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
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We can only have one: EWC or constitutionalism
The following is an edited address I delivered at the Residential Investment & Development (Reside) Summit on 9 July. Early in May, Dean Macpherson, the Minister of Public Works, sat on a stage at the NAMPO agricultural show and explained
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 that the police minister is covering up for political killings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmS-6uOJ-2g
The four US demands
President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC must be furious that the Trump Administration is conducting much of its foreign policy toward South Africa through Afrikaner leaders. Late last month three Afrikaner leaders met with senior White House officials and were
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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEEKyt7NLoc
Gangster’s paradise: state capture isn’t over
Bombshell accusations levelled at police minister Senzo Mchunu demonstrate that one way or another, the state remains captured at the highest levels. On 16 August 2021, almost four years ago, president Cyril Ramaphosa said that state capture “was brought to
Never a dull moment: Elon's new political party and the flight of investors
On Friday, Elon Musk announced the formation of a new political party, the America Party, with himself as primary funder and ideological core − and chief marketer, obviously. He has a direct line to 100 million Americans and is likely
Iran: is genuine, positive change a plausible prospect?
There is much debate in the analytical sphere as to whether the audacious attacks on Iran's nuclear production and weapons sites were sufficient to set back Iran's nuclear programme. The United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency announced on 12 June