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Tuesday, 27 October 2026

Afternoon edition

Afternoon editionCovers Tue, 27 Oct 05:00 → 15:30 SASTEarlier today: the morning edition

Afternoon edition · 5-minute listen

The Bronkhorstspruit water contamination crisis dominated bulletins and phone-ins on almost every station, sharpened by an election campaign only a week from polling day. Eugene de Kock's testimony about apartheid-era orders crossed from the morning news into newspaper reviews and a podcast deep-dive. Away from hard news, the Proteas' series decider at Newlands and an unusually reflective run of conversations about mental health gave the day some range.

  1. Bronkhorstspruit water crisis tops the agenda

    More than 800 people have fallen ill with gastrointestinal illness in Bronkhorstspruit after Tshwane supplied unchlorinated water. The story ran across 702, CapeTalk, SAfm, Power FM and 947. The deputy water minister said there is no timeline for when tap water will be safe again. Minister Pemmy Majodina put the national bill for fixing water infrastructure at R400 billion. Mayor Nasiphi Moya promised consequences for negligent officials and warned parties not to exploit the crisis for electioneering. Johannesburg dismissed a fake message claiming all its water was contaminated.

    Heard on Cape Talk · 10:49 SASTAsk locl about this: Bronkhorstspruit water crisis tops the agenda, heard on Cape Talk

  2. Eugene de Kock points the finger at the top

    Former Vlakplaas commander Eugene de Kock told the TRC cases inquiry that he was the link between the generals who gave orders and the operatives who carried out murders and bombings. He said the NPA never approached him to testify in cases including the Cradock Four. He named P.W. Botha and F.W. de Klerk, and called for de Klerk's Nobel Peace Prize to be revoked. The testimony featured on 702, CapeTalk, 947 and Power FM, in newspaper reviews, and in a dedicated episode of The Corder Report.

    Heard on Cape Talk · 08:02 SASTAsk locl about this: Eugene de Kock points the finger at the top, heard on Cape Talk

  3. Election week security and readiness

    With local elections set for 4 November, CoGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa said preparations are on track. He said the Constitutional Court case involving the ANC and the IEC had not delayed ballot printing. President Ramaphosa deployed 510 SANDF members to KwaZulu-Natal under Operation Prosper until 30 November. The deployment follows unrest fuelled by misinformation about a court ruling on asylum applications. On 702, suspected political assassinations raised concerns about candidates' safety, and a guest warned listeners about AI-generated deepfakes aimed at manipulating voters.

    Heard on Power FM · 13:00 SASTAsk locl about this: Election week security and readiness, heard on Power FM

  4. Proteas and Australia go to a Newlands decider

    Sport desks across 702, CapeTalk, SAfm and Power FM built up to the third and final Test against Australia at Newlands, with the series level at one-all. Temba Bavuma's career-best 179 in Gqeberha had squared the series. He said he values the World Test Championship more than the top ICC ranking that a win would bring. Gerald Coetzee came into the side. South Africa reached 135 without loss in the first session before Australia hit back, with Nathan Lyon taking two big wickets, including Bavuma's.

    Heard on 702 · 08:45 SASTAsk locl about this: Proteas and Australia go to a Newlands decider, heard on 702

  5. Resilience, money stress and loneliness on air

    Several stations turned to mental health. On CapeTalk, clinical psychologist Tony de Gavea discussed resilience and psychological survival in volatile times. He warned that people who suffer in silence and isolate themselves risk sliding into depression. On 702, the conversation focused on a Mediclinic survey in which between 59% and 66% of respondents across generations identified financial stress as a factor in poor mental health. Kaya 959's breakfast show reflected on how ill health and grief can leave people lonely even when surrounded by others.

    Heard on Cape Talk · 11:53 SASTAsk locl about this: Resilience, money stress and loneliness on air, heard on Cape Talk

