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Simple choice, minister: Education or elites?

Podcasts

Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the stark choice before government with regards to Starlink. They also discuss business success and overregulation in SA.

Things not looking good for the ANC in 2026

Podcasts

Today’s Show with Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh discusses the signs of possible weakness in the ANC going towards the 2026 local government elections. They

BEE: Its time to tell it like it is

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Today’s Daily Friend Show with Marius Roodt, Makone Maja, and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the ongoing public debate around BEE. They also discuss Malema being denied

SA gets a new political party

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Today’s show, Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh chat about the intentions of Floyd Shivambu to form a new political party. They also discuss the Auditor

Doctors challenge union and NHI

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Nicholas Lorimer and Anlu Keeve discuss a group of doctors who have launched an attack on the South African Medical Association Trade Union for not

The commission which helps keep us poor

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Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the Competition Commission and its negative effects on investment. They also chat about the national dialogue and why its

The GNU turns one

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Today’s Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Chris Hattingh and Terence Corrigan discusses the one-year anniversary of the GNU, China trying to woo Africa, and

Getting better politicians

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Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius discuss an article about the rigorous new standards the ANC is setting for its candidate selection. They use this to

Really? A national dialogue?

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Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the planned “National Dialogue”, pull back on BEE in mining, and score cards for ministers.

The BEE scam: Where are the jobs?

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Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the op-eds by Adriaan Basson and Mat Cuthbert on BEE. They also chat about a fire in Jo’burg and