The incredible fakeness of social media
In today’s TDF live show, Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius chat about the problem, and scale, of fake content on social media and how society
Fighting tyranny and funding freedom | Makone Maja
Nicholas Lorimer chats to Makone Maja about her recent trip to Ghana, the fight for freedom in Africa, Pan-Africanism, and foreign funding of NGOs. Let’s
Date of local government election announced! Start the campaign clock
Today’s Daily Friend Live features Nicholas Lorimer and Ricardo Teixeira. They discuss the looming local government elections, the MK Party’s latest power struggle, and the
SA’s new reality since June 30th | Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
Jonathan Katzenellenbogen discusses the new reality in which South Africa has found itself since the 30 June anti-immigration protests. They reveal a state that has
The R6 million trip to Venezuela
Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the controversial trip taken by a Gauteng Legislature delegation to Venezuela in November last year. They also discuss the
SA’s failures point to the same problem
Anlu Keeve and Michael Morris discuss videos posted by Cilliers Brink and Helen Zille on different aspects of state dysfunction, and a social media post
Russia-Ukraine War: decentralised digital combat | Greg Mills
Nicholas Lorimer interviews Dr Greg Mills about the incredible pace of innovation in the Russia–Ukraine war. They discuss drones, military revolutions, and centralised-versus-decentralised approaches.
Zuma the accountant
Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the news that Jacob Zuma is now the Chief Accounting Officer of the MK Party. They also discuss the
How to send SA’s politicians to jail | interview with Paul Hoffman
Hermann Pretorius speaks to Paul Hoffman, founder of Accountability Now, about how to tackle corruption. Paul makes the case for an independent corruption-busting watchdog.
Thuli Madonsela is wrong
Nicholas Lorimer and Terence Corrigan discuss recent remarks by Professor Thuli Madonsela in a social-media response to a letter to the editor from Corrigan warning