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Woman says banks patronised her over car finance: 'focus on your lunch'
A caller on 702 describes negotiating her own vehicle finance, fighting a DIC fee and facing patronising, sexist bank staff.
“So I then moved to my second bank, which is Nedbank, and they have a division called MFC, and that's their vehicle finance division. And we started off at Nedbank with an interest rate around 15%, if I'm not mistaken.”
Kaya host's Will Smith impression won a standing ovation and a teacher's blessing
A Kaya 959 host recalls a grade seven oral in his dad's tracksuit, where his teacher told him he was a star, shaping his career.
“So it was in grade seven with my teacher, Mrs. Keating, love you till this day. So what had happened was she had given us an oral to do. I don't remember what the task was. I don't remember. Okay, I don't remember.”
Daily dilemma: funny family awards leave jobless cousin feeling mocked
On 947, Mo Flava weighs a listener's dilemma over a Christmas 'biggest borrower' award that upset her unemployed cousin, and advises an apology.
“Okay, so it's time for the daily dilemma. A tricky life situation that you're dealing with, you know, we always want to hear about it and you can obviously get some perspective and see how you are going to play your…”
Caller dressed young to vote, recalls crying in 1994: 'a long walk to freedom'
A 702 caller describes voting as a special voter, recalls crying at her first vote in 1994, and says she will always love South Africa.
“I said, I've come to vote. I've come to vote. And I really stood my face and I was very sterile. And people were like, I'm telling you, Africa, they were confused.”
Since Day Zero, bath water scooped by bucket flushes the loo
A Cape Talk host says her household still scoops bath water into a bucket to flush the toilet, urging South Africans to keep water-saving habits.
“There is a bucket and that is used uh to to scoop out the bath water and use it to flush the loo. And we still have that in practice in our house and it's the easiest system ever.”
Cousin's R250 family braai shows 'admin and logistics' politician in the making
On 947, a listener says a cousin collected R250 from 18 people for a braai, then blamed the missing money on admin and logistics.
“That man is already a politician. No, no, no, no. As soon as you start speaking about admin and logistics, then that person is a true politician. Because what do you mean, admin and logistics? For a family bra?”
Listener's mum, a body corporate chair, bans kids outside after 5pm
On 947, a listener says her mother runs their complex like a dictator, with bans on children, washing and late visitors.
“She's the chairperson of our complex body corporate and has already banned children from playing outside after 5 p.m. She threatened to fine people for hanging washing on balconies and introduced a rule that visits.”
Caller with no water for five days says he'll take wife, girlfriend and work crush
A North Riding caller on 947 admits he hasn't bathed in five days, then names three guests for a King of the Whip ticket giveaway.
“Now, listen, don't take offense, Angelo. I've got to ask because you're from North Riding. So we've got to ask the important questions: Have you got water?”
Caller: spouse must adopt my club, faith and party, part of lobola
A 702 caller says marrying him means converting to his soccer club, faith and political affiliation, and it should be part of lobola talks.
“So, my expectation when I marry a person, they must convert into my soccer clubs, to my faith, and into my political affiliation. That's non-negotiable. In fact, it should be part of the Labola negotiations.”
Host tells born-free daughter: never forget the weight of your vote
On SAfm election morning, a host recalls telling her daughter, who first voted, that people died for the right and democracy must be kept alive.
“Indeed, but what she couldn't quite get her head around as a born free is that her parents and her grandparents and her, you know, well, forget the great-grandparents, but essentially, none of us actually had the right…”
Atlantis man losing his sight votes his last time, in his best clothes
A Cape Talk caller from Atlantis says this will be his last election with vision, but he will dress up and vote anyway.
“From first-time voters to people who has voted in every single democratic election in South Africa. As-salamu alaykum, Muhammad in Atlantis, how are you feeling today? Very sad, listen, man. Why so?”
Hosts debate whether accountant was right to flag R1.2m budget error
On 947, hosts weigh a listener who, added to a managers' WhatsApp group by mistake, spotted a double-counted row in the CFO's budget.