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October 2026

  1. Tue 27PMBronkhorstspruit water crisis tops the agenda; Eugene de Kock points the finger at the top; Election week security and readiness; Proteas and Australia go to a Newlands decider; Resilience, money stress and loneliness on air
  2. Tue 27AMBronkhorstspruit illnesses climb to 833 as Tshwane's chlorine failure draws fire; Eugene de Kock names names at TRC cases inquiry; Lula wins historic fourth term in Brazil; Proteas recall Coetzee for Newlands decider against Australia; Should the bars close at midnight? Liquor hours debate
  3. Mon 26PMBronkhorstspruit water outbreak passes 800 cases; Election countdown: dry taps, polls and Ramaphosa's bravado; Eugene de Kock testifies at TRC cases inquiry; Soccer City chaos and a bruising weekend for the big clubs; Could AI be the music industry's windfall?
  4. Mon 26AMParties make final push before municipal elections; Anger mounts over Tshwane's unchlorinated water; Lavender Hill mass shooting puts Operation Prosper under scrutiny; Ebola outbreak spreads as DRC begins vaccine trial; Bulls land Kwagga Smith as weekend sport delivers
  5. Sun 25PMTshwane lifts Pretoria boil-water advisory as Bronkhorstspruit anger grows; Campaign trail heats up 11 days before local elections; Five killed in Steenberg in Cape Town's third mass shooting in weeks; URC wins, Springbok women beaten and Kwagga Smith joins the Bulls; 947 breakfast debates keeping your surname after marriage
  6. Sun 25AMBronkhorstspruit water crisis reaches Parliament; Durban anti-immigrant violence continues; Election countdown and AI disinformation; Sundowns crash out of CAF Champions League; Market Theatre stages first queer festival
  7. Sat 24PMBronkhorstspruit water crisis puts Tshwane in the dock; Arrests but no ringleaders after Durban anti-immigrant violence; AI fakes flood IEC with election complaints; Sundowns and Chiefs crash out of CAF competition; Life with, and after, a guide dog
  8. Sat 24AMBronkhorstspruit water crisis reaches Parliament; Two former police officers guilty of Nathaniel Julies murder; Five questioned after foreign national beaten to death in Durban; Proteas crush Australia to level Test series; Cape Talk discovers the Kalahari truffle
  9. Fri 23PMBronkhorstspruit water crisis draws Public Protector and SAHRC; Fuel relief bill leaves Treasury hoping for divine help; Ex-ministers deny interference at TRC cases inquiry; Bavuma's 179 levels Test series against Australia; SARS puts influencers and content creators in its sights
  10. Fri 23AMMini-budget brings temporary fuel levy relief; Public Protector probes Bronkhorstspruit water crisis; Proteas crush Australia to level Test series; Foreign national beaten to death in Durban CBD; Pastors, churches and state procurement
  11. Thu 22PMFuel levy relief headlines the day-after budget talk; Water crisis spreads from Bronkhorstspruit to Cape Town; Foreign national beaten to death in Durban CBD; Proteas six wickets from levelling series with Australia; Remembering the 1985 Concert in the Park
  12. Thu 22AMMini budget brings temporary fuel levy relief; Unchlorinated water linked to gastro outbreaks; Madlanga Commission weighs secret testimony; Soweto teacher suspended over alleged rape of learner; Proteas push for innings win over Australia
  13. Wed 21PMMini-budget brings another round of fuel levy relief; Bronkhorstspruit water crisis: 433 ill, calls for mayor to go; Madlanga Commission weighs secret intelligence testimony; Bavuma's career-best 179 puts Proteas in control; Survé's newspapers under scrutiny as staff go unpaid
  14. Wed 21AMBronkhorstspruit water crisis sparks cross-station outrage; Shadrack Sibiya denied bail; Mini-budget build-up centres on fuel relief; Bavuma century puts Proteas on top against Australia; Mbeki testifies at TRC cases inquiry
  15. Tue 20PMUnchlorinated water sparks Bronkhorstspruit gastro outbreak; Shadrack Sibiya denied bail; Bavuma battles as rain disrupts Proteas Test; Fuel relief hopes ahead of mid-term budget; AKA murder trial and Tembe inquest hear forensic evidence
  16. Tue 20AMMbeki denies shielding apartheid-era perpetrators; Masemola returns to lead SAPS; Unchlorinated water behind Bronkhorstspruit outbreak; Government weighs fuel price relief ahead of mini-budget; Bavuma digs in as Proteas battle Australia
  17. Mon 19PMMbeki denies shielding apartheid-era perpetrators; Masemola back at SAPS, vows no score-settling; Suliman Carrim stays in custody as bail ruling delayed; Rain wrecks Proteas' second Test against Australia; Jill Scott's South African tour dates cancelled
  18. Mon 19AMRamaphosa takes ANC campaign to Khayelitsha amid political killings; AfriForum seeks to cross-examine Mbeki at Khampepe Commission; Fuel price squeeze sparks shutdown call and listener anger; Rain halts Proteus on day one of second Test against Australia; Cape Town housing affordability squeezes the middle class
