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Friday, 24 July 2026

South African talk radio was consumed by the Madlanga Commission on Thursday, with IDAC head Andrea Johnson conceding she misled Parliament and struggling to justify how a probe into senior crime intelligence officers ballooned from three names to twelve. The Reserve Bank surprised markets by holding the repo rate at 7% despite inflation hitting 5%, while the PIC governance crisis deepened with chair David Masondo resigning. On the lighter side, stations celebrated a last-minute government rescue of the SA hockey teams' World Cup trip and dissected the King Misuzulu succession debate.

  • 01Andrea Johnson concedes at Madlanga Commission as IDAC probe unravels702
  • 02Reserve Bank shocks markets by holding repo rate at 7%Cape Talk
  • 03PIC governance crisis deepens as Masondo resigns702
  • 04Government U-turn funds SA hockey World Cup after Untati Zulu speaks out702
  • 05Zulu royal succession and the meaning of a "mother of the nation"702

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July 2026

  1. Fri 24AM

    South African talk radio was consumed by the Madlanga Commission on Thursday, with IDAC head Andrea Johnson conceding she misled Parliament and struggling to justify how a probe into senior crime intelligence officers ba

    Andrea Johnson concedes at Madlanga Commission as IDAC probe unravels · Reserve Bank shocks markets by holding repo rate at 7% · PIC governance crisis deepens as Masondo resigns · Government U-turn funds SA hockey World Cup after Untati Zulu speaks out

  2. Thu 23PM

    Thursday's talk radio was dominated by institutional accountability stories — Andrea Johnson's bruising third day at the Madlanga Commission ran on nearly every station, while the Reserve Bank's rate decision and the Nos

    Andrea Johnson mauled at the Madlanga Commission · Reserve Bank holds rates as inflation jumps to 5% · Mapisa-Nqakula corruption trial: the bribes detailed in court · Mackenzie pledges R3m to rescue SA hockey World Cup campaign

  3. Thu 23AM

    Wednesday's talk radio was dominated by the Madlanga Commission, where IDAC head Andrea Johnson's testimony unravelled into questions about how her unit's crime intelligence probe was initiated — a story that ran across

    IDAC's Andrea Johnson under fire at Madlanga Commission · PIC governance crisis deepens as board collapses · Mapisa-Nqakula corruption trial opens in Pretoria · Inflation jumps to 5% as fuel and transport bite

  4. Wed 22PM

    The Madlanga Commission dominated the day across every major talk station, with IDAC head Andrea Johnson conceding under cross-examination that her unit had solicited a complaint from MP Fadiel Adams rather than receivin

    Andrea Johnson concedes IDAC solicited Fadiel Adams affidavit · Inflation jumps to 5% and World Bank hands SA a $1.5bn loan · UK triple-murder suspect Rotana Chuma abandons bail bid · Springboks, Commonwealth Games and 702 Walk the Talk build-up

  5. Wed 22AM

    Talk radio was dominated by the Madlanga Commission, where IDAC head Andrea Johnson took the stand amid allegations of a captured Crime Intelligence Unit and death threats against her team.

    Andrea Johnson takes the stand at Madlanga Commission · Mkwanazi and witness K granted bail in gemstone theft case · Cost-of-living squeeze ahead of SARB rate decision · McPherson orders probe into 6,000 state-owned properties

  6. Tue 21PM

    Andrea Johnson's long-awaited appearance at the Madlanga Commission dominated talk radio across every major station, with her testimony on IDAC's fight with Crime Intelligence framing the day.

    Andrea Johnson takes the stand at the Madlanga Commission · Mkhwanazi and Witness K granted bail in precious stones case · Usindiso arson judgment and Tembisa Hospital asset seizure · Bafana sports minister spending and the post-World Cup fallout

  7. Tue 21AM

    Talk radio on Monday was dominated by two big courtroom stories — the Katiso 'Cat' Matlala assassination-plot trial finally getting underway in Johannesburg and the Tembisa Hospital forfeiture win against the Maumela syn

    Matlala assassination-plot trial finally gets under way · Tembisa Hospital forfeiture and the Maumela syndicate · Koeberg contamination incidents and lifespan extension backlash · DA moves on PIC governance as suspensions bite