“So, here goes, I'm a junior accountant and the company in Sandton four months ago. My manager added me to the leadership team's WhatsApp group by mistake.”
Host mocks friend who wanted to party on election eve
On 947's Anele and the Club, a host recalls a friend wanting to go out before voting day, and the team jokes about hangovers keeping people from the polls.
“So, yesterday, a friend of mine called to be like, Hey, what are you doing tonight? Where are we going? And I was like, Why? He's like, Are you guys not crying? Are you guys not hosting? Are we going out?”
Guest: speaking proper English opened doors but left him feeling shut out at home
A 702 guest born in Venda says his diction helped his career, yet his accent made him feel left out and pretentious among home-language peers.
“And I find that it opens many doors. In fact, one of my teachers in high school said to me, That mouth of yours is going to get you places. It's only in hindsight that I think to myself, she had a point.”
Researcher: VR and apps can connect you to your future self
A Max Planck researcher says VR helped people reach goals by connecting them to their aged future selves, and the host imagines an avatar coach.
“It was probably about this eight-month, nine-month point where I thought, I remember I was in a hostel and a bunch of people were going to a waterfall. It's like, man, I don't need to see that waterfall.”
Father's son taken to Lesotho; lawyer cites Hague Convention route
A 702 caller says his five-year-old was taken to Lesotho without a passport; a legal guest explains Hague Convention options and urges quick action.
“Agreement. I'd love to take those calls. 011-883-0702. Yeah. It's always a big issue. In fact, I think the next call is going to illustrate that. Plikees is in Riddapur. Hi, Plikes.”
Hosts: bodies reject bad relationships, eczema cleared after breakup
On 947, hosts discuss how the body signals a bad relationship, including a host whose eczema vanished after leaving a five-and-a-half-year relationship.
“That feeling that something is just off about this person, you just like your man or love your man, your man so much, but your body just keeps rejecting. And with the rejection, comes no, I'm overthinking.”
Listeners share first-day red flags: boss's gift levy, quitting staff
On 947, listeners share job red flags, including a R200 birthday-gift levy for the boss on day three and a leaving interviewer.
“I've actually got one, but it's very tricky to speak about it because you can't give too much away. You know what I mean? One day I probably will be able to say a whole lot more, even though it happened a while back.”
Durban runner strays into Parliament precinct, spends two nights in cells
A Durban businessman jogging in Cape Town allegedly ran through an open gate into Parliament's precinct and was jailed, and may now file charges.
“For those who missed it, I was commenting at the beginning of the show on this poor guy from Durban who was in Cape Town last week on a business trip, decided to go for a run before he had headed.”
Caller returned to old employer three times; another says don't burn bridges
On 702, callers share boomerang-employee stories: one went back to the same employer three times, another returned after resigning well during the recession.
“I went somewhere for the greener pastures and then I stayed for less than a year and then I was back to my former employer and then my former employer didn't last for eight months and then I had to move, I went…”
Payroll worker flagged 10 ghost employees, was put on a performance plan
A caller to 947 says she flagged about ten ghost salaries at a public pharmaceutical company in 2023, then was put on a performance plan and dismissed.
“So I noticed that they've been paying plus minus 10 ghost employees. So I fled it with my manager. And trust and be me, they made my two weeks of living hell and I got dismissed. Okay, so how did you get a hold of the?”
Caller regrets skipping car insurance: unfixed car, five-year loan
A 702 caller says she had no car insurance, took a bank loan to fix her crashed car, and the car is still not moving.
“I didn't have a car insurance. So my car was involved in an accident. And let me tell you the biggest mistake that I regret. I still regret even today. I went to the bank to go and get a loan and to fix my car.”
Her sister's lump-sum payout let her die at home, not worry about money
On Cape Talk, a guest explains how disability and dread disease cover changed her sister's finances during stage four colorectal cancer.