  19. Sun 18PMConCourt ruling upends IEC's election preparations; Confusion over Zuma's hospital stay; Stormers and Bulls roar in Europe as Lions fall; Mpox case count climbs to 26; Who learns whose language?
  20. Sun 18AMIEC scrambles after ConCourt ruling on ANC candidate lists; Masemola back as police commissioner; Soweto drug lab turns out to be family operation; Rugby mourns Hyron Andrews as SA sides start strong in Europe; Character AI collapse sparks debate on chatbot harms
  21. Sat 17AMIEC scrambles after ConCourt ANC ruling; Suliman Carrim arrested at OR Tambo; Masemola back as national police commissioner; Lions lock Hiran Andrews dies in France; UWC lab calls for sperm samples
  22. Fri 16PMConCourt ruling puts ANC candidates back on the ballot, IEC opens door to 32 more parties; Suliman Carrim arrested at OR Tambo, stays behind bars for the weekend; Masemola's suspension lifted, returns as police commissioner on Monday; Lions player dies at team hotel on eve of Champions Cup clash; World Food Day puts food waste and hunger on air
  23. Fri 16AMConCourt puts 181 ANC candidates back on the ballot; Sibiya bail hearing ends, judgment due Tuesday; Campaign-trail killings as election violence mounts; Proteas reshuffle to save Australia Test series; The runaway cost of matric dances
  24. Thu 15PMConCourt puts 181 ANC candidates back on the ballot; Judgment reserved in Shadrack Sibiya bail bid; Katlehong mourners' shooting suspect in court; Rwanda lands F1 African Grand Prix; Black beauty, hair and trust in local brands
  25. Thu 15AMSibiya bail hearing hears victims' affidavits; Mike Shingange elected Cosatu president; Katlehong shooting of ANC members escalated; IEC says it is ready for the 4 November polls; Rwanda beats South Africa to Formula One's African return
  26. Wed 14PMKatlehong shooting toll rises to four as political killings team takes over; Sibiya bail hearing wraps up amid victim affidavits and Kabonge recording; Mike Shingange elected Cosatu president at reconvened congress; Proteus crushed by 214 runs in first Test against Australia; Hunger at record highs despite easing food inflation
  27. Wed 14AMSibiya bail hearing: threats, recordings and a Madlanga Commission response; ANC fights at the Constitutional Court to get excluded candidates back on the ballot; EFF challenges impeachment committee's U-turn on Madonsela; Proteas crushed by Australia in first Test at Kingsmead; Formula One returns to Africa, with Rwanda as host
  28. Tue 13PMSibiya resigns as new recording rocks bail hearing; ANC takes candidate-list fight to the ConCourt; Record matric cohort begins final exams; F1 heads to Rwanda, not South Africa; Cape Town engineer turns urine into fertiliser
  29. Tue 13AMANC's 'send button' fight with the IEC goes to the ConCourt; Sibiya resigns mid-hearing, SAPS calls it a dishonourable discharge; Anti-immigrant mobilisation spreads as government scrambles on asylum ruling; Proteas left chasing a record target at Kingsmead; Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize, and US sanctions on the ICC
  30. Mon 12PMANC fights at ConCourt over 181 'unsubmitted' candidates; Government seeks court help on asylum ruling as anti-migrant tensions simmer; Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize as Trump sanctions the ICC; Sundowns end Pirates' four-year MTN8 reign; Matric exams start as stations coach parents and learners
  31. Mon 12AMGovernment returns to court as asylum ruling fuels unrest; Athlone gang shootings prompt Pagad ultimatum; Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize draws Trump backlash; Sundowns end Pirates' MTN8 reign; Radio remembers Freddie Jackson and Babsy Mlangeni
  32. Sun 11PMRiot arrests climb as government moves on asylum ruling; Zuma's health: well-wishes and a privacy row; Local election campaigns enter the home stretch; Sundowns end Pirates' MTN8 reign; 702 remembers soul singer Freddie Jackson
  33. Sun 11AMAsylum directive pulled as protests turn violent; Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize, Trump fumes; Record fuel price hike looms over households; Sundowns lift MTN8 as Durban hosts a sporting feast; What's really in your honey jar
  34. Sat 10PMDurban and Soweto unrest continues despite Home Affairs U-turn; Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize, Trump objects; Pirates chase fifth straight MTN8 title against Sundowns; Gupta-linked mining firms convicted over mine rehabilitation funds; World Mental Health Day sparks on-air conversations
  35. Sat 10AMAsylum directive withdrawn as anti-immigration violence spreads; Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize; Matric exams cleared to start despite flagged concerns; Bad light halts Proteas' opening day against Australia; A memoir of losing, and finding, a voice
