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Daily briefing

Sunday, 15 November 2026

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

locl.co.za / briefing / 2026-11-15

Daily briefing

Sunday, 15 November 2026

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

Morning edition

Morning editionCovers Sat, 14 Nov 05:00 → Sun, 15 Nov 05:00 SAST

Morning edition · 5-minute listen

The coalition scramble after the gazetting of newly elected councillors dominated news bulletins across the stations, with the SACP's hard line against the DA repeated hour after hour. The Madlanga Commission's cocaine-brick evidence ran almost everywhere. Sport desks swung from gloom to relief as the Springboks lost in Paris, then got an unexpected lifeline from Cardiff.

  1. Coalition scramble begins as councillors are gazetted

    Municipalities now have 14 days to hold first council meetings, and stations tracked a frantic round of deal-making. SAfm noted more than 130 hung councils nationwide, 16 of them in the Western Cape. The SACP, which gained seven Western Cape seats in its first solo run, repeatedly ruled out working with the DA or the Freedom Front Plus. Power FM followed the proposed Council of the Left and the ANC's uncertain place in it. Cape Talk reported four ward ties settled by coin toss and 433 valid IEC objections.

    Heard on Cape Talk · 14:03 SASTAsk locl about this: Coalition scramble begins as councillors are gazetted, heard on Cape Talk

  2. Madlanga Commission links Matlala video to JMPD cocaine bust

    The commission's latest testimony featured on 947, 702, Kaya, Cape Talk, SAfm and Power FM. Forensic analysts linked bricks seen in a video allegedly sent by Vusimuzi Matlala to the Medicare24 CEO to 22 cocaine bricks seized in a July 2025 Johannesburg operation. Both carried the same prestige emblem. Officers testified that former JMPD chief Phineas Manyama threatened to fabricate misconduct claims against a junior officer who refused to release suspects. One officer said Manyama told the team to negotiate with the suspects for money and let them go. Proceedings resume on Monday.

    Heard on SAfm · 10:01 SASTAsk locl about this: Madlanga Commission links Matlala video to JMPD cocaine bust, heard on SAfm

  3. Boks fall in Paris, then Wales hand them a lifeline

    France beat the Springboks 21-19 in the Nations Championship on Friday, ending a long losing run against South Africa in Paris. Rassie Erasmus admitted his side couldn't find many excuses, and listeners heard frustration over discipline after the team played much of the game with fourteen men. By Saturday evening the mood on SAfm had shifted. Wales stunned New Zealand 35-28 in Cardiff, their first win over the All Blacks in 73 years, and that result returned South Africa to the top of the world rankings. Kaya, Cape Talk and 702 also carried the Paris defeat.

    Heard on SAfm · 19:53 SASTAsk locl about this: Boks fall in Paris, then Wales hand them a lifeline, heard on SAfm

  4. Joslin Smith: a thousand days missing

    702 and Cape Talk bulletins marked a sombre milestone. Sunday is a thousand days since six-year-old Joslin Smith disappeared from her Middelpos home in Saldanha Bay in February 2024. Her mother and two accomplices are serving life sentences for trafficking her, but her whereabouts remain unknown. Police say the investigation is still active. Residents have repeatedly mobilised to search for her, and Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie launched a foundation in March to support searches for missing children. Stations noted the anniversary falls just days before the 16 Days of Activism campaign.

    Heard on 702 · 15:00 SASTAsk locl about this: Joslin Smith: a thousand days missing, heard on 702

  5. 'Kruger Speaks' explores the park beyond the animals

    On 702's Saturday evening show, co-authors Don Pinnock and Helena spoke about their new book, Kruger Speaks. The presenter described it as an unusual guide to the Kruger National Park. It weaves poetic, often moving descriptions of the park's regions with anecdotes and facts about the animals visitors encounter. The conversation also turned to the sobering financial realities behind poaching. One contributor quoted in the book warns that the ecosystem would survive ten years of neglect. Without action on poverty on the park's outskirts, the park itself might not.

    Heard on 702 · 22:14 SASTAsk locl about this: 'Kruger Speaks' explores the park beyond the animals, heard on 702

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