“Just how important these conversations can be. Cindy, good to have you with us. Hi, Sarah Jane. Lovely to be on the show with you and hello to all your listeners. It's lovely to have you with us.”
Men going through divorce isolate and lack information, guest says
A guest on SAfm's The Full Circle explains how men and women seek help differently after divorce, and why isolation raises the risk of suicidal ideation.
“And then I asked: what kind of information did you require at the time as a man initiating and going through this next chapter? I'll start it like this: I'll use a comparison.”
Friend's birthday-lunch bill collection ended in a disputed card charge
On 947, listeners share bill-splitting horror stories, including a R4,000 birthday collection later disputed with a bank and a calculator-wielding friend.
“It's afternoons Israeli and we're chatting about splitting that bill. It would appear that this is a very contentious topic for a lot of people because there's some people that genuinely just don't believe in splitting…”
Parents say Berkefleet school fight cost R300,000 in information requests
A Glenbridge parent says the community has spent almost R300,000 on access to information as the province and city pass them back and forth.
“I suppose my concerns are that I think that there is a better school that can be built in Berkefleet and that the Berkefleet community seems to be in support of building that school.”
Petrol attendant promoted after catching boss kissing brother's wife
On Mo Flava's daily dilemma, Musa asks whether to tell his boss's brother about the affair and risk the promotion; the host says it's not his place.
“Because the question he's actually asking is: do I tell the brother what's happening and risk losing the job that I've worked very hard to earn? Or do I just”
Listeners keep lost loved ones alive through dad jokes and chicken stew
On Kaya Breakfast's All Souls Day segment, listeners share how they remember late parents and spouses, from recipes to notebooks of dad jokes.
“Asking AI. Today's question: Dear AI, America is pouring billions into artificial intelligence, but are the returns keeping up? How dependent is the US economy on the AI boom?”
Dim-lit gyms: study finds women feel worse exercising facing a mirror
A 702 presenter discusses the dark-gym workout trend and cites a 58-woman experiment on mirrors and body image.
“And some people would be pulling weights, for example, or doing something and looking at the mirror to see that one, they're doing it right. There's that, there's that question, right? Is my form right?”
Cyber expert: no smartphone before 13, no social media before 16
A cyber safety expert on Cape Talk backs a smartphone-free childhood and says Meta's reported $25bn settlement shows platforms can't dodge the harm.
“Resilience and at what age should they kind of be given a smartphone for the first time? So, I am a big, so I'm a parent as well, and I'm a big proponent of the Smartphone Free Childhood Initiative, which is like a…”
Abducted with his kids, he bargained with God and a captor spared him
On Power FM, a guest recalls being abducted with his children, surrendering on a mountain, and a captor saying he was a good man and should live.
“When I was abducted with my kids a couple of years ago, I remember the sense of surrender when you begin to say, I've done everything that can be done. It's time for you to take me. It's okay.”
Autism mum to business: we are your consumers, not a CSI project
A mother of twins with autism tells Power FM firms to serve disabled customers, saying accommodation like ramps and automatic doors benefits everyone.
“Sports mom, that's all you'd be doing. So, look at my journey as that. That is what I am. So, a lot of my journey revolves around you, children, yeah. But a lot of who I am also then needs to come out.”
Teen's knee 'jumped out of socket' on a night out, then every joint failed
Taryn Tomilson tells Richard Sutton how aggressive juvenile rheumatoid arthritis began at 17 and spread to every joint within weeks.
“And I got up, and as I got up, it felt like my knee jumped out of socket. Like as I stood up, it was like, oh shit, that twisted my knee. That's what I thought. It was hot and it was inflamed and it was terribly sore.”
Caller lost friends with his job in 2018, they returned when he succeeded
A Power FM caller says friends vanished when he lost his job in 2018, then came back once he became a shop's brand ambassador.
“Ourselves, the better. So let's pray. Let's pray that the people around us are just as happy for us. Yeah. We've got another call on the line, Kwasa from Tembisa. Hi, Kwasa. How are you, my sister? I'm very well, Kwasa.”
