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Five people, including two children, were rescued after drifting for three months in the Pacific when a storm blew them off course.
“Listen to this: five people, including two children, have survived three months in the Pacific Ocean. They were rescued after having gone off course during a storm.”
GroundUp's editor says a toddler fell into an open manhole outside his Philippi home; the ward councillor had flagged the site since August.
“Talk to me about the child that fell into an exposed manhole in Philippi. So, this is an absolutely tragic story. And this happened over the weekend on Saturday in Samora, Michel.”
The IEC says a presiding officer collapsed and died at a North West voting station, and another official was hurt in a KwaZulu-Natal crash.
“Of an electoral commission presiding officer who collapsed at a voting station. In a separate incident, another IEC official was injured in a motor vehicle accident in KwaZulu-Natal.”
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The story so far
2 moments on 2 stations
Mon 2 Nov, 17:05702This one
IEC presiding officer collapses and dies at voting station
Wed 4 Nov, 17:08SAfm
Elderly woman dies in Shallcross queue after three ambulances never arrive
An aviation expert tells 702 why a business jet crash is so destructive and says private charter flying is very safe.
“What is known about the crash, which is described by many as cataclysmic? The pilot apparently told the Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center, we're descending at ten thousand feet per minute.”
The story so far
2 moments on 702
Mon 2 Nov, 15:53702This one
Aviation expert: Learjet crash crew flew into storm airline pilots would avoid
ABC reporter Will Murray tells the BBC how he pulled a man from a car sinking in floodwater while covering the Queensland floods.
“We heard there were big storms coming, there was a heap of rain in the morning. We set up at a park that looked like it had flood waters over it, there was a road running through, and all of a sudden, a sort of big…”
After a second deadly crash on the same line, critics blame government underinvestment as investigators focus on trains halted minutes earlier.
“And so, at the moment, big question marks for the future of that government. And although the investigation into January's crash, that earlier one which killed 45, they suggest there was a crack in the rails to cause…”
A SAfm host explains that Somi wrote Last Song in memory of Dana Air Flight 992 victims after meeting one passenger shortly before the crash.
“Out in 2014 by Sami, and yeah, it really comes. It's amazing how out of tragedy comes something so so beautiful.”
A 702 world-view segment describes a capsized boat off Ensenada where rescue took 90 minutes and 11 people are missing.
“The tale of 27 people stranded in shark-infested waters when their boat capsized. Essentially, their boat went down, about 250 kilometers.”
Author Diane tells Cape Talk how the company dismissed a cyclone as 'a little bit of bad weather' after three South African sailors went missing in 2015.
“Hosted Diane's book launch at the waterfront last night, and several people in the audience who knew him as a sailor and as the man on the land commented on how absolutely meticulous and skilled a seaman he was and made…”
A roof collapsed at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing at least 32 children and a teacher; officials have opened an inquiry.
“Moving further afield now, our roof has collapsed at a school in Pakistan, killing at least 32 children and a teacher. A hospital in Peshawar says 20 others are injured.”
City Power says an explosion at its Marshalltown substation, the fourth incident since April, means Thursday's midday restoration target cannot be confirmed.
“Another explosion at Jobek City Power substation in Marshalltown has set back plans to restore electricity today.”
A BBC World Service guest says his AI app detects fires 35 minutes faster than NASA's system, and Mexican ranger deaths fell to zero.
“And the guy behind that was Aurelio Cervantes. He was super helpful to the people in Cali. So I got in touch with him and he said at one point in Mexico City, they ended up having 300 audio volunteers and they quickly…”
After Colombia's biggest quake in a decade, radio reporter Laura Ubate describes recruiting audio workers to listen for people trapped under rubble.
“That's Laura on Instagram the very next day, appealing to fellow podcasters, musicians, and sound engineers, anyone with experience in sound recording, to reach out to her.”
One person died and others were hurt on the Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia; Six Flags closed nine coasters across America and Canada.
“So, what we know is that one person died, several others were injured after this incident on a roller coaster coaster called the Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia, the Atlanta named the amusement park. Witnesses saw it.”
Western Cape minister Tertius Simmers explains the George collapse that killed 34, who is blamed, and why no one has been charged.
“George is your town. 34 people died at 75 Victoria Street in May 2024. Two years later, no one's been charged.”
A man recounts struggling to breathe on 21 November 2016, when a storm triggered thousands of asthma attacks in Melbourne and 10 people died.
“It's Monday evening, and Dave McCann is in his apartment in Melbourne, Australia. And within sort of maybe half an hour, I could breathe in about half capacity, 50% capacity of what I normally could.”
