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SA’s sickly economy
Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the bad economic growth numbers for SA in 2024. They also talk about Fikile Mbalula’s moves to assume leadership of the ANC.
The ANC’s Last Chance
Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius speak to Gabriel Makin of the Social Research Foundation about the SRF’s latest polling and what it tells us about
“Open but not working”
In today’s Daily Friend Show, Chris Hattingh, Chris Patterson and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the ongoing debate about the new budget, cadre deployment at SAA and
ANC: leaderless, directionless, formless
Nicholas Lorimer and Michael Morris discuss how the ANC seems trapped in its own world, unable to make decisions. They also talk about the opening
ANC is brought down to budget reality
Today’s show with Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discusses the struggle to draw up a new national budget and some developments on the VBS case.
SAA state capture continued?
Marius Roodt and Makone Maja discuss the contentious SAA CEO candidate selection process that’s allegedly riddled with ANC interference; the MK Party’s disciplinary hearing of
New poll with ANC at 32%
Today’s Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan, and Sara Gon discusses new polling from the SRF which suggests the ANC is polling at
Crime down but still very high
Today’s Daily Friend Show with Anlu Keeve, Makone Maja, and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the reduction in the murder rate, the refusal to fund NHI, and
A united front against VAT
Marius Roodt and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the rush to claim credit by political parties over the defeat of VAT. They also discuss MK’s internal battles
Is this the day South Africa changed?
Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius discuss the canceling of the budget speech in Parliament.