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Daily briefing

Monday, 28 September 2026

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

locl.co.za / briefing / 2026-09-28

Daily briefing

Monday, 28 September 2026

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

Afternoon edition

Afternoon editionCovers Mon, 28 Sept 05:00 → 15:30 SAST

Afternoon edition · 5-minute listen

Monday's talk radio was dominated by bloodshed: back-to-back mass shootings in Wadela on the West Rand and Lwandle in the Western Cape left at least 27 dead, pulling every major station into the same conversation about illicit firearms, illegal mining turf wars and the state of the SAPS. The Madlanga Commission delivered its own drama as Firoz Khan was ordered charged for defying a subpoena, while a joint Chapter 9 inquiry into GBVF opened against a backdrop of women's bodies still being found across Ekurhuleni.

  1. Wadela and Lwandle mass shootings dominate the airwaves

    Every major talk station led with the twin mass shootings that killed at least 27 people within hours of each other — 18 at a tavern in Wadela on the West Rand and 10 at Kwandlelo Shisanyama in Lwandle. 702, Power FM, SAfm and Cape Talk all carried Gauteng police linking the Carltonville attack to a retaliation between illegal mining gangs, with eight suspects still sought and CCTV showing unmasked gunmen. Analysts including Dr Mkolisi Matyebula argued the SAPS has no answer to organised mass killings, and callers demanded visible political leadership as the weekly toll climbed past 39 dead.

    Heard on 702 · 14:22 SASTAsk locl about this: Wadela and Lwandle mass shootings dominate the airwaves, heard on 702

  2. Madlanga Commission moves to charge Firoz Khan

    The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry ordered that criminal charges be laid against former Crime Intelligence deputy head Major General Firoz Khan after he again failed to appear, even virtually, to answer a subpoena. Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga called it a flagrant disregard of the Commission and rejected a postponement bid, while separately striking taxi boss Bafana Sindane's postponement application off the roll and proceeding to lead evidence including WhatsApp messages in his absence. 702's live coverage captured a visibly irritated Madlanga pressing Khan's lawyer Muhammad Vally on whether the subpoena meant anything at all.

    Heard on SAfm · 12:02 SASTAsk locl about this: Madlanga Commission moves to charge Firoz Khan, heard on SAfm

  3. Chapter 9 inquiry opens on GBVF as Ekurhuleni body count climbs

    The South African Human Rights Commission, the Commission for Gender Equality and the CRL Rights Commission opened a joint national inquiry into the criminal justice system's failures on gender-based violence and femicide, with stations noting how few cases survive poor police investigations to reach trial. The timing was grim: an 11th woman's body was found in Springs, prompting Gauteng commissioner Tommy Mthombeni to post a R400,000 reward, and a fresh Tembisa killing was reported during the morning shows. President Ramaphosa called the violence a stain on the national conscience in his weekly letter.

    Heard on Power FM · 12:06 SASTAsk locl about this: Chapter 9 inquiry opens on GBVF as Ekurhuleni body count climbs, heard on Power FM

  4. Wallabies stun the Springboks as Proteas level the ODI series

    Cape Talk's sports desk unpacked Australia's 38-point win over the Springboks, with the Wallabies holding on despite four yellow cards in the final 20 minutes to remain unbeaten in five games under coach Les Kiss — a jolt for the world champions. There was better news for South African fans on 702's bulletin: Temba Bavuma's 103 and David Miller's 142 anchored a total that saw the Proteas defend against Australia after a 130-run opening stand by Marsh and Head, setting up a decider on Wednesday. Bafana's under-20s also retained the Cosafa title in Mozambique.

    Heard on Cape Talk · 08:37 SASTAsk locl about this: Wallabies stun the Springboks as Proteas level the ODI series, heard on Cape Talk

  5. Gcina Mhlophe's Nozincwadi literacy campaign turns 25

    SAfm's morning show carried a warm feature on storyteller, poet and playwright Dr Gcina Mhlophe marking 25 years of her Nozincwadi Mother of Books literacy campaign, launched in honour of her book-collecting grandmother. Mhlophe described handing out books at every school she visits, from Khayelitsha to KwaZulu-Natal, framing it as her grandmother 'operating from beyond the grave' with her as the medium. The segment offered a rare cultural counterweight to a news day otherwise consumed by mass shootings and commission drama, reminding listeners of the quieter civic work being done around South African reading and heritage.

