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Daily briefing

Sunday, 14 June 2026

The day across South African talk radio, cited to the broadcast minute.

locl.co.za / briefing / 2026-06-14

Daily briefing

Sunday, 14 June 2026

The day across South African talk radio, cited to the broadcast minute.

Afternoon edition

Afternoon editionCovers Sun, 14 Jun 05:00 → 15:30 SAST

Afternoon edition · 5-minute listen

Sunday's talk radio was dominated by two big set-pieces — the Comrades Marathon up-run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg, where new records fell, and the special official funeral for Amandebele King Makhosoke II in Mpumalanga. Politics ran hot too, with President Ramaphosa's last-ditch court bid to halt his Phala Phala impeachment, and anti-immigration marches stretching from Cape Town's Parliament to Malawians being bussed home from Durban. Lifestyle conversations on 702 turned an unusually sharp lens on what South Africans actually eat.

  1. Comrades Marathon: Kushe and Steyn rewrite the record books

    Stations went wall-to-wall on the 99th Comrades, with more than 22,000 runners tackling the up-run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg. George Kushe was crowned the new king of Comrades, crossing in 5:15:56 and shaving roughly ten seconds off the up-run record, with the Comrades Marathon Association calling him a 'Comrades immortal'. Gerda Steyn — the 'smiling assassin' — claimed her fifth title and broke the women's up-run record in an unofficial 5:44:53. KZN Transport had deployed road and traffic teams along the 86km route, and 515 SAPS members ran in uniform.

    Heard on Cape Talk · 11:01 SASTAsk locl about this: Comrades Marathon: Kushe and Steyn rewrite the record books, heard on Cape Talk

  2. Ramaphosa goes to court to halt Phala Phala impeachment

    Parliament's Section 89 impeachment committee spent the day studying urgent court papers filed by President Cyril Ramaphosa seeking to interdict the process against him. Chairperson Magashule Gana confirmed the committee's legal team is assessing the interdict and said the matter will be tabled at the next meeting on 24 June. Ramaphosa has approached the Western Cape High Court to block the committee until a separate review of the Section 89 panel report — which found prima facie evidence he may have violated the Constitution over the 2020 dollar theft — is concluded in September.

    Heard on 702 · 13:00 SASTAsk locl about this: Ramaphosa goes to court to halt Phala Phala impeachment, heard on 702

  3. Anti-immigration marches and the Malawian repatriation

    March and March handed Parliament a memorandum in Cape Town demanding the deportation of undocumented foreigners, giving MPs 14 days to respond, with police intervening when protesters confronted a foreign business owner. In Durban, more than a thousand Malawians sheltered at Sherwood Hall for nearly a month began boarding buses home, women and children first. Power FM heard that Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia and Zimbabwe have all recently repatriated citizens. The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration, led by Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi, was set to brief media in Pretoria on Ramaphosa's new five-point plan.

    Heard on 702 · 09:05 SASTAsk locl about this: Anti-immigration marches and the Malawian repatriation, heard on 702

  4. Farewell to Amandebele King Makhosoke II

    South Africa bade farewell to one of its longest-serving traditional leaders at the Solomon Mahlangu Stadium in KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga. President Ramaphosa declared a Special Official Funeral Category 1 for the 65-year-old monarch, who died on Tuesday after four decades on the throne, and ordered the national flag flown at half-mast through the weekend. The SANDF provided military honours and ceremonial elements, with Deputy President Paul Mashatile delivering the eulogy. GCIS spokesperson William Baloyi told SAfm the burial would carry strong elements of Amandebele tradition and culture.

    Heard on 702 · 10:03 SASTAsk locl about this: Farewell to Amandebele King Makhosoke II, heard on 702

  5. Rethinking what South Africans eat: indigenous food and seed banks

    702's weekend show ran a striking conversation on food identity, sparked by a guest who returned from a neighbouring country missing the taste of pap from his Lowveld childhood. The discussion challenged why fresh produce markets are dominated by potatoes, onions, tomatoes and imported exotics like dragon fruit while indigenous crops sit on the back seat and their health benefits are played down. Listeners were urged to take a serious national conversation about redefining food, to back institutional seed banks for food security, and to revive the family seed bank tradition once kept by grandmothers.