  8. Mon 20PM

    Monday's talk radio was dominated by the courts, with the Katiso Matlala underworld trial finally getting underway in Johannesburg while suspended EMPD chief Julius Mkhwanazi appeared separately on gemstone theft charges

    Matlala underworld trial finally underway in Joburg High Court · Mkhwanazi and Witness K appear on gemstone theft charges · Mackenzie defends R31m World Cup spend as opposition circles · Spain edge Argentina to lift World Cup, and the politics that followed

  9. Mon 20AM

    Monday's talk radio landscape was dominated by institutional accountability stories — from the new IDAC oversight judge defending his independence to a fleet-tender corruption arrest in Mpumalanga.

    IDAC oversight judge defends independence amid MK Party attack · Kuberg contamination and the push for 5.2GW of new nuclear · Deadly weekend on KZN and Limpopo roads · Junior Springboks retain World Rugby U20 title

  10. Sun 19PM

    Sunday's talk radio was dominated by safety anxieties — from three radiological contamination incidents at Koeberg to a spate of deadly crashes across KZN and Limpopo, and fresh scrutiny of IDAC's leadership.

    Koeberg contamination incidents prompt public reassurance · IDAC under scrutiny as new oversight judge speaks out · Carnage on KZN and Limpopo roads as school holidays end · Springboks grind past Wales as Junior Boks lift back-to-back world title

  11. Sun 19AM

    Nelson Mandela Day dominated Saturday's talk radio, with stations weaving 67-minute service stories through hard news on the Ekurhuleni precious-stones heist arrests and a bruising day on Mpumalanga's roads.

    Kwanazi arrested in R14.9m Kagiso precious stones heist · Makwali lawyers push NPA on crime intelligence charges · Mandela Day service, water launches and London tribute concert · Mpumalanga road carnage and Cape Flats gang shootings

  12. Sat 18PM

    Mandela Day dominated the airwaves, with stations weaving service, water infrastructure launches and a London tribute concert into the day's texture.

    Kilarney precious-stones heist: Mkhwanazi arrested as Madlanga Commission fallout widens · Treasury withholds R13.5bn from 69 municipalities as Godongwana defends the move · Public protector's spaza-shop report: 23 children's deaths 'could have been avoided' · Mandela Day: Ramaphosa launches Hammanskraal water plant as Cape Town gathers at The Long Table

  13. Sat 18AM

    Friday's talk radio was dominated by fallout from the Madlanga Commission — a JMPD deputy chief's arrest over the Ikylani precious stones heist, and forensic testimony on a missing 540kg cocaine haul ran across every maj

    JMPD deputy chief arrested as Madlanga Commission fallout widens · Missing Durban cocaine haul: Hawks officer testifies to Madlanga Commission · Treasury withholds R13.5bn from 69 municipalities · Two SANDF soldiers die in illegal mining operation near Florida

  14. Fri 17PM

    The Madlanga Commission dominated Friday's airwaves across all four stations, with the Suleiman Karim postponement drama, the missing cocaine testimony and the subpoena of IDAC head Andrea Johnson pulling in hours of cov

    Madlanga Commission: Karim postponement fight and the missing Hawks cocaine · IDAC head Andrea Johnson subpoenaed after hospital no-show · Treasury withholds R13.5bn from 69 municipalities as Parliament grills ministers · Public Protector's scathing findings on spaza shop food safety

  15. Fri 17AM

    Thursday's talk radio was dominated by two big accountability stories: the Western Cape High Court reserving judgment on President Ramaphosa's bid to halt the Phala Phala impeachment inquiry, and the Madlanga Commission'

    Ramaphosa's Phala Phala impeachment bid: judgment reserved · Madlanga Commission: crime intelligence probe and Karim's sick notes · Tributes pour in for veteran actor Sputla Sebothoma · Argentina march to World Cup final after edging England

  16. Thu 16PM

    Thursday's talk radio was dominated by two courtroom sagas — President Ramaphosa's bid to halt his Phala Phala impeachment inquiry, and the Madlanga Commission's forensic pull-apart of the crime intelligence arrests.