    Heard on SAfm · 05:41 SASTAsk locl about this: Gcina Mhlophe's Nozincwadi literacy campaign turns 25, heard on SAfm

Morning edition

Morning editionCovers Sun, 27 Sept 05:00 → Mon, 28 Sept 05:00 SAST

Morning edition · 5-minute listen

South African talk radio was dominated on Sunday by twin massacres — 17 dead at a tavern in Wedela near Carltonville and 10 more at a Lwandle entertainment venue — pushing gun control, border porosity and police capacity to the top of every bulletin. Alongside the bloodshed, stations tracked a mounting series of women's bodies in Ekurhuleni, Herman Mashaba's Action SA manifesto launch ahead of November's local government polls, and the SIU's R42.4m clawback in the Tembisa Hospital corruption case. Lighter texture came from Cape Talk's deep-dive on a South African hyperthermia breakthrough for cervical cancer and 702's property-market read on the Reserve Bank's rate hike.

  1. Mass shootings at Wedela tavern and Lwandle venue leave 27 dead

    Every talk station led with the weekend's twin massacres. In Wedela near Carltonville, eight gunmen armed with AK-47s and pistols opened fire inside and outside a tavern, killing 17 and wounding 15, with police now treating robbery as the motive and probing links to illegal mining and a shooting at the same venue last month. Hours later in Lwandle in the Western Cape, 10 were killed and 11 wounded at an entertainment venue. President Ramaphosa ordered security forces to work around the clock, while Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi visited Wedela and called for more soldiers on the West Rand.

    Heard on Power FM · 18:00 SASTAsk locl about this: Mass shootings at Wedela tavern and Lwandle venue leave 27 dead, heard on Power FM

  2. Ekurhuleni women's bodies: 11th victim found as GBV inquiry looms

    Stations tracked the discovery of an 11th woman's body in Springs, bringing to 12 the number of women's bodies found across Gauteng since July, with a suspect arrested while asleep at his room in Tembisa in connection with the murder of Ntombifuthi Khumalo. Presenters questioned whether a serial killer is at work and whether investigating stations are sharing intelligence. Three Chapter 9 institutions — the Commission for Gender Equality, the SAHRC and the CRL Rights Commission — announced a five-day national inquiry into how the justice system responds to GBV and femicide, framed as holding duty bearers to account.

    Heard on 702 · 02:02 SASTAsk locl about this: Ekurhuleni women's bodies: 11th victim found as GBV inquiry looms, heard on 702

  3. Mashaba's Action SA manifesto and the local government election battle

    Herman Mashaba's Jozi City Hall manifesto launch dominated political coverage ahead of the November municipal polls, with Action SA declaring war on broken promises, corruption and incompetence and pledging to base municipal appointments on qualifications rather than patronage. Power FM's panel pushed back hard, warning that any '90-day' turnaround promise runs into the reality that municipal budgets, human resources and authorised expenditure are already locked in, and that spending outside those frameworks would simply generate more unauthorised and fruitless expenditure. Analysts also flagged the plurality of parties contesting the many hung councils left over from 2021.

    Heard on Power FM · 04:54 SASTAsk locl about this: Mashaba's Action SA manifesto and the local government election battle, heard on Power FM

  4. Springboks reshuffle for Wallabies Test as Esterhuizen takes captaincy

    Cape Talk's EWN Sport bulletin carried the Springbok team news ahead of the international showdown against the Wallabies in Australia, with Rassie Erasmus making 13 changes to the side that last faced the All Blacks. Versatile back Andre Esterhuizen was handed the captaincy for the Test, signalling a wholesale experiment in combinations from the coaching group. The reshuffle framed the day's rugby chatter across weekend breakfast, alongside a lighter panel moment on 702 where listeners tried to name which Springbok legend — ultimately Chester Williams — was being celebrated as a Cape Town classic.

    Heard on Cape Talk · 09:33 SASTAsk locl about this: Springboks reshuffle for Wallabies Test as Esterhuizen takes captaincy, heard on Cape Talk

  5. South African hyperthermia trial doubles cervical cancer survival

    Cape Talk devoted an extended segment to Dr Carrie Minnaar of the HEAT Foundation on a local clinical trial using modulated electro-hyperthermia — gently heating tumour tissue to make cancer cells more responsive to chemo and radiation. In a study of 210 women, adding hyperthermia to standard treatment more than doubled five-year disease-free survival, and importantly proved safe in both HIV-positive and negative patients. With cervical cancer diagnosing 11–12,000 South African women a year and killing around 6,000, presenters framed it as a disease of inequity where an affordable local technique could shift outcomes inside the public health system.

    Heard on Cape Talk · 02:34 SASTAsk locl about this: South African hyperthermia trial doubles cervical cancer survival, heard on Cape Talk

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