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Two Crickets – It was the best of riots, it was the worst of riots

Podcasts

Nick and Gabriel discuss the week of chaos and anarchy that hit South Africa.

The insurrection that wasn’t

Podcasts

Marius Roodt, Hermann Pretorius, and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the insurrection that wasn’t on today’s episode as well as the idea of a Universal Basic Income

Twitter suspends Malema

Podcasts

Hermann Pretorius, Marius Roodt, and Nicholas Lorimer discuss Tuesday’s suspension of Julius Malema from Twitter for an inciting tweet. They also discuss the ongoing protests

Looters push, South Africa pushes back

Podcasts

Terence Corrigan, Bheki Mahlobo, and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the rise of charity and self-defense efforts from across South Africa with ordinary people stepping into the

Chaos continues in South Africa

Podcasts

Today’s Daily Friend show, live for the first time, features Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Gabriel Crouse discussing the latest news from the ongoing chaos

Two Crickets – Could Zuma have been a good president?

Podcasts

Nick Lorimer and Gabriel Crouse are joined by Hermann Pretorius and Marius Roodt for their longest ever podcast where they discuss the thesis that asks

Violent anarchy: just what we’ve been warning SA to expect – Frans Cronje

Opinions

‘Very high levels of economic exclusion, failing schools, unchecked corruption, racial nationalist rhetoric from the government, inept and poorly motivated security forces led by people

Chaos in South Africa

Podcasts

Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt, and Terence Corrigan discuss the outbreak of violent protests and chaos across South Africa, allegedly stemming from people demanding the release

Letter: By recanting, Zuma can unlock the door of his cell

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Dear Editor Everyone is saying that Mr Zuma will be eligible for parole after serving a quarter of the fifteen month sentence imposed on him

Why I maintain that the IRR has crossed an unforgivable line

Opinions

Roger Southall Martin van Staden reacted to my letter in Business Day by penning a diatribe, describing me inter alia as a ‘transformationist’ and a