    Ramaphosa's court bid to halt Phala Phala impeachment · Madlanga Commission drills into crime intelligence arrests · PIC governance crisis and the suspension of Patrick Dlamini · Tributes pour in for actor Sputla Sebothodi

  17. Thu 16AM

    Wednesday's talk radio was dominated by two courtroom dramas playing out in parallel: President Ramaphosa's urgent bid to halt his Phala Phala impeachment inquiry in the Western Cape High Court, and another chaotic day a

    Ramaphosa's urgent bid to halt Phala Phala impeachment · Madlanga Commission: Matlala postponed, Karim spotted at lunch · De Beers mothballs Venetia Mine as diamond market collapses · Eastern Cape initiation deaths climb to 43

  18. Wed 15PM

    Wednesday's talk radio was dominated by two courtroom dramas playing out in parallel — Ramaphosa's urgent bid to halt the Phala Phala impeachment inquiry in the Western Cape High Court, and Kat Matlala's dramatic last-mi

    Ramaphosa's urgent bid to halt Phala Phala impeachment inquiry · Matlala postponement drama at the Madlanga Commission · Winter initiation death toll climbs to 43 · De Beers mothballs Venetia Mine as lab diamonds bite

  19. Wed 15AM

    Tuesday's talk radio was dominated by fallout from the Madlanga Commission and Parliament's ad hoc committee report on police corruption, with Senzo Mchunu escaping criminal findings even as EMPD's Julius Mkhwanazi picke

    MPs reject watered-down police corruption report as Mkhwanazi faces fresh charges · Madlanga Commission: IDAC's Padayachi denies leaking dockets to Khan · Malmesbury mass shooting arrests and Western Cape gang crisis · Initiation season death toll climbs as bogus schools exposed

  20. Tue 14PM

    Tuesday's talk radio was dominated by accountability set-pieces: former police minister Bheki Cele in the hot seat at the Madlanga/Mkhwanazi TRC-cases inquiry, and the PIC's shock suspension of CEO Patrick Dlamini rippli

    Bheki Cele defends himself at TRC-cases inquiry · PIC suspends CEO Patrick Dlamini · Zandile Gumede resurfaces as MK deputy convenor in KZN · Winter initiation season: 35 deaths and a national outcry

  21. Tue 14AM

    Monday's talk radio was dominated by the collapse of the Matlala plea deal and the sick-note drama surrounding IDAC head Andrea Johnson at the Madlanga Commission — two threads of the same widening police-corruption stor

    Matlala plea deal collapses, Madlanga probe stalls as Andrea Johnson pleads illness · Mass repatriations and the securitised turn in migration policy · Ndodana Chuma appears in Johannesburg court after UK triple murder · Football mourns Jaden Adams and Luke Adams as Bafana grief spreads

  22. Mon 13PM

    Talk radio on Monday was dominated by two intertwined crises of accountability: the collapse of Katiso Matlala's plea deal and the head of IDAC, Andrea Johnson, sending a sick note rather than face the Madlanga Commissio

    Matlala plea deal collapses, throwing state capture case into disarray · IDAC head Andrea Johnson sends sick note to Madlanga Commission · South African sport mourns Jaden Adams and Bibo Makwadini · Johannesburg's finances at breaking point as sheriff attaches assets

  23. Mon 13AM

    Monday's talk radio was dominated by the fallout from the 30 June anti-immigration marches, with the Inter-Ministerial Committee's Pretoria briefing rippling across every station and a diplomatic row with Nigeria bubblin

    IMC briefing and Nigeria row dominate migration debate · UK triple-murder suspect arrested in Johannesburg · Madlanga Commission braces for Andrea Johnson testimony · Sport mourns Jayden Adams and Luke Mokoena

  24. Sun 12PM

    Sunday's talk radio was dominated by grief and geopolitics: the sudden death of Bafana midfielder Jaden Adams alongside young rugby prop Bibo McQuadini drew tributes across every station, while an escalating US-Iran conf

    SA sport mourns Jaden Adams and Bibo McQuadini · US-Iran strikes and closure of the Strait of Hormuz · UK triple-murder suspect Kanyisa Chuma to be extradited · Government migration briefing after March-and-March protests