  36. Fri 9AMAsylum ruling sparks violence in Soweto and Durban; Krugersdorp Mandrax lab bust, the 11th this year; Pastor and wife sought after baby found dead near Hennops River; R10-billion fuel relief bill adopted as prices hit records; Proteas face Australia in Durban as SA20 auction makes a schoolboy millionaire
  37. Thu 8PMGovernment moves to calm asylum ruling fallout; Krugersdorp Mandrax lab valued at over R100 million; Proteus brace for Australia in Durban; Afrobarometer finding on military rule sparks debate; Manhunt for pastor after baby killed in ritual
  38. Thu 8AMPetrol tops R30 as fuel hike bites; Shadrack Sibiya bail battle grips the courts; ConCourt asylum ruling sparks Durban standoff; Competition Commission moves to unwind Premier-RFG deal; Messi bows out as sport desks reset for summer
  39. Wed 7PMRecord fuel price hike bites motorists and transport operators; Sibiya bail hearing: threats, recordings and a wife's affidavit; Mitchells Plain roundtable: GBV and the fight for the coloured vote; South Africa bids for the 2036 Olympics; AKA murder trial: media ban lifted, taxi boss killing linked
  40. Wed 7AMPetrol breaches R30 a litre as fuel shock rattles economy; Khan's Madlanga testimony derailed by R21 shooting; Tembisa Hospital Ferrari cleared for sale as looting scandal widens; AKA murder trial: court separates Mieyiwa's charges from co-accused; Proteas land first test shirt sponsor in five years ahead of Australia series
  41. Tue 6PMPetrol breaches R30 as fuel shock lands at midnight; Shooting near OR Tambo postpones Feroz Khan's Madlanga testimony; AKA murder trial: six accused push to split from co-accused; Pirates eye record fifth MTN8 title against Sundowns; AI in the courtroom tested at JSC judges' interviews
  42. Tue 6AMAKA murder trial finally opens in Durban; Fuel hike and ANC's ConCourt scramble shape election countdown; Pugwane village still drinking from a puddle; Bafana's away result against Egypt and the Brush debate; Reimagining ballet on the African continent
  43. Mon 5PMAKA and Tibbs Motswane murder trial finally opens in Durban; ANC's Constitutional Court Hail Mary on candidate lists; Record petrol hike from Wednesday squeezes households; Sibiya disciplinary and the Madlanga Commission fallout; Metro poll puts Helen Zille on 36% as coalition maths dominates
  44. Mon 5AMGBVF crisis: Mamelodi twins and the Alberton national prayer; Record fuel hike looms on Wednesday; Sibiya bail hearing puts SAPS accountability in the dock; Bafana Bafana take on Egypt in Cairo friendly; Cape Town's draft Airbnb by-law goes out for comment
  45. Sun 4PMGBV crisis dominates airwaves after Ekurhuleni bodies and Mamelodi boys' murders; Record fuel price hike looms as taxi industry weighs response; Sibiya case and Mapisa-Nqakula ruling put justice system under scrutiny; Bafana wrap international break in Cairo as Marquez sweeps Japan; Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life turns 50
  46. Sun 4AMGBV crisis: Sibiya bail postponed, Ramaphosa's action plan under scrutiny; Wedela tavern massacre and Mamelodi twin murders horrify listeners; Record fuel price hike looms as G7 releases 100 million barrels; URC weekend: Sharks topple Leinster, Lions romp, Bulls tour Munster; Kitchen talk: how to sharpen, store and respect a good chef's knife
  47. Sat 3AMSibiya bail bid stalls as threat voice note plays in court; Green ID book to be scrapped as Schreiber pushes smart ID and digital rollout; Knysna mayor and top officials arrested in security contract kickback probe; Proteas drawn with New Zealand and England as 2027 World Cup countdown begins; Tributes pour in for Bab Simlangeni as SA mourns a mbaqanga great
  48. Fri 2PMSibiya bail hearing dominates airwaves; Record petrol hike looms past R30 a litre; Green ID book to be phased out by 2028; Gauteng's GBV response and the Ekurhuleni killings; Johnny Hammond opens fire-led Cape Town restaurant Hamman
  49. Fri 2AMSibiya bail hearing: witness tampering tape rocks Randburg court; Western Cape mayor arrested as political killings task team swoops on Knysna; DA vs IEC: single-candidate lists head to Electoral Court; Pretoria-Washington strain as US ambassador demarched a third time; Proteas and Bafana lift the mood: Australia test looms, FIFA ranking climbs
  50. Thu 1PMSibiya bail bid: WhatsApps, a sixth charge and a 'he knew it was coming' claim; GBV inquiry and IPID's damning numbers on police perpetrators; SA Tourism Investment Summit opens at the Four Seasons; Proteas wrap ODI series and brace for Australia Tests; Khabalo Mabalane marks a decade with 'The Other Side' tour
  51. Thu 1AMRamaphosa's GBV plan: promises vs implementation; Madlanga Commission: Sibanyoni and the Putco bus torchings; Coalition transparency and the local government elections; Bafana Bafana thump Eritrea 5-0 in Cairo; Fathers, sons and inherited trauma