    Heard on 702 · 08:49 SASTAsk locl about this: Rethinking what South Africans eat: indigenous food and seed banks, heard on 702

Morning edition

Morning editionCovers Sat, 13 Jun 05:00 → Sun, 14 Jun 05:00 SAST

Morning edition · 5-minute listen

Saturday's talk radio was dominated by two big national stories crossing every station: President Ramaphosa's urgent court bid to halt his Phala Phala impeachment, and the March and March anti-immigration protest that wound through Cape Town's CBD to Parliament. Alongside the politics, the funeral of Cartrack employee Nidda Zadla turned into a flashpoint about workplace wellness, while lighter coverage ranged from a bizarre scorpion-smuggling bust at Cape Town International to Sunday's Comrades Marathon build-up.

  1. Ramaphosa goes to court to halt Phala Phala impeachment

    Stations led all day with President Cyril Ramaphosa's urgent application in the Western Cape High Court to interdict Parliament's impeachment committee from starting its inquiry into the Phala Phala farm currency theft. Presenters unpacked his argument that the process should be paused until a separate review of the Section 89 independent panel report is heard in September. Analysts on Power FM and SAfm questioned whether the move was a delaying tactic, while the DA's Glynnis Breytenbach insisted the committee would press ahead regardless of the court bid.

    Heard on SAfm · 07:01 SASTAsk locl about this: Ramaphosa goes to court to halt Phala Phala impeachment, heard on SAfm

  2. March and March protest reaches Parliament

    Anti-immigration group March and March dominated afternoon and evening bulletins as protesters wound through the Cape Town CBD to hand a memorandum to Parliament demanding the deportation of undocumented foreign nationals. Officers had to intervene when marchers tried to force a foreign-owned shop to close along the route. Coverage tied the march to the looming 30 June deadline being pushed by similar groups, KZN police profiling social media accounts inciting violence, and the repatriation of over 200 Malawians sheltering at Sherwood Hall in Durban after fleeing their homes.

    Heard on Cape Talk · 15:00 SASTAsk locl about this: March and March protest reaches Parliament, heard on Cape Talk

  3. Cartrack worker's funeral ignites workplace wellness row

    The funeral of 29-year-old Cartrack call centre employee Nidda Zadla, who collapsed and died in a toilet cubicle at the company's Rosebank office, drew emotional coverage across 702, Cape Talk and Power FM. Mourners in Soweto demanded union representation for call centre staff, with Zadla's uncle urging workers to organise against unjust conditions. Current and former employees alleged mistreatment and disregard for staff welfare, claims Cartrack denies. Labour organisations including Cosatu Gauteng called for an investigation into the company's labour practices and stronger employee wellness programmes.

    Heard on 702 · 17:00 SASTAsk locl about this: Cartrack worker's funeral ignites workplace wellness row, heard on 702

  4. Comrades Marathon build-up and the hunt for a fifth title

    Saturday's sports talk centred on Sunday's Comrades Marathon, the gruelling 86-kilometre up-run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg. Power FM highlighted South African runner Gerda Steyn's bid to make history by winning a fifth Comrades title, while government urged South Africans to rally behind the thousands of participants. Cape Talk noted the Department of Correctional Services entry of 182 male and 25 female runners, several of them ten-time Comrades finishers, as part of a broader wellness push within the department. Stations framed it as the country's signature ultimate human race weekend.

    Heard on Power FM · 08:32 SASTAsk locl about this: Comrades Marathon build-up and the hunt for a fifth title, heard on Power FM

  5. 150 venomous scorpions seized at Cape Town airport

    An offbeat story that ran on rotation across Cape Talk and 702 saw a 28-year-old man arrested at Cape Town International Airport after 150 live venomous scorpions were found hidden in his luggage. Provincial police spokesperson Wesley Twigg said the intelligence-led operation involved the Caledon River stock theft and endangered species unit together with CapeNature, acting on a tip-off before searching the suspect's bags and finding the scorpions concealed among clothing. The creatures were taken to a haven for safekeeping, with the accused due in the Bellville Magistrates Court on Monday.

    Heard on Cape Talk · 19:03 SASTAsk locl about this: 150 venomous scorpions seized at Cape Town airport, heard on Cape Talk

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