Listener calls

Caller, you’re on the air. Here is what they said.

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.

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Last 7 days · Cape Talk

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Weight-loss drugs and side effects

Warns that people misuse terms and take weight-loss drugs without understanding their effects, arguing lifestyle changes are preferable.

“My biggest fear is these side effects.”

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Cape Talk · Good Morning Cape Town · 30 Sept 08:45

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Intermittent blurry vision

Asks whether recurring brief episodes of blurry vision are dangerous and whether they should see a doctor.

“My eyes will just go blurry and it'll slowly just come right within a couple of seconds.”

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Cape Talk · Good Morning Cape Town · 30 Sept 08:44

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Celine Dion concert

Describes attending Celine Dion’s concert in Paris with her daughter and calls it an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime experience.

“It was once-in-a-lifetime experience.”

Paloma in Rondebosch

Cape Talk · Good Morning Cape Town · 30 Sept 07:54

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Parents’ role in gender violence

Argues that parents, especially parents of boys, must take more responsibility for teaching values and disciplining children to address gender-based violence.

“As parents, what are we doing?”

Peter in Sprayfree

Cape Talk · 30 Sept 05:22

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Gender-based violence responsibility

Argues that gender-based violence cannot be stopped solely by presidential action and challenges the claim that apartheid police could have prevented it.

“Gender-based violence was happening in the height of apartheid, dude.”

Daru in Diepkloof

Cape Talk · 30 Sept 04:43

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U.S. ambassador’s diplomatic conduct

Argues that the U.S. ambassador promotes a false genocide narrative, should respect South Africa, and possibly be declared persona non grata.

“There isn't a genocide on white farmers.”

Sebastian in Eldorado Park

Cape Talk · 30 Sept 04:24

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Faulty water meter billing

Describes 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

How this works: calls are found and summarised by AI from machine-generated transcripts of live broadcasts, so a summary can be wrong. Each quote is checked against the transcript. Names and places are as the caller gave them on air. An automated check holds back any call that should not be published about a private person. Those calls are not listed or counted. Each clip plays the call as it was broadcast, up to its first three minutes. Topics are assigned by AI. Calls stay on this page for 7 days. To correct or remove a call: [email protected].