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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Death penalty for violent crime

Argues that government has failed to stop gender-based violence and advocates restoring the death penalty because current punitive measures are inadequate.

“So I am advocating for the death penalty to come back.”

Lucinda

SAfm · The National Briefing · 30 Sept 07:17

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Criticism of GBV address

Argues that the president’s address offered no strong action on crime and that municipalities cannot address local problems effectively.

“There's nothing drastic that shows force to address the issues of crime in our country.”

Pilani in Boksburg, Gauteng

SAfm · The National Briefing · 30 Sept 07:00

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Reaction to presidential promises

Argues that the president’s promises are empty and will not be fulfilled.

“Nothing will come true.”

A listener in Cape Town

SAfm · The National Briefing · 30 Sept 06:59

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Government accountability

Argues that the president’s 60-day mandate will fail, recalling that a previous national dialogue produced no action on issues raised by the public.

A caller

SAfm · First Take SA · 30 Sept 05:39

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Solutions to violent crime

Asks for practical solutions to murders instead of repeated blame of police, government and the country or calls for the death sentence.

“Nobody's coming forward. Here's the solution. Try this solution.”

Disagmachabol

SAfm · First Take SA · 30 Sept 05:39

Voice note

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Jails versus correctional services

Argues that South Africa should restore jails rather than correctional services and overhaul parole for hardcore criminals.

“What we have, we have correctional services, whereby if people get corrected, they must be tested by coming outside.”

A listener

SAfm · First Take SA · 30 Sept 05:38

Voice note

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Parole system overhaul

Argues that crime results from unemployment, corruption and illegal immigration, and says prison officials may have relationships with hardened criminals affecting parole.

“Crime in this country is bedeviled by many factors: unemployment, corruption, illegal immigration, you name it.”

Paulo

SAfm · First Take SA · 30 Sept 05:37

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].