  25. Sun 12AM

    Saturday's talk radio was dominated by grief and accountability: the arrest of a UK triple-murder suspect on South African soil, and the sudden deaths of two young sportsmen — Bafana midfielder Jaden Adams and rugby prop

    UK triple-murder suspect arrested in Johannesburg · Deaths of Jaden Adams and Luco Bobo Makwetini · Enyobeni tavern inquest ruling opens door to prosecutions · Madlanga Commission and the IDAC-Kumalo standoff

  26. Sat 11PM

    Saturday's talk radio was dominated by two major breaking stories that crossed every station: the Johannesburg arrest of a UK triple-murder suspect and the sudden death of Bafana midfielder Jayden Adams.

    UK triple-murder suspect arrested in Johannesburg · Bafana and Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams dies at 25 · Madlanga Commission zeroes in on IDAC's Andrea Johnson · Small-scale fishers win reprieve as Minister reverses exclusion

  27. Sat 11AM

    Friday's talk radio was dominated by the Madlanga Commission's deepening probe into IDAC head Andrea Johnson and the fallout from the Furoz Khan investigation, alongside a fast-moving international manhunt that ended in

    Madlanga Commission zeroes in on IDAC boss Andrea Johnson · UK triple-murder suspect arrested in Kensington · Anti-immigration marches sweep several provinces · Inyobayeni Tavern inquest finds grounds for prosecution

  28. Fri 10PM

    Friday's talk radio was dominated by the Madlanga Commission, which crossed every major station as the in-camera testimony of two whistleblowers and Colonel Roelofse's evidence against IDAC head Andrea Johnson took centr

    Madlanga Commission zeroes in on IDAC head Andrea Johnson · Ekurhuleni blue-lights accused granted bail in Germiston · DA vows court fight over Tshwane city manager's suspension · Gun destruction day reignites firearms control debate

  29. Fri 10AM

    Wednesday's talk radio was dominated by the Ekurhuleni corruption arrests spilling out of the Madlanga Commission, with President Ramaphosa simultaneously extending the inquiry's deadline to mid-November.

    Ekurhuleni arrests and Madlanga Commission extended to November · Treasury withholds R13.5bn from 69 municipalities · US strikes Iran again as Strait of Hormuz tensions spike · Cape Town mass shootings and questions over army deployment

  30. Thu 9PM

    Thursday's talk radio was dominated by consequences — money withheld, officials arrested, and a commission granted more time to finish the job.

    Ekurhuleni arrests and Madlanga Commission extension · Treasury withholds R13.5bn from 69 municipalities · Fresh US strikes on Iran reignite Strait of Hormuz crisis · Cape Flats mass shootings leave seven dead

  31. Thu 9AM

    Wednesday's talk radio was dominated by money and accountability — Treasury's freeze on 69 municipalities set the day's agenda across every station, running alongside a landmark Constitutional Court win for asylum seeker

    Treasury freezes R13.5bn to 69 municipalities, Joburg pushes back · ConCourt strikes down Refugees Act provisions in Scalabrini win · Madlanga fallout: Treasury probe, Mahotsi trial date, Bahaari arrest · Messi rescues Argentina 3-2 against Egypt at the World Cup

  32. Wed 8PM

    Wednesday's talk radio was dominated by two accountability stories running in parallel: Treasury's freeze on equitable share transfers to 69 municipalities, and the public protector's damning report on Cape Town service

    Treasury freezes equitable share for 69 municipalities · Public protector slams Cape Town over Langa and Khayelitsha failures · ConCourt refugees ruling reshapes asylum debate · Egypt cry foul as Argentina snatch World Cup win

  33. Wed 8AM

    Wednesday's talk radio was dominated by the Madlanga Commission, with new evidence dragging EFF leader Julius Malema into the orbit of tainted crime intelligence cop Feroz Khan — a story that ran across every station in

    Malema, Khan and the Madlanga Commission's widening net · Treasury freezes grants to non-compliant municipalities · ConCourt strikes down parts of Refugees Act · Bafana-less World Cup drama and FIFA politics