Minister Leon Schreiber says the Constitutional Court ruling leaves asylum decisions with Home Affairs, and seeks more legal help on the backlog.
“Hautpe this morning. A volunteer firefighter said double-story shacks contributed to the spread of the blaze as they had few windows, which made battling any blaze very difficult. Quentin Imchala has more.”
The story so far
4 moments on 3 stations
Sat 10 Oct, 13:00SAfm
Ramaphosa defends suspending asylum directive as Durban braces for protestsSun 11 Oct, 10:00Cape Talk
Government to seek court supervisory order on asylum rulingSun 11 Oct, 14:01702This one
Home Affairs: Con Court didn't remove our right to deport
Sun 11 Oct, 19:16702
Five asylum offices, under 100 staff: 68 years to clear backlog
A blaze at the Mayiche informal settlement in Hout Bay destroyed more than 200 homes; a resident blamed alcohol and overcrowding.
“A volunteer firefighter said double-story shacks contributed to the spread of the blaze as they had few windows, which made battling any blaze difficult. Quintan Mchala was there.”
A fire in the Marathon informal settlement in Germiston killed four people, including three children, as multiple structures were affected.
“And four people, including three children, have died in a fire in Germiston. Multiple structures caught a lie to.”
Volunteer boat rescuers carry Elise, nine adults, two children and several pets through Lismore’s catastrophic flooding.
“In Lismore CBD, North, South and East Lismore, and Girards Hill were told to evacuate early this morning. An evacuation centre is set up in the gym at the Southern Cost University.”
A guest says climate finance pledges are falling short as Nepal seeks emergency support after devastating floods.
“Nepali officials intend to use those findings as evidence in order to unlock $20 million of emergency finance from the United Nations Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage.”
Anne Fry’s moved into a food truck and rebuilt after a car crashed through their shop, with customers helping them recover.
“And what happened to Ant Fry's is that only months after they opened, a reckless driver crashed through their shop, completely wrecking the store. Yes.”
A Cedarberg guide warns that burning toilet paper helped ignite a devastating fire across 55,000 hectares of wilderness and farmland.
“That chapter includes a very important point, though, around fire risk, because you make the point: please don't ever burn your toilet paper thinking you're doing the environmentally friendly thing.”
Five people, including two children, were rescued after drifting for three months in the Pacific when a storm blew them off course.
“Listen to this: five people, including two children, have survived three months in the Pacific Ocean. They were rescued after having gone off course during a storm.”
GroundUp's editor says a toddler fell into an open manhole outside his Philippi home; the ward councillor had flagged the site since August.
“Talk to me about the child that fell into an exposed manhole in Philippi. So, this is an absolutely tragic story. And this happened over the weekend on Saturday in Samora, Michel.”
The IEC says a presiding officer collapsed and died at a North West voting station, and another official was hurt in a KwaZulu-Natal crash.
“Of an electoral commission presiding officer who collapsed at a voting station. In a separate incident, another IEC official was injured in a motor vehicle accident in KwaZulu-Natal.”
The story so far
2 moments on 2 stations
Mon 2 Nov, 17:05702This one
IEC presiding officer collapses and dies at voting station
Wed 4 Nov, 17:08SAfm
Elderly woman dies in Shallcross queue after three ambulances never arriveAn aviation expert tells 702 why a business jet crash is so destructive and says private charter flying is very safe.
“What is known about the crash, which is described by many as cataclysmic? The pilot apparently told the Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center, we're descending at ten thousand feet per minute.”
The story so far
2 moments on 702
Mon 2 Nov, 15:53702This one
Aviation expert: Learjet crash crew flew into storm airline pilots would avoid
ABC reporter Will Murray tells the BBC how he pulled a man from a car sinking in floodwater while covering the Queensland floods.
“We heard there were big storms coming, there was a heap of rain in the morning. We set up at a park that looked like it had flood waters over it, there was a road running through, and all of a sudden, a sort of big…”
After a second deadly crash on the same line, critics blame government underinvestment as investigators focus on trains halted minutes earlier.
“And so, at the moment, big question marks for the future of that government. And although the investigation into January's crash, that earlier one which killed 45, they suggest there was a crack in the rails to cause…”
A SAfm host explains that Somi wrote Last Song in memory of Dana Air Flight 992 victims after meeting one passenger shortly before the crash.
“Out in 2014 by Sami, and yeah, it really comes. It's amazing how out of tragedy comes something so so beautiful.”
A 702 world-view segment describes a capsized boat off Ensenada where rescue took 90 minutes and 11 people are missing.
