. We hope that
City of cutoffs
In today’s Daily Friend Show, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the billing mismanagement of Johannesburg, the failures of the mining ministry, and an MK
Misrepresenting Cape Independence: values, not race
Dear Editor In his recent article, The toxic lure of enclaves and anti-immigrationism, Ivo Vegter accuses supporters of Cape Independence and self-determination more broadly of
SA can do it
Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer discuss South Africa’s great economic potential, what the president should say about the police minister, and a rare ANC economic
Tariff time approaches
John Endres and Nicholas Lorimer discuss US-SA relations and the looming threat of tariffs. They also discuss deepening economic problems in South Africa and accusations
What might ActionSA sacrifice to save Tshwane?
Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the looming battle over the city manager of Tshwane. They also discuss formalising the informal sector.
Cops & Robbers?
Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius discuss accusations by a senior cop that the minister of police is covering up political killings. They also talk about
Corruption can be captured
Society is confronted by a multitude of serious global crises. These include regional wars, revolutions, increasing anti-Semitism and Islamism, unprecedented fires, floods and famine, diminishing
What really happened in 2024?
Nicholas Lorimer chats to Hermann Pretorius about his new book, Rule Breakers: How the 2024 Election Campaign Changed South Africa Forever
ANC kicks SACP out of meeting
Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the growing split between the ANC and SACP, the growing tensions in the GNU and the problem of too