Woman says banks patronised her over car finance: 'focus on your lunch'
A caller on 702 describes negotiating her own vehicle finance, fighting a DIC fee and facing patronising, sexist bank staff.
“So I then moved to my second bank, which is Nedbank, and they have a division called MFC, and that's their vehicle finance division. And we started off at Nedbank with an interest rate around 15%, if I'm not mistaken.”
Kaya host's Will Smith impression won a standing ovation and a teacher's blessing
A Kaya 959 host recalls a grade seven oral in his dad's tracksuit, where his teacher told him he was a star, shaping his career.
“So it was in grade seven with my teacher, Mrs. Keating, love you till this day. So what had happened was she had given us an oral to do. I don't remember what the task was. I don't remember. Okay, I don't remember.”
Daily dilemma: funny family awards leave jobless cousin feeling mocked
On 947, Mo Flava weighs a listener's dilemma over a Christmas 'biggest borrower' award that upset her unemployed cousin, and advises an apology.
“Okay, so it's time for the daily dilemma. A tricky life situation that you're dealing with, you know, we always want to hear about it and you can obviously get some perspective and see how you are going to play your…”
Caller dressed young to vote, recalls crying in 1994: 'a long walk to freedom'
A 702 caller describes voting as a special voter, recalls crying at her first vote in 1994, and says she will always love South Africa.
“I said, I've come to vote. I've come to vote. And I really stood my face and I was very sterile. And people were like, I'm telling you, Africa, they were confused.”
Since Day Zero, bath water scooped by bucket flushes the loo
A Cape Talk host says her household still scoops bath water into a bucket to flush the toilet, urging South Africans to keep water-saving habits.
“There is a bucket and that is used uh to to scoop out the bath water and use it to flush the loo. And we still have that in practice in our house and it's the easiest system ever.”
Cousin's R250 family braai shows 'admin and logistics' politician in the making
On 947, a listener says a cousin collected R250 from 18 people for a braai, then blamed the missing money on admin and logistics.
“That man is already a politician. No, no, no, no. As soon as you start speaking about admin and logistics, then that person is a true politician. Because what do you mean, admin and logistics? For a family bra?”
Listener's mum, a body corporate chair, bans kids outside after 5pm
On 947, a listener says her mother runs their complex like a dictator, with bans on children, washing and late visitors.
“She's the chairperson of our complex body corporate and has already banned children from playing outside after 5 p.m. She threatened to fine people for hanging washing on balconies and introduced a rule that visits.”
Caller with no water for five days says he'll take wife, girlfriend and work crush
A North Riding caller on 947 admits he hasn't bathed in five days, then names three guests for a King of the Whip ticket giveaway.
“Now, listen, don't take offense, Angelo. I've got to ask because you're from North Riding. So we've got to ask the important questions: Have you got water?”
Caller: spouse must adopt my club, faith and party, part of lobola
A 702 caller says marrying him means converting to his soccer club, faith and political affiliation, and it should be part of lobola talks.
“So, my expectation when I marry a person, they must convert into my soccer clubs, to my faith, and into my political affiliation. That's non-negotiable. In fact, it should be part of the Labola negotiations.”
Host tells born-free daughter: never forget the weight of your vote
On SAfm election morning, a host recalls telling her daughter, who first voted, that people died for the right and democracy must be kept alive.
“Indeed, but what she couldn't quite get her head around as a born free is that her parents and her grandparents and her, you know, well, forget the great-grandparents, but essentially, none of us actually had the right…”
Atlantis man losing his sight votes his last time, in his best clothes
A Cape Talk caller from Atlantis says this will be his last election with vision, but he will dress up and vote anyway.
“From first-time voters to people who has voted in every single democratic election in South Africa. As-salamu alaykum, Muhammad in Atlantis, how are you feeling today? Very sad, listen, man. Why so?”
Hosts debate whether accountant was right to flag R1.2m budget error
On 947, hosts weigh a listener who, added to a managers' WhatsApp group by mistake, spotted a double-counted row in the CFO's budget.