  34. Tue 7PM

    The Madlanga Commission dominated talk radio today, with Julius Malema's name pulled into WhatsApp exchanges between suspended crime intelligence boss Feroz Khan and businessman Moroadi Cholota's alleged middleman — a st

    Malema drawn into Madlanga Commission's Khan-Sayed WhatsApp trail · Treasury freezes July grants to more than 60 municipalities · ConCourt strikes down parts of Refugees Act · Springboks reshuffle for Loftus as pundits weigh World Cup favourites

  35. Tue 7AM

    One year on from Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's explosive press conference, the Madlanga Commission dominated talk radio across every major station — with fresh WhatsApp evidence against Crime Intelligence's Feroz Khan and revelat

    One year since Mkhwanazi: Madlanga Commission zeroes in on Feroz Khan · Epping repatriation crisis and death of a Malawian national · R3.5 million private jet and the Tshwane city manager · ConCourt housing ruling and the end of peripheral RDP

  36. Mon 6PM

    The Madlanga Commission dominated talk radio a year to the day after Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi's explosive press briefing, with fresh evidence against crime intelligence boss Feroz Khan and a postponed appearance by a

    Madlanga Commission: a year after Mkhwanazi, the net tightens on Feroz Khan · Repatriation crisis: migrants stranded in Epping as Musina centre processes thousands · Ekurhuleni precious stones heist: Metro cops in the dock · Ratanda deaths and the Tafelberg ruling: service delivery and spatial justice

  37. Mon 6AM

    Saturday's talk radio was dominated by the aftershocks of the June 30 anti-immigration marches, with mass repatriations from Cape Town setting the tone across every station.

    Zimbabwean migrants bussed to Musina as Cape Town repatriation sites close · Tony Leon, Starlink and the DA lobbying allegations · Death of ANC MPL Dr Ndumiso Mahlaba in Newcastle · World Cup round of 16 and a bumper opening rugby weekend

  38. Sun 5PM

    Sunday's talk radio was dominated by the fallout from the Rotanda water protests and the sudden death of KZN ANC leader Dr Ntutuko Mashlaba, which crossed almost every station.

    Rotanda water protests turn deadly, mayor's house torched · ANC mourns Dr Ntutuko Mashlaba after Newcastle jogging death · Gauteng auditor-general report exposes R14.4bn in irregular spending · Action SA takes Tony Leon's Resolve Communications to the Public Protector

  39. Sat 4PM

    Saturday's talk radio was dominated by the deadly Rotanda water protests and the political fallout from mass anti-migrant demonstrations, with Zuma's Gupta visit adding another diplomatic headache for Pretoria.

    Rotanda water protests turn deadly, mayor's house torched · Malawian repatriations and fallout from anti-migrant marches · Zuma's Gupta visit sparks diplomatic row · Springboks v England headlines a packed sporting Saturday

  40. Sat 4AM

    Friday's talk radio was dominated by the fallout from the anti-migrant protests, with President Ramaphosa deploying 3,000+ soldiers even as Malawian nationals remained stranded at the closed Durban drive-in site.

    SANDF deployed as migrant protest fallout spreads · Zuma's India visit to the Guptas triggers diplomatic crisis · ConCourt Tafelberg ruling reshapes inner-city housing · Madlanga Commission exposes Khan-Mazzotti tobacco network

  41. Fri 3PM

    Friday's talk radio was dominated by two intersecting scandals — Jacob Zuma's tea with fugitive Ajay Gupta in India, and the Madlanga Commission pressing on without hospitalised crime intelligence boss Feroz Khan.

    Zuma's India tea with Ajay Gupta sparks diplomatic storm · Madlanga Commission proceeds without hospitalised Feroz Khan · ConCourt Tafelberg ruling forces Western Cape housing rethink · Ramaphosa deploys 3,000 SANDF troops as anti-migrant protests spread

  42. Fri 3AM

    Wednesday's talk radio was dominated by the aftermath of the country-wide anti-immigration marches, with stations tracking mass repatriations at Beitbridge and a political blame game at Luthuli House.

