Listener call
Tipping and waiter wages
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
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Listener call
Support for unemployed men
Argues that unemployed, depressed and angry men need jobs long term and support facilities to obtain help immediately.
“In the short term, I think that we need some sort of support facilities where they can go to and get help.”
Morag in Eastern Cape
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 09:32
Listener call
Gratitude for promotion
Expresses gratitude after receiving a promotion following 12 years in the same post and persistent hard work.
“I've been promoted. When the time is right, Clement, the time is right.”
A caller
702 · The Clement Manyathela Show · 2 Oct 09:24
Voice note
Smart ID replacement fee
Argues that people should not be expected to spend scarce time, energy and resources replacing green ID books, and opposes any fee for the new smart ID card.
“This fee that's behind the changing of the green ID book into the new smart ID card should not be there.”
A listener
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 09:17
Voice note
Cape Town affordability
Says Cape Town was cool when disposable income allowed people to afford the activities they enjoyed.
Daniel
Cape Talk · Good Morning Cape Town · 2 Oct 08:58
Voice note
Mavericks drink prices
Says the wine at Mavericks is much cheaper than elsewhere.
“I'd just like to say that the wine at Mavericks is much.”
George
Cape Talk · Good Morning Cape Town · 2 Oct 08:56
Listener call
Free first ID application
Describes obtaining her husband’s first smart ID application for free while applying for passports, which arrived quickly, with his ID still pending.
“And on the board, it said first application free.”
Vaureen in Heidelberg
702 · Early Breakfast · 2 Oct 05:18
Listener call
Limited bank branches
Says bank branch closures mean many people cannot easily access branches offering smart ID and passport services.
“The branches are very limited. You can't get certain services in certain areas because there's no branches.”
Jay
702 · Early Breakfast · 2 Oct 05:17
Listener call
Bank branch accessibility
Says bank closures mean branches offering smart ID services remain limited, especially outside urban areas.
“The banks are closing the branches.”
Jay in Soweto
Cape Talk · 2 Oct 05:17
Listener call
Smart ID application problems
Explains that Smart ID applicants are restricted to branches of the bank used for payment, with limited availability and poor disclosure before payment.
“They don't tell you that beforehand.”
The clip plays the first three minutes.
Zugi in Blouberg
Cape Talk · 2 Oct 04:41
Voice note
Smart ID card affordability
Argues that the smart ID card fee is unaffordable for financially struggling people, including those surviving on social grants.
“Why does the government seem so aloof to the financial rules of the people out there?”
A listener
Cape Talk · 2 Oct 04:29
Listener call
Smart ID fee affordability
Argues that the smart ID conversion fee burdens financially struggling people, including those surviving on social grants, and questions the government's lack of awareness.
“Why does the government seem so aloof to the financial rules of the people out there?”
A caller
702 · Early Breakfast · 2 Oct 04:29
Listener call
Policies and economic emancipation
Urges policymakers to simplify policies, assess whether BRICS and investment agreements benefit ordinary people, and prioritise agriculture and food security.
“Are they benefiting us?”
The clip plays the first three minutes.
Lucas in Centurion
Power FM · POWER Zone · 2 Oct 01:32
Listener call
Private ownership and transformation
Argues that privatisation will undermine transformation and force poorer communities to pay for services and healthcare previously covered by public assets.
“Private can never be a solution to our problems.”
Skumbuzo
Power FM · POWER Zone · 2 Oct 01:30
Listener call
African victimhood and spaza shops
Argues that Africans should reject false beliefs about their abilities and examine how victimhood shapes attitudes toward township businesses and spaza shops.
Polisario in Montana
702 · The Aubrey Masango Show · 1 Oct 23:52
Listener call
Foreign-owned township shops
Raises concerns about foreign nationals taking over township spaza shops and recalls narratives about outsiders arriving with goods before gaining economic influence.
“The Afghanis, per Afghanistan, the Somalians and the Pakistanis came to our country selling carpets.”
Lunga in Johannesburg
702 · The Aubrey Masango Show · 1 Oct 23:44
Listener call
Professionalism and corporate failures
Asks whether professionalism adds value in companies and government, and why businesses collapse when books fail to balance and accountability or compliance is lacking.
“Does professionalism add value in these companies nowadays, not in the past, nowadays?”
Jerry in Les Cabilet
Power FM · POWER Business · 1 Oct 19:55
Voice note
Unemployment rate increase
Reports that unemployment rose from 32.7% to 33.6%, saying more people lost jobs and the country’s economic situation is becoming dire.
“This means that more people lost their jobs from quota one to quota two.”
A listener in Pretoria
SAfm · The National Pulse · 1 Oct 17:10
Listener call
South Africa’s extreme inequality
Cites an Oxfam finding about wealth concentration among the richest South Africans and says it confirms South Africa is the world’s most unequal country.
“To me, this confirms that South Africa is the most unequal country in the world.”
Nwandi in Cape Town
SAfm · The National Pulse · 1 Oct 16:56
Listener call
Eskom debt and electricity costs
Challenges the expectation that ordinary people should pay Eskom’s debt and asks what has been done to protect them from rising costs.
“Why do I have to pay for the debt of Eskom for heaven's sake?”
Bonkie
SAfm · The National Pulse · 1 Oct 16:56
Listener call
Gauteng rail privatisation concerns
Warns that the Gauteng government will exploit the train system and says the province’s rail legacy will be lost under the proposed arrangement.
“If you want something not to work, give it to those comrades.”
Luis in Pretoria
SAfm · The National Pulse · 1 Oct 16:51
Listener call
Unsafe imported counterfeit products
Claims that counterfeit products sold by foreign-owned shops could harm and kill South Africans, and asks who manufactures and supplies them.
“The poor people are gonna die one by one because of Bangladesh stuff, Pakistan stuff, Somalian stuff.”
A caller
SAfm · The National Pulse · 1 Oct 16:48
Listener call
Company owner recusal
Asks how someone can be recused from a company they own, especially when the company has no board and they founded it.
A caller in Randfontein
702 · Afternoon Drive · 1 Oct 16:13
Listener call
NSFAS unpaid university fees
Explains that NSFAS’s unpaid amount to Stellenbosch University is preventing graduates from accessing transcripts and degrees, creating employment difficulties and anxiety.
“Practically, we cannot access our transcripts or get our degrees, which makes it difficult to find employment.”
The clip plays the first three minutes.
Robin
Cape Talk · Afternoon Drive · 1 Oct 15:20