March and March marches on!
Today’s live show with Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer react to the latest weird, wonderful and woeful news from South Africa. They discuss March and
South Africa abandons its swimmers | Leah Potgieter
Nicholas Lorimer speaks to DA MP Leah Potgieter about South Africa’s swimming athletes, the role of sport in building a better society, and why quotas
ActionSA’s Tshwane troubles
Nicholas Lorimer and Dr John Endres discuss the fracturing coalition in Tshwane, the troubles of Johannesburg and its potentially sunny future, and how the UK
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.