Morning edition

1. 01

   Parties stage final rallies ahead of Wednesday's local elections

   702, Cape Talk, Kaya 959, Power FM and SAfm all tracked the parties' last big push before the 4 November polls. At Orlando Stadium, Julius Malema made water supply the EFF's central theme and called municipal collapse "a business model" built on corruption. The DA rallied in Mamelodi, where Geordin Hill-Lewis and Helen Zille promised to fix Joburg's potholes, traffic lights and water. In Polokwane, Cyril Ramaphosa pledged jobs and audited councillors. Jacob Zuma also released his first video since leaving hospital, urging voters to back MK.

   Heard on SAfm · 19:03 SASTAsk locl about this ↗: Parties stage final rallies ahead of Wednesday's local elections, heard on SAfm
2. 02

   Cape Town taxi war: interdict, suspension and airport chaos

   Stations kept returning to the deadly conflict between CATA and Codeta over the Delft, Langa and Epping route, which has claimed about a dozen lives in three weeks. The Western Cape High Court granted an interim interdict against both associations, banning violence, intimidation and blockades. The provincial taxi registrar then suspended CATA's registration for six months over unlawful operations in Epping. Staff shortages linked to the violence delayed at least 60 flights at Cape Town International, and the IEC moved to assure voters that Wednesday's elections will be safe.

   Heard on 702 · 18:03 SASTAsk locl about this ↗: Cape Town taxi war: interdict, suspension and airport chaos, heard on 702
3. 03

   Andrea Johnson and Feroz Khan granted bail

   Former IDAC head Andrea Johnson and dismissed crime intelligence deputy Feroz Khan were each granted R10,000 bail in the Pretoria Magistrates' Court. They face charges of defeating the ends of justice over the alleged leaking of a confidential police docket in 2018. The allegations surfaced through messages revealed at the Madlanga Commission. The NPA explained on air why it did not oppose bail. Johnson must surrender her passport, Khan's lawyer says he is weighing perjury counter-charges against the state, and the case returns in February.

   Heard on 702 · 11:04 SASTAsk locl about this ↗: Andrea Johnson and Feroz Khan granted bail, heard on 702
4. 04

   Proteas complete series comeback against Australia at Newlands

   South Africa beat Australia by 176 runs in the deciding Test at Newlands to win the series 2-1. They had lost the opener in Durban by 214 runs before hitting back in the second Test. Earlier in the match, centuries from Ryan Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder rescued the second innings. Off-spinner Simon Harmer then finished the job with a career-best six for 16, his first ten-wicket haul in Test cricket, and was named player of the match. SAfm reported that the win returns the Proteas to the top of the world Test rankings.

   Heard on 702 · 18:06 SASTAsk locl about this ↗: Proteas complete series comeback against Australia at Newlands, heard on 702
5. 05

   Novelist imagines a saucy story about the president

   Cape Talk's late-night arts conversation featured a writer publishing under the pen name Alexander Beattie, borrowed from a grandfather described as the family's black sheep. The host compared the pseudonym to crime writer John Banville writing as Benjamin Black. The author said the book grew out of the backlash over The Spear, which prompted the question of what would happen if someone wrote a very saucy story about the country's president. The conversation also revisited the heated public debate over the limits of freedom of expression in South Africa.

   Heard on Cape Talk · 02:43 SASTAsk locl about this ↗: Novelist imagines a saucy story about the president, heard on Cape Talk