    Mass repatriations follow anti-immigration marches · ConCourt declares Tafelberg sale unlawful · Zuma's temple visit with the Guptas · Bafana's hero's welcome after historic AFCON run

  43. Thu 2PM

    The Madlanga Commission dominated Thursday's talk radio agenda, with security fears forcing the indefinite postponement of alleged informant Tumelo Mngqu's testimony and Katiso 'Cat' Matlala being subpoenaed after his pl

    Madlanga Commission rocked by security fears and Matlala subpoena · Anti-immigration protests, looting and mass repatriations · Touws River bus disaster kills 16 · Dina Pule's Cabinet return draws cross-party fury

  44. Thu 2AM

    The 30 June anti-illegal immigration marches dominated talk radio the morning after, with every major station unpacking the police response, the 900-plus arrests, and a fatal bus crash involving Malawian nationals being

    Fallout from the 30 June anti-immigration marches · Ramaphosa's cabinet reshuffle and the Dina Pule backlash · Matlala plea deal rejected and Madlanga Commission drama · Springboks, World Cup football and Wimbledon build-up

  45. Wed 1PM

    Anti-illegal-immigration marches dominated Tuesday's talk radio, with stations tracking arrests, looting fallout and the Malawian repatriation crisis in Musina from every angle.

    Anti-immigration marches: 900 arrests and looting aftermath · Ramaphosa's cabinet reshuffle and Dina Pule's return · Malawian repatriation crisis at Beitbridge · Madlanga Commission: Feroz Khan shooting and Matlala plea collapse

  46. Wed 1AM

    The June 30 anti-illegal immigration marches dominated every station on the dial, with 702, Power FM, SAfm and Cape Talk running rolling coverage of protests, deportations at Beit Bridge and looting flare-ups from Germis

    March and March anti-immigration protests sweep the country · Thousands of Malawians and Zimbabweans queue at Beitbridge for repatriation · Ramaphosa reshuffles cabinet after GNU consultations with the DA · ConCourt clears the banks in the rand-rigging case

June 2026

  1. Tue 30PM

    The June 30 anti-illegal immigration protests dominated talk radio across every station, with March and March-led demonstrations, mass repatriations at Beit Bridge and a sweeping police operation crowding out almost ever

    March and March protests sweep the country under heavy police guard · Mass voluntary repatriation at Beit Bridge and Musina · Fuel prices set for a sharp drop from 1 July · Matlala attempted murder case back in the Joburg High Court

  2. Tue 30AM

    Talk radio on 29 June was dominated by two converging stories: the eve-of-protest jitters around the 30 June anti-illegal-migration marches, and the dramatic shooting of suspended crime intelligence boss Major General Fe

    Anti-illegal migration marches put the country on edge · Feroz Khan shot days before Madlanga Commission testimony · Repatriation camps swell as Malawians and Zimbabweans seek a way home · Bafana Bafana's World Cup dream ends against Canada

  3. Mon 29PM

    Talk radio on Monday was dominated by two converging stories: the looming 30 June anti-immigration march deadline, which pushed thousands of Malawians and Zimbabweans toward repatriation centres, and the shooting of susp

    Bafana bow out of the World Cup as Canada snatch a 92nd-minute winner · 30 June deadline: repatriations, march preparations and a 600-million-rand security bill · Firoz Khan shot in Houghton days before Madlanga Commission testimony · ConCourt hears Zuma and Mbeki's bid to remove Judge Khampepe from TRC inquiry

  4. Mon 29AM

    The airwaves on Sunday were dominated by anxiety and argument over Tuesday's June 30 anti-immigration shutdown, with every major talk station running parallel coverage of police deployments, Zimbabwean nationals gatherin

    June 30 shutdown: police mobilise as country braces for anti-immigration march · Bafana Bafana's historic World Cup knockout against Canada · Gauteng education department's corruption crackdown in public schools · Two-pot retirement withdrawals: South Africans dipping in to pay debt

  5. Sun 28PM

    Talk radio on Sunday was dominated by the countdown to Tuesday's 30 June anti-immigration protests, with every major station tracking police deployments, Zimbabwean and Malawian nationals queuing at consulates, and polit