“The tale of 27 people stranded in shark-infested waters when their boat capsized. Essentially, their boat went down, about 250 kilometers.”
Author Diane tells Cape Talk how the company dismissed a cyclone as 'a little bit of bad weather' after three South African sailors went missing in 2015.
“Hosted Diane's book launch at the waterfront last night, and several people in the audience who knew him as a sailor and as the man on the land commented on how absolutely meticulous and skilled a seaman he was and made…”
A roof collapsed at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing at least 32 children and a teacher; officials have opened an inquiry.
“Moving further afield now, our roof has collapsed at a school in Pakistan, killing at least 32 children and a teacher. A hospital in Peshawar says 20 others are injured.”
City Power says an explosion at its Marshalltown substation, the fourth incident since April, means Thursday's midday restoration target cannot be confirmed.
“Another explosion at Jobek City Power substation in Marshalltown has set back plans to restore electricity today.”
A BBC World Service guest says his AI app detects fires 35 minutes faster than NASA's system, and Mexican ranger deaths fell to zero.
“And the guy behind that was Aurelio Cervantes. He was super helpful to the people in Cali. So I got in touch with him and he said at one point in Mexico City, they ended up having 300 audio volunteers and they quickly…”
After Colombia's biggest quake in a decade, radio reporter Laura Ubate describes recruiting audio workers to listen for people trapped under rubble.
“That's Laura on Instagram the very next day, appealing to fellow podcasters, musicians, and sound engineers, anyone with experience in sound recording, to reach out to her.”
One person died and others were hurt on the Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia; Six Flags closed nine coasters across America and Canada.
“So, what we know is that one person died, several others were injured after this incident on a roller coaster coaster called the Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia, the Atlanta named the amusement park. Witnesses saw it.”
Western Cape minister Tertius Simmers explains the George collapse that killed 34, who is blamed, and why no one has been charged.
“George is your town. 34 people died at 75 Victoria Street in May 2024. Two years later, no one's been charged.”
A man recounts struggling to breathe on 21 November 2016, when a storm triggered thousands of asthma attacks in Melbourne and 10 people died.
“It's Monday evening, and Dave McCann is in his apartment in Melbourne, Australia. And within sort of maybe half an hour, I could breathe in about half capacity, 50% capacity of what I normally could.”
Minister Leon Schreiber says the Constitutional Court ruling leaves asylum decisions with Home Affairs, and seeks more legal help on the backlog.
“Hautpe this morning. A volunteer firefighter said double-story shacks contributed to the spread of the blaze as they had few windows, which made battling any blaze very difficult. Quentin Imchala has more.”
The story so far
4 moments on 3 stations
Sat 10 Oct, 13:00SAfm
Ramaphosa defends suspending asylum directive as Durban braces for protestsSun 11 Oct, 10:00Cape Talk
Government to seek court supervisory order on asylum rulingSun 11 Oct, 14:01702This one
Home Affairs: Con Court didn't remove our right to deport
Sun 11 Oct, 19:16702
Five asylum offices, under 100 staff: 68 years to clear backlogA blaze at the Mayiche informal settlement in Hout Bay destroyed more than 200 homes; a resident blamed alcohol and overcrowding.
“A volunteer firefighter said double-story shacks contributed to the spread of the blaze as they had few windows, which made battling any blaze difficult. Quintan Mchala was there.”
A fire in the Marathon informal settlement in Germiston killed four people, including three children, as multiple structures were affected.
“And four people, including three children, have died in a fire in Germiston. Multiple structures caught a lie to.”
Volunteer boat rescuers carry Elise, nine adults, two children and several pets through Lismore’s catastrophic flooding.
“In Lismore CBD, North, South and East Lismore, and Girards Hill were told to evacuate early this morning. An evacuation centre is set up in the gym at the Southern Cost University.”
A guest says climate finance pledges are falling short as Nepal seeks emergency support after devastating floods.
“Nepali officials intend to use those findings as evidence in order to unlock $20 million of emergency finance from the United Nations Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage.”
Anne Fry’s moved into a food truck and rebuilt after a car crashed through their shop, with customers helping them recover.
“And what happened to Ant Fry's is that only months after they opened, a reckless driver crashed through their shop, completely wrecking the store. Yes.”
A Cedarberg guide warns that burning toilet paper helped ignite a devastating fire across 55,000 hectares of wilderness and farmland.
“That chapter includes a very important point, though, around fire risk, because you make the point: please don't ever burn your toilet paper thinking you're doing the environmentally friendly thing.”
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