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Daily briefing

Friday, 25 September 2026

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

locl.co.za / briefing / 2026-09-25

Daily briefing

Friday, 25 September 2026

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

Afternoon edition

Afternoon editionCovers Fri, 25 Sept 05:00 → 15:30 SAST

Afternoon edition · 5-minute listen

Gender-based violence dominated the airwaves as stations pressed government on ten months of unfulfilled promises since Ramaphosa's national disaster declaration, with the Ekurhuleni murders as grim backdrop. Local government elections, Eskom's future and the Matlala tender case rounded out the hard-news day, while Joy of Jazz and a Springboks-Wallabies clash in Perth gave listeners something lighter to chew on.

  1. GBV crisis: ten months on, no answers as Ramaphosa promises address

    Every major talk station led with the same question: ten months after President Ramaphosa classified gender-based violence as a national disaster, where has the money gone? EWN's reporting, carried across 702, Cape Talk, SAfm and Power FM, revealed the Department of Women admitting it does not know how much each department reprioritised or for what purpose. The bodies of nine women dumped in Ekurhuleni since July sharpened the outrage, with Acting Police Minister Kachalia meeting CPFs in Kempton Park and a men-led anti-GBV march in Ekurhuleni as Ramaphosa promised a national address within days.

    Heard on 702 · 07:01 SASTAsk locl about this: GBV crisis: ten months on, no answers as Ramaphosa promises address, heard on 702

  2. Local government elections: apathy, coalitions and the Joburg contest

    With 40 days to the 4 November poll, stations zeroed in on collapsing voter confidence. SAfm noted turnout fell from nearly 60% in 2016 to 45.86% in 2021, while Power FM highlighted an HSRC survey showing just 17% of adults are satisfied with democracy's trajectory. My Vote Counts is pressing 20 parties to publish coalition red lines by 5 October. SAfm devoted extended airtime to a Johannesburg mayoral debate featuring the DA, ANC, ActionSA, BOSA, IFP, ACDP, FF+ and Al Jama-ah trading blows over water infrastructure, billing failures, the 50-billion-rand service-provider backlog and township investment.

    Heard on SAfm · 08:14 SASTAsk locl about this: Local government elections: apathy, coalitions and the Joburg contest, heard on SAfm

  3. Eskom 2.0: Ramokgopa on municipal debt and transmission expansion

    Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa held a Pretoria briefing that ran across Cape Talk, Power FM and SAfm, warning that municipal debt to Eskom has ballooned past 450 billion rand and threatens the utility's viability and consumer tariffs. He flagged another 8.8% tariff hike on the cards and said high electricity prices now pose a bigger threat than load-shedding did. Ramokgopa also outlined 'Eskom 2.0', a transmission expansion prioritising local jobs, and conceded the utility must adapt to independent power producers and transmission concessions. Parliament separately grilled Eskom over environmental non-compliance at Kusile.

    Heard on Power FM · 11:31 SASTAsk locl about this: Eskom 2.0: Ramokgopa on municipal debt and transmission expansion, heard on Power FM

  4. Matlala tender case postponed as crime intelligence killers cornered

    Alleged crime kingpin Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala appeared briefly in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, where his 228-million-rand Medicare 24 SAPS toilet-contract matter was postponed to Tuesday and his two companies joined to the other 14 accused. In parallel, KZN police confirmed a suspect wanted for April's ambush killing of Sergeant Manje Kuzwayo and Captain Louis Nell was shot dead in a shootout in Inanda, with five others arrested overnight. Stations tied both stories to broader questions about SAPS integrity as the suspended national commissioner and number-two cop face their own charges.

    Heard on 702 · 10:02 SASTAsk locl about this: Matlala tender case postponed as crime intelligence killers cornered, heard on 702

  5. Joy of Jazz opens with Kamasi Washington headlining

    702 and SAfm both trailed the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz festival kicking off in Johannesburg, with American saxophonist Kamasi Washington the marquee draw. Festival producer and curator Mantwa Chinoamadi joined Africa Melane to talk through a year of planning, artist negotiations and the emotional headspace of opening night, while SAfm previewed a tribute strand honouring Wusi Mahlangu's legacy. Cape Talk added local colour with a studio session featuring saxophonist Stuart Martin's band, framing jazz as passion project rather than payday. It was the day's clearest lifestyle throughline across the talk-radio dial.

