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 gender equality was adopted without enough discussion of African cultural expectations around men’s and women’s money, creating challenges for support organisations.
“Are we equal? What about the culture that African culture that a man's money husband's money is for the family and the woman's money is hers?”
Fumani
Power FM · POWER Perspective · 1 Oct 22:51
Listener call
Ask AIArgues that stereotypes and institutional failures discourage men from seeking mental-health care, while male victims of gender-based violence are treated as perpetrators.
“When they go help, they are treated as perpetrators because what victims?”
Tabo in Braamfontein
Power FM · POWER Perspective · 1 Oct 22:41
Listener call
Ask AIArgues that churches should remain involved in public life because they supported communities during the liberation struggle, while treating political participants fairly.
“During the liberation struggle, the church has played a very parameter role in bringing us where we are today.”
Itu in Victoria
Power FM · POWER Perspective · 1 Oct 21:53
Listener call
Ask AIArgues that Christians should participate in politics because governing authority is established by God and withdrawal leaves leadership to unscrupulous people.
“As long as children of God stay away, we will be led by the scams of the world.”
Tamba in Greenside
Power FM · POWER Perspective · 1 Oct 21:52
Voice note
Ask AIQuestions why families of liberation stalwarts do not challenge ANC leadership and says they may be avoiding the truth for comfort.
“Are the families of the Stalwarts, the Susulus, the Mlangenes, the Mandelas?”
A listener
SAfm · The Meeting Point · 1 Oct 21:47
Listener call
Ask AIDescribes witnessing his father and community mourn Chris Hani’s death, and says the Honey Legacy project may help break the silence surrounding their pain.
“The first, the only time I saw my father cry was the day Kumi Krishani left us.”
Sydney in Bushbuckridge
SAfm · The Meeting Point · 1 Oct 21:41
Listener call
Ask AIAsks how non-African big cats arrived in South Africa, whether artificial insemination was used, and how involved local veterinarians are in importing them.
“How did they land here in South Africa?”
Stephen in Pretoria West
702 · The Aubrey Masango Show · 1 Oct 21:40
Listener call
Ask AIPraises Chris Hani as a true warrior, recalls his influence and prophecies, and asks Lindiwe to arrange a public session about her book and father.
“He was a true warrior.”
Lizo in PE
SAfm · The Meeting Point · 1 Oct 21:38
Listener call
Ask AIAsks Lindiwe’s view of