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Daily briefing

Saturday, 26 September 2026

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

locl.co.za / briefing / 2026-09-26

Daily briefing

Saturday, 26 September 2026

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

Afternoon edition

Afternoon editionCovers Sat, 26 Sept 05:00 → 15:30 SAST

Afternoon edition · 5-minute listen

The murders of women in Ekurhuleni dominated Friday's talk radio, with fresh body discoveries in Tembisa and KZN pushing President Ramaphosa to speak out and Parliament to schedule a debate. Election fever also took hold as Action SA launched its manifesto and the IEC finalised logistics, while Eskom's reform blueprint, a heavy sporting card led by Bafana's Afcon opener, and Melinda Ferguson's move-to-Darling healing story rounded out a busy news day.

  1. Ekurhuleni femicide crisis widens as more bodies found

    The wave of women's killings in Ekurhuleni escalated sharply, with a tenth body discovered half-naked at Moefontein Cemetery in Tembisa and another in the Cane Lands settlement north of Durban. President Ramaphosa, on the ANC campaign trail in Umlazi, said South Africa cannot continue to be defined by men who kill women. The DA's Lisa Schickerling secured a National Assembly debate for Tuesday, calling for proactive rather than reactive responses. Free State women's organisations marched in Bloemfontein, and 702, Cape Talk, SAfm and Power all led bulletins with the story throughout the day.

    Heard on SAfm · 15:01 SASTAsk locl about this: Ekurhuleni femicide crisis widens as more bodies found, heard on SAfm

  2. Local government election campaigns intensify

    With just under 40 days until the 4 November municipal poll, Action SA launched its manifesto in Johannesburg, with leader and Joburg mayoral candidate Herman Mashaba pledging that specialised metro police units would tackle undocumented migration and that proven Action SA leaders would fix broken municipalities. The ANC's Ramaphosa campaigned across KwaZulu-Natal trying to reclaim lost ground, while the IEC confirmed 106 parties and 33 independents will contest the Western Cape. The Electoral Court also dismissed MK Party's challenge to the 2024 results, clearing the way for a final systems audit.

    Heard on SAfm · 15:04 SASTAsk locl about this: Local government election campaigns intensify, heard on SAfm

  3. Eskom 2.0 reforms and City Power's third substation fire

    Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa outlined sweeping reforms for Eskom 2.0, telling the reappointed Mteto Nyati-led board it must move beyond generation recovery to cut system losses, end reliance on bailouts and double-digit tariff hikes, and prepare three, five and ten-year roadmaps as private players and traders enter the market. Eskom itself reported 477 days without loadshedding and a 70% energy availability factor. The mood was punctured, however, by a third fire in short succession at Johannesburg's Central Substation, knocking out power to Marshalltown and the CBD while technical teams waited for smoke to clear.

    Heard on Cape Talk · 07:02 SASTAsk locl about this: Eskom 2.0 reforms and City Power's third substation fire, heard on Cape Talk

  4. Bafana's Afcon opener headlines a packed sporting Saturday

    Bafana Bafana kicked off their 2027 Afcon qualifying campaign against Guinea and Eswatini at Orlando Stadium, with coach Pitso Mosimane calling on players to step up in their first outing since the FIFA World Cup heroics, though he lost Mgosinathi CBC to injury. The card also featured the Springboks preparing for the Wallabies in Perth, the Stormers hosting Leinster at Ellis Park, and the Bulls travelling to Zebre. In Baku, George Russell took pole for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix while championship leader Kimi Antonelli crashed out in Q2 and starts sixteenth.

    Heard on 702 · 07:34 SASTAsk locl about this: Bafana's Afcon opener headlines a packed sporting Saturday, heard on 702

  5. Melinda Ferguson on healing, Darling and lifestyle reinvention

    Cape Talk's Car Talk hour took an unusual personal turn as motoring writer Melinda Ferguson shared her story of chronic voice loss, childhood trauma and burnout, and how moving to the West Coast town of Darling became what she called her own healing experiment. She walked listeners through a first year focused on rebuilding the body, then a second year of hardcore diet and detox paired with softer lifestyle choices as she began walking and reading again, framing the move as a full lifestyle reinvention rather than a simple relocation.