“So, here goes, I'm a junior accountant and the company in Sandton four months ago. My manager added me to the leadership team's WhatsApp group by mistake.”
Host mocks friend who wanted to party on election eve
On 947's Anele and the Club, a host recalls a friend wanting to go out before voting day, and the team jokes about hangovers keeping people from the polls.
“So, yesterday, a friend of mine called to be like, Hey, what are you doing tonight? Where are we going? And I was like, Why? He's like, Are you guys not crying? Are you guys not hosting? Are we going out?”
Guest: speaking proper English opened doors but left him feeling shut out at home
A 702 guest born in Venda says his diction helped his career, yet his accent made him feel left out and pretentious among home-language peers.
“And I find that it opens many doors. In fact, one of my teachers in high school said to me, That mouth of yours is going to get you places. It's only in hindsight that I think to myself, she had a point.”
Researcher: VR and apps can connect you to your future self
A Max Planck researcher says VR helped people reach goals by connecting them to their aged future selves, and the host imagines an avatar coach.
“It was probably about this eight-month, nine-month point where I thought, I remember I was in a hostel and a bunch of people were going to a waterfall. It's like, man, I don't need to see that waterfall.”
Father's son taken to Lesotho; lawyer cites Hague Convention route
A 702 caller says his five-year-old was taken to Lesotho without a passport; a legal guest explains Hague Convention options and urges quick action.
“Agreement. I'd love to take those calls. 011-883-0702. Yeah. It's always a big issue. In fact, I think the next call is going to illustrate that. Plikees is in Riddapur. Hi, Plikes.”
Hosts: bodies reject bad relationships, eczema cleared after breakup
On 947, hosts discuss how the body signals a bad relationship, including a host whose eczema vanished after leaving a five-and-a-half-year relationship.
“That feeling that something is just off about this person, you just like your man or love your man, your man so much, but your body just keeps rejecting. And with the rejection, comes no, I'm overthinking.”
Listeners share first-day red flags: boss's gift levy, quitting staff
On 947, listeners share job red flags, including a R200 birthday-gift levy for the boss on day three and a leaving interviewer.
“I've actually got one, but it's very tricky to speak about it because you can't give too much away. You know what I mean? One day I probably will be able to say a whole lot more, even though it happened a while back.”
Durban runner strays into Parliament precinct, spends two nights in cells
A Durban businessman jogging in Cape Town allegedly ran through an open gate into Parliament's precinct and was jailed, and may now file charges.
“For those who missed it, I was commenting at the beginning of the show on this poor guy from Durban who was in Cape Town last week on a business trip, decided to go for a run before he had headed.”
Caller returned to old employer three times; another says don't burn bridges
On 702, callers share boomerang-employee stories: one went back to the same employer three times, another returned after resigning well during the recession.
“I went somewhere for the greener pastures and then I stayed for less than a year and then I was back to my former employer and then my former employer didn't last for eight months and then I had to move, I went…”
Payroll worker flagged 10 ghost employees, was put on a performance plan
A caller to 947 says she flagged about ten ghost salaries at a public pharmaceutical company in 2023, then was put on a performance plan and dismissed.
“So I noticed that they've been paying plus minus 10 ghost employees. So I fled it with my manager. And trust and be me, they made my two weeks of living hell and I got dismissed. Okay, so how did you get a hold of the?”
Caller regrets skipping car insurance: unfixed car, five-year loan
A 702 caller says she had no car insurance, took a bank loan to fix her crashed car, and the car is still not moving.
“I didn't have a car insurance. So my car was involved in an accident. And let me tell you the biggest mistake that I regret. I still regret even today. I went to the bank to go and get a loan and to fix my car.”
Her sister's lump-sum payout let her die at home, not worry about money
On Cape Talk, a guest explains how disability and dread disease cover changed her sister's finances during stage four colorectal cancer.
