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
Ask AIArgues that society must report known perpetrators and asks how the state can protect victims and lay charges when victims deny abuse.
“Is it GBV that needs to be addressed, or is it the violence that needs to be addressed?”
The clip plays the first three minutes.
Bratemba
Power FM · POWER Up · 30 Sept 04:00
Listener call
Ask AIArgues that 24-hour taverns and widespread liquor outlets contribute to deaths and serious problems in the country.
“As long as we have 10 taverns that are operating 24 hours, we are still going to have problems.”
A caller
Power FM · POWER Up · 30 Sept 03:55
Voice note
Ask AIArgues that the president is out of touch and criticizes the lack of action, implementation, feedback, transparency, and accountability behind political talk.
“Our president is mostly out of touch with reality.”
A listener
Power FM · POWER Up · 30 Sept 03:44
Listener call
Ask AIArgues that the government of national unity is confusing and should be clarified, comparing it with historical post-war political arrangements.
“It's really confusing.”
Buti in Eastern Cape
702 · 30 Sept 03:44
Listener call
Ask AIArgues that government speeches lack measurable targets and urges the media to track progress and hold authorities accountable for implementation.
“There's a lot of talk, but there's very little implementation.”
Tapello in Sandton
Power FM · POWER Up · 30 Sept 03:30
Listener call
Ask AIArgues that recognising feminine qualities within oneself can make men reconsider violence against women.
“Once you can understand as a man that there is feminine in you, it won't be easy because when you hit that woman, you are also fighting the inner you.”
Mafiani in Orange Farm
Power FM · POWER Up · 30 Sept 03:04
Listener call
Ask AIAsks why people over 67 are prevented from taking higher cover, describing his own unsuccessful attempt to obtain it.
“They said no, because my engine can seize up at any time.”
Paul
702 · 30 Sept 02:47
Voice note
Ask AIAsks whether employees who wash decomposed or accident victims’ bodies receive counselling and whether male and female employees wash bodies of the same gender.
A listener
702 · 30 Sept 02:45
Listener call
Ask AIDescribes how a faulty municipal water meter generated excessive bills, disrupted her medical practice, and led to restricted water flow before the city corrected the account.
“We normally use about between 3 to 5 kilo, on average about 4 kilo liters per month.”
The clip plays the first three minutes.
Shanaz
Cape Talk · 30 Sept 02:39
Listener call
Ask AIAsks what happens to the pigeons after they are released during a funeral send-off.
“What happens to those wax nice pigeons after the send off of a disease in the funeral?”
Tito
702 · 30 Sept 02:34
Listener call
Ask AIArgues that courts treat fathers as secondary parents and restrict their access to children despite fathers seeking emotional support and involvement.
“Am I just a sperm donor?”
A caller
Power FM · POWER Zone · 30 Sept 01:56
Listener call
Ask AIArgues that society must diagnose the loss of complementary male and female roles, including their spiritual foundations and reciprocal benefits.
“We have lost that, you know.”
Tatana
Power FM · POWER Zone · 30 Sept 01:51
Listener call
Ask AIArgues that men should lead as visionaries while women nurture and support the family, opposing systemic changes based on perceived failures.
“Women are nurturers and they are givers of life, but men are leaders and they are visionaries.”
A caller
Power FM · POWER Zone · 30 Sept 01:50
Voice note
Ask AIArgues that higher birth rates resulted from the absence of contraceptives and pregnancy termination services, and questions how fertility rates can include decimal points.
“There was no termination of pregnancy services.”
A listener
702 · 30 Sept 01:44
Listener call
Ask AIArgues that AI may create problems for spirituality and asks where Kumo sees themselves in relation to its growing use.
“AI in South Africa, I want to say to you now that it comes at a very bad time.”
Varamuta
Power FM · POWER Zone · 30 Sept 01:10
Listener call
Ask AIAsks what is happening in the spiritual realm following people being killed across the country, and how this relates to the country’s collective grieving.
“What is happening there in the spiritual realm?”
A caller
Power FM · POWER Zone · 30 Sept 01:06
Listener call
Ask AIArgues that killing is unjustified unless someone’s life is in danger, and supports teaching conflict resolution and anger management to prevent violence.
“For as long as your life is not in danger, Rolex, why do you, you know, resort to killing someone?”
Rolex
Power FM · POWER Zone · 30 Sept 00:43
Listener call
Ask AISays the president’s speech was good but argues that corrupt police and other officials fail to enforce or execute his plans.
“The biggest problem is people who must enforce or people who must execute his plans.”
Fikile
Power FM · POWER Zone · 30 Sept 00:34
Listener call
Ask AIExplains that masculine, feminine and childlike aspects exist within everyone, and says understanding this can improve relationships and reduce violence.
“Trinity is not just a religious one.”
The clip plays the first three minutes.
Embaviani in Orange Farm
Power FM · POWER Zone · 30 Sept 00:22