    Heard on 702 · 05:57 SASTAsk locl about this: Joy of Jazz opens with Kamasi Washington headlining, heard on 702

Morning edition

Morning editionCovers Thu, 24 Sept 05:00 → Fri, 25 Sept 05:00 SAST

Morning edition · 5-minute listen

Heritage Day dominated the airwaves, but the mood was anything but celebratory — President Ramaphosa used his keynote to promise fresh action on the Ekurhuleni femicides, while the Reserve Bank's shock 25-basis-point hike and a KZN mass-murder breakthrough competed for oxygen. Stations threaded culture and cuisine through the day, from a Pronutro obituary to metric-dance nostalgia, even as MPox cases quietly climbed in the Western Cape.

  1. Ramaphosa uses Heritage Day to confront GBV and Ekurhuleni killings

    The President's Heritage Day address in Oudtshoorn was carried live and dissected across SAfm, 702, Power FM and Cape Talk, with almost every bulletin leading on his declaration that he is ashamed of what South African men are doing to women. Ramaphosa promised a national update within days on steps against gender-based violence and on the investigation into the nine women's bodies found in Ekurhuleni between July and September. The story was reinforced by live coverage of Dineo Dapani's funeral in Kwa-Thema and a parallel 1 Billion Rising march in Princess Vlei outside Cape Town.

    Heard on 702 · 15:00 SASTAsk locl about this: Ramaphosa uses Heritage Day to confront GBV and Ekurhuleni killings, heard on 702

  2. Reserve Bank surprises with a 25-basis-point hike

    The SARB's decision to lift the repo rate to 7.25% and prime to 10.75% was the day's dominant business story, framed on Power FM as a shift back into monetary tightening driven by August inflation of 4.4%, rising oil prices and Middle East risk. SAfm's Dr Azar Jammine warned the hike will squeeze investment and keep unemployment stuck above 40%, while Cape Talk noted the JSE All Share fell sharply on the news. Presenters wryly observed how quickly banks pass hikes on to bond-holders compared to how slowly cuts arrive.

    Heard on Power FM · 06:27 SASTAsk locl about this: Reserve Bank surprises with a 25-basis-point hike, heard on Power FM

  3. Breakthrough arrest in the 2021 Sydenham mass killings

    KwaZulu-Natal police confirmed the arrest of a suspect who had evaded capture for five years in connection with the 2021 Sydenham murders in Durban, where six people were shot dead inside a house and three others killed nearby. The suspect was cornered in Malmesbury and is due in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Friday on multiple counts of murder. 702 and Cape Talk ran the story through every bulletin, linking it to ongoing investigations into Tuesday night's killing of 11 people in KwaMakhutha and broader concern from the provincial government about gun violence.

    Heard on 702 · 17:00 SASTAsk locl about this: Breakthrough arrest in the 2021 Sydenham mass killings, heard on 702

  4. Proteas thump Australia on Heritage Day as URC season looms

    SAfm Sport built the morning around Temba Bavuma's return to international cricket and the assignment of beating Australia on Heritage Day — a task the Proteas duly delivered, bowling the Aussies out for 230 and chasing it down inside 41 overs at Kingsmead for a 67-run win, with SAfm's commentator describing scenes of cheering and dancing at the ground. Cape Talk added colour by urging South African fans to give the touring Australians a proper reception, while 702 previewed the URC season opener with the Stormers away to Connacht in Galway.

    Heard on SAfm · 17:56 SASTAsk locl about this: Proteas thump Australia on Heritage Day as URC season looms, heard on SAfm

  5. Pronutro's demise sparks a day of heritage-food nostalgia

    PepsiCo's announcement that it is pulling Pronutro from shelves because the old recipe cannot be recreated became an unlikely Heritage Day talking point, with Cape Talk mourning it as a lost inheritance alongside language, music and tradition. 702's John Perlman tracked down 'Mr Pronutro' himself, Joburg food scientist Nigel Sunley, who worked on the cereal from 1981 through its National Brands and PepsiCo eras. Power FM widened the lens with restaurateur Rifiwa of Balo's Food Cave on the business potential of gogo, mogodu and other African cuisine, tying food firmly to identity.

    Heard on 702 · 14:15 SASTAsk locl about this: Pronutro's demise sparks a day of heritage-food nostalgia, heard on 702

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