September 2026

  1. Wed 30PMRamaphosa's GBV plan meets scepticism after Ekurhuleni killings; Sibanyoni cross-examined at Madlanga Commission over Putco and Ramaphosa video; March and March pivots from immigration protests to GBV; Manchester City found guilty of decade-long financial deception; A drug dealer's reckoning: Cape Talk's long-form on addiction and harm
  2. Wed 30AMRamaphosa's national address on gender-based violence; Shadrack Sibiya bail hearing on rape and grooming charges; Tavern mass shootings and the illegal guns debate; Joe Sibanyoni and the Madlanga Commission; Proteas chase ODI whitewash of Australia
  3. Tue 29PMSibiya bail bid postponed as rape and grooming charges shock SAPS; Ramaphosa to address the nation as GBV declared a stain on the conscience; Joe Sibanyoni grilled at Madlanga Commission over Ndoli protection fee claims; Bafana build-up and Maharaj headline the sports desk; Marivate memorial and Solo Studios: a lifestyle beat from Pretoria to Riebeek Valley
  4. Tue 29AMBloody weekend: 28 dead in Wadela and Lwandle mass shootings; Tembisa femicide and the GBVF inquiry; Madlanga Commission: Firoz Khan no-show, charges to follow; Goldfields' multi-billion rand tilt at Northern Star; Cape Town's Legacy of Dance gala brings the ballet world together
  5. Mon 28PMWadela and Lwandle mass shootings dominate the airwaves; Madlanga Commission moves to charge Firoz Khan; Chapter 9 inquiry opens on GBVF as Ekurhuleni body count climbs; Wallabies stun the Springboks as Proteas level the ODI series; Gcina Mhlophe's Nozincwadi literacy campaign turns 25
  6. Mon 28AMMass shootings at Wedela tavern and Lwandle venue leave 27 dead; Ekurhuleni women's bodies: 11th victim found as GBV inquiry looms; Mashaba's Action SA manifesto and the local government election battle; Springboks reshuffle for Wallabies Test as Esterhuizen takes captaincy; South African hyperthermia trial doubles cervical cancer survival
  7. Sun 27PMWedela tavern massacre: 17 killed, manhunt for eight gunmen; 11th woman's body found in Ekurhuleni as GBV outrage grows; Lwandle tavern shooting adds to weekend of mass violence; Springbok Women stun Italy as URC sides sweep round one; Heritage Month: reclaiming indigenous languages and food
  8. Sun 27AMEkurhuleni femicide crisis dominates the airwaves; Eskom 2.0 reforms and Central Substation fire; Bafana return under Mosimane in AFCON qualifier; Rogue AI agents spark alarm on Cape Talk; Heritage weekend, jazz and a Joburg river cleanup
  9. Sat 26PMEkurhuleni femicide crisis widens as more bodies found; Local government election campaigns intensify; Eskom 2.0 reforms and City Power's third substation fire; Bafana's Afcon opener headlines a packed sporting Saturday; Melinda Ferguson on healing, Darling and lifestyle reinvention