“Just how important these conversations can be. Cindy, good to have you with us. Hi, Sarah Jane. Lovely to be on the show with you and hello to all your listeners. It's lovely to have you with us.”
Men going through divorce isolate and lack information, guest says
A guest on SAfm's The Full Circle explains how men and women seek help differently after divorce, and why isolation raises the risk of suicidal ideation.
“And then I asked: what kind of information did you require at the time as a man initiating and going through this next chapter? I'll start it like this: I'll use a comparison.”
Friend's birthday-lunch bill collection ended in a disputed card charge
On 947, listeners share bill-splitting horror stories, including a R4,000 birthday collection later disputed with a bank and a calculator-wielding friend.
“It's afternoons Israeli and we're chatting about splitting that bill. It would appear that this is a very contentious topic for a lot of people because there's some people that genuinely just don't believe in splitting…”
Parents say Berkefleet school fight cost R300,000 in information requests
A Glenbridge parent says the community has spent almost R300,000 on access to information as the province and city pass them back and forth.
“I suppose my concerns are that I think that there is a better school that can be built in Berkefleet and that the Berkefleet community seems to be in support of building that school.”
Petrol attendant promoted after catching boss kissing brother's wife
On Mo Flava's daily dilemma, Musa asks whether to tell his boss's brother about the affair and risk the promotion; the host says it's not his place.
“Because the question he's actually asking is: do I tell the brother what's happening and risk losing the job that I've worked very hard to earn? Or do I just”
Listeners keep lost loved ones alive through dad jokes and chicken stew
On Kaya Breakfast's All Souls Day segment, listeners share how they remember late parents and spouses, from recipes to notebooks of dad jokes.
“Asking AI. Today's question: Dear AI, America is pouring billions into artificial intelligence, but are the returns keeping up? How dependent is the US economy on the AI boom?”
Dim-lit gyms: study finds women feel worse exercising facing a mirror
A 702 presenter discusses the dark-gym workout trend and cites a 58-woman experiment on mirrors and body image.
“And some people would be pulling weights, for example, or doing something and looking at the mirror to see that one, they're doing it right. There's that, there's that question, right? Is my form right?”
Cyber expert: no smartphone before 13, no social media before 16
A cyber safety expert on Cape Talk backs a smartphone-free childhood and says Meta's reported $25bn settlement shows platforms can't dodge the harm.
“Resilience and at what age should they kind of be given a smartphone for the first time? So, I am a big, so I'm a parent as well, and I'm a big proponent of the Smartphone Free Childhood Initiative, which is like a…”
Abducted with his kids, he bargained with God and a captor spared him
On Power FM, a guest recalls being abducted with his children, surrendering on a mountain, and a captor saying he was a good man and should live.
“When I was abducted with my kids a couple of years ago, I remember the sense of surrender when you begin to say, I've done everything that can be done. It's time for you to take me. It's okay.”
Autism mum to business: we are your consumers, not a CSI project
A mother of twins with autism tells Power FM firms to serve disabled customers, saying accommodation like ramps and automatic doors benefits everyone.
“Sports mom, that's all you'd be doing. So, look at my journey as that. That is what I am. So, a lot of my journey revolves around you, children, yeah. But a lot of who I am also then needs to come out.”
Teen's knee 'jumped out of socket' on a night out, then every joint failed
Taryn Tomilson tells Richard Sutton how aggressive juvenile rheumatoid arthritis began at 17 and spread to every joint within weeks.
“And I got up, and as I got up, it felt like my knee jumped out of socket. Like as I stood up, it was like, oh shit, that twisted my knee. That's what I thought. It was hot and it was inflamed and it was terribly sore.”
Caller lost friends with his job in 2018, they returned when he succeeded
A Power FM caller says friends vanished when he lost his job in 2018, then came back once he became a shop's brand ambassador.
“Ourselves, the better. So let's pray. Let's pray that the people around us are just as happy for us. Yeah. We've got another call on the line, Kwasa from Tembisa. Hi, Kwasa. How are you, my sister? I'm very well, Kwasa.”