Electricity in SA: A state of emergency

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Today's Daily Friend Show with Tiego Thotse, Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt. They discuss calls by the ANC to declare a state of emergency in response to the electricity crisis. They also discuss calls for the murder of cops to be declared treason, Zimbabwe introducing a gold coin as well as a court judgement in the President's favour.

5 Jul 2022 8AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

Understanding South Africa's democracy | Zāhid Jadwat

Nicholas Lorimer and Zāhid Jadwat discuss Zāhid's new role as assistant editor at the Daily Friend and his piece on why South African elections are likely to require coalitions going forward. You can read his piece here: https://dailyfriend.co.za/2026/11/09/the-politics-of-making-unlikely-bedfellows/ Also check out our WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDM3hc5PO0xSZyqaT2k

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The election is HERE

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The ANC is looking depressed

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