Listener calls
When a listener phones a show, or sends a voice note that gets played, we log the call: the topic, their view in a sentence and their own words, with a clip of the call as it aired. Browse the last 7 days by station, show or topic.
Listener call
Describes students going without food, water and support after staff were barred from campus, while expressing fear and alleging apartheid-like treatment.
“The last meal that students had was 28 September.”
A caller
SAfm · Update at Noon · 2 Oct 12:17
Listener call
Describes a peaceful student protest that police ordered them to disperse before firing rubber bullets and chasing students who ran away.
“We got there, sang our songs peacefully with no action of violation against any law.”
A caller
SAfm · Update at Noon · 2 Oct 12:13
Voice note
Says a partner’s refusal to discuss or explore sex has made intimacy unenjoyable and caused this aspect of the relationship to die.
A listener
702 · The Clement Manyathela Show · 2 Oct 11:44
Listener call
Argues that people should adjust sexually for partners they love rather than seeking someone else to satisfy them.
“If you love the person, she's conservative, you're going to adjust.”
Corey
702 · The Clement Manyathela Show · 2 Oct 11:41
Voice note
Argues that some people pretend to be conservative in serious relationships because they fear being judged for their past sexual experiences.
“They were just all over the place.”
A listener
702 · The Clement Manyathela Show · 2 Oct 11:38
Listener call
Asks why restaurants around Parkhurst close on Mondays, describing the difficulty of making an impromptu dinner plan and impressing someone that day.
“Can you just find out why don't they open on a Monday?”
A caller
702 · The Clement Manyathela Show · 2 Oct 10:52
Listener call
Describes accidentally braaiing with a wooden pallet and warns that pine and treated wood are unsafe for cooking.
“I chopped up a pellet and bride with that.”
Martin
Cape Talk · The Clarence Ford Show · 2 Oct 10:50
Listener call
Asks why tipping is so prevalent in South Africa and whether waiters receive a basic wage rather than relying entirely on tips.
Bonolo in Midrind
702 · The Clement Manyathela Show · 2 Oct 10:48
Voice note
Says the beef tongue starter at Blockman was probably the best dish they have ever eaten.
“That is the best thing I've ever had, probably in my life, so far.”
A listener in Midrind
702 · The Clement Manyathela Show · 2 Oct 10:42
Listener call
Praises Theo for making every customer feel special and says Kolonaki is her favourite among the restaurants.
“He's such a beautiful, wise host.”
Lebu in Johannesburg
702 · The Clement Manyathela Show · 2 Oct 10:40
Voice note
Asks how restaurants pre-cook and store dishes such as oxtail so they can be served shortly after ordering.
“How they store or pre-prepare meals.”
A listener
702 · The Clement Manyathela Show · 2 Oct 10:36
Voice note
Argues that people should challenge misogynistic attitudes and notes that violence can occur in situations where bystanders cannot safely intervene.
“I don't even associate with people who date younger girls.”
Freir
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 10:34
Voice note
Shares that someone they know gave a dog an unusual name and mentions their own dogs, Toffee and Candy.
“Our dogs are called toffee and candy.”
A listener
Cape Talk · The Clarence Ford Show · 2 Oct 10:30
Voice note
Says online bank appointments for smart IDs are unavailable or difficult to find, making the process inaccessible even for technologically capable people.
Errol
Cape Talk · The Clarence Ford Show · 2 Oct 10:29
Listener call
Questions the NHI’s corruption safeguards after hospitals allegedly failed trials and companies received government contracts, and asks that Dr Crisp explain the situation.
“All 10 hospitals failed completely and utterly.”
Mike in Newlands
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 10:26
Voice note
Describes discovering that her foreign partner's ID had been waiting in Malmesbury since August without officials notifying them.
“It’s been sitting in Malmesbury since the 19th of August.”
Zoe
Cape Talk · The Clarence Ford Show · 2 Oct 10:24
Listener call
Argues that psychologists should study cultural and family patterns of violence and introduce preventive education in schools, including teaching boys not to abuse women.
“You said better prevent it by telling your son not to abuse women.”
The clip plays the first three minutes.
Pravesh in Durban
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 10:23
Voice note
Says Home Affairs provided a pleasant, efficient experience when he applied for a passport and smart ID in Paarl.
“It was literally 10-11 days later that I first had my ID card.”
Clint in Gordon's Bay
Cape Talk · The Clarence Ford Show · 2 Oct 10:21
Voice note
Reports that Makanda clinic has lacked chronic medication for three weeks, leaving elderly patients repeatedly told their medicines are unavailable, and asks for an investigation.
“Can someone investigate and come back to us with an answer?”
Joanne in Makanda
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 10:11
Listener call
Argues that violence and abuse against women should not be blamed on any particular culture, clan or continent, but condemned as inherently wrong.
“It is not a European thing to abuse women.”
Luel
Power FM · POWER Talk · 2 Oct 09:59
Listener call
Argues that prisoners receive excessive food funding while unemployed people receive little assistance, and suggests feeding prisoners once daily for less money.
“All I'm saying is, if they can be fed once a day”
The clip plays the first three minutes.
Ali
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 09:57
Listener call
Says the accused is personally known as a good family man, making the allegations shocking and explaining why relatives support him.
“I am very shocked of what I'm hearing.”
A caller
702 · The Clement Manyathela Show · 2 Oct 09:55
Listener call
Says disturbing crimes have made him worry about protecting his daughters and feel adults can no longer let children be carefree or trust others.
“This guy's gone mad, bro.”
The clip plays the first three minutes.
Parania in Rosebank
Power FM · POWER Talk · 2 Oct 09:55
Listener call
Asks how intelligent crows are compared with a ten-year-old and describes them befriending or targeting people based on how they were treated.
“Tell me what their intelligence rate is compared to, say, a 10-year-old.”
Martin
Cape Talk · The Clarence Ford Show · 2 Oct 09:54