    Countdown to the 30 June anti-immigration marches · Zimbabwean and Malawian nationals queue at consulates · Bafana Bafana's historic World Cup last-32 tie with Canada · Gauteng Education's corruption crackdown in schools

  6. Sun 28AM

    Friday's talk radio was dominated by the countdown to the June 30 anti-immigration shutdown, with stations tracking everything from the R600 million policing bill to Malawian nationals being relocated from Durban to Musi

    June 30 shutdown: policing bill, repatriations and the Zulu King's plea · EFF moves no-confidence motion against Speaker Didiza · Eskom marks 400 days without load shedding · Bafana through to last 32 as seven African sides advance at the World Cup

  7. Sat 27PM

    Saturday's talk radio was dominated by the countdown to Tuesday's June 30 anti-immigration shutdown, with stations weighing law-enforcement readiness, xenophobia warnings and the mass arrival of Malawian nationals at con

    June 30 shutdown: police on parade, xenophobia fears mount · Malawians flee to consulates as repatriation ramps up · EFF moves no-confidence motion against Speaker Didiza · Bafana at the World Cup and a packed sporting weekend

  8. Sat 27AM

    Friday's talk radio was dominated by two intertwined hard-news stories: the suspended police commissioner Fanie Masemola's court appearance over the Matlala SAPS tender, and the intensifying countdown to the June 30th an

    Masemola in the dock as Matlala tender case is postponed · June 30th migration protests and the Malawian repatriation · EFF moves to oust Speaker Didiza over Phala Phala impeachment · Bafana Bafana brace for historic Canada knockout in LA

  9. Fri 26PM

    The looming 30 June anti-immigration shutdown dominated talk radio across stations, intersecting with politics, policing and media freedom debates.

    Countdown to the 30 June anti-immigration shutdown · Masemola in court and Katmataala's plea deal · EFF tables no-confidence motion against Speaker Didiza · EWN exclusive on National Dialogue funding row

  10. Fri 26AM

    Bafana Bafana's historic World Cup knockout qualification dominated airwaves across every station, while the Matlala plea deal at the Madlanga Commission delivered the day's biggest hard-news jolt.

    Bafana Bafana make World Cup history beating South Korea · Matlala turns state witness in SAPS Medicare 24 tender case · Police and civil society brace for June 30 anti-immigration marches · Ramaphosa appoints Michael Sachs as economic advisor

  11. Thu 25PM

    Bafana Bafana's historic World Cup knockout qualification dominated every talk station from dawn, with callers, coaches and commentators turning Tapelo Maseko's strike into a national moment.

    Bafana Bafana into the World Cup last 32 for the first time · Cat Matlala pleads guilty in SAPS Medicare 24 tender case · Build-up to June 30 anti-immigration marches · Auditor-General's bleak municipal audit verdict

  12. Thu 25AM

    Wednesday's talk radio was dominated by the countdown to next Tuesday's anti-illegal immigration shutdown, with stations tracking the 600-million-rand security operation, mass repatriations and pleas for calm from every

    June 30 shutdown: 600m rand security plan and mass migrant exodus · Mkhwanazi back in the Madlanga Commission hot seat · Ramaphosa's Phala Phala impeachment fight escalates · Auditor-General's damning municipal report card

  13. Wed 24PM

    Talk radio on Tuesday was dominated by two slow-burning national stories: the Madlanga Commission's grilling of suspended Ekurhuleni Metro cop Julius Mkhwanazi, and the countdown to the 30 June anti-migrant march, with t

    Mkhwanazi back in the Madlanga hot seat over fake clearance and stolen gems · 30 June anti-migrant march: 600m policing bill and mass repatriations · Auditor-General's local government report: small wins, big warnings · Consumer confidence collapses as fuel and Iran shock bite

  14. Wed 24AM

    Tuesday's talk radio was dominated by the countdown to the June 30 anti-illegal immigration shutdown, with stations tracking police hotspot planning, repatriations from Durban and political nerves about a repeat of July

    Countdown to the June 30 anti-immigration shutdown · Witness K's in-camera testimony at the Madlanga Commission · Speaker Didiza, Ramaphosa and the Phala Phala impeachment fight · Joburg water levy survives AfriForum court challenge