    Heard on Cape Talk · 09:23 SASTAsk locl about this: Melinda Ferguson on healing, Darling and lifestyle reinvention, heard on Cape Talk

Morning edition

Morning editionCovers Fri, 25 Sept 05:00 → Sat, 26 Sept 05:00 SAST

Morning edition · 5-minute listen

Eskom dominated Friday's talk radio agenda as Minister Ramokgopa unveiled the 'Eskom 2.0' vision and extended board chair Mteto Nyati's tenure — a story that ran across 702, Cape Talk, Power FM and SAfm. Gender-based violence remained the emotional undercurrent, with pressure mounting on the President ten months after the national disaster declaration, while the Madlanga Commission, the MK Party's election court defeat, and the Joy of Jazz festival rounded out a busy news day.

  1. Eskom 2.0 unveiled as Nyati's chair term extended

    Electricity and Energy Minister Jose Ramokgopa's briefing on the future of Eskom was the day's most-covered story, running across 702, Cape Talk, SAfm and Power FM. Cabinet extended Dr Mteto Nyati's term as board chair by three years to steer the utility into what government is calling 'Eskom 2.0'. Ramokgopa warned the utility can no longer operate as before given independent power producers entering the market, and flagged that a proposed 8.8% tariff hike and rising electricity costs now pose a bigger threat to households than load shedding did. The transmission expansion programme will prioritise local jobs.

    Heard on Power FM · 13:01 SASTAsk locl about this: Eskom 2.0 unveiled as Nyati's chair term extended, heard on Power FM

  2. GBV disaster declaration: ten months on, no answers

    Stations pressed hard on the gap between rhetoric and action ten months after President Ramaphosa classified gender-based violence as a national disaster. EWN reporting carried on 702, Cape Talk and SAfm revealed the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities cannot say how much each department reprioritised toward GBV, even as the bodies of nine women have been found dumped in Ekurhuleni since July. Ramaphosa has promised to address the nation in coming days on both the killings investigation and government's broader response, with a multidisciplinary team probing whether the murders are linked.

    Heard on 702 · 07:12 SASTAsk locl about this: GBV disaster declaration: ten months on, no answers, heard on 702

  3. Madlanga Commission: in-camera bid for Feroz Khan evidence

    The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry drew sustained coverage as evidence leaders applied for former crime intelligence deputy Feroz Khan's testimony to be heard behind closed doors, arguing public disclosure of material linked to organised crime groups could compromise investigations and allow suspects to abscond. Khan was originally due to testify in July but was hospitalised after a shooting. Separately, alleged crime boss Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala will rejoin his 13 co-accused in the R200-million-plus Tshwane Medicare 24 contract case next Tuesday after withdrawing from a plea deal.

    Heard on 702 · 16:03 SASTAsk locl about this: Madlanga Commission: in-camera bid for Feroz Khan evidence, heard on 702

  4. MK Party's election challenge crushed as IEC gears up for November

    The Electoral Court dismissed the MK Party's bid to have the May 2024 national and provincial election results set aside, rejecting arguments that the IEC's digital vote-capturing system — and the notorious leaderboard blackout on election night — rendered the poll neither free nor fair. The ruling landed as attention turns to the 4 November local government elections, with the IEC announcing 14,348 candidates, 106 parties and 33 independents will contest 868 seats in the hotly contested Western Cape alone. Some 8 million ballots start printing on Monday.

    Heard on 702 · 15:01 SASTAsk locl about this: MK Party's election challenge crushed as IEC gears up for November, heard on 702

  5. Joy of Jazz 27th edition takes over Joburg airwaves

    The Standard Bank Joy of Jazz festival provided the day's cultural centrepiece, with 702 and SAfm broadcasting from the event and unpacking a 27-year legacy of Southern African jazz. Coverage spotlighted headline performances by Dr Nduduzo Makhathini alongside trumpeter Ndabo Zulu and the Umgidi ensemble, tied to Makhathini's fourth Blue Note album, 'The Myth We Choose'. Artists spoke about blending umuziqwa with salsa and American jazz influences, while designers and craftspeople exhibiting at the festival described the audience impact and the importance of passing musical legacy on to new communities.

    Heard on 702 · 02:06 SASTAsk locl about this: Joy of Jazz 27th edition takes over Joburg airwaves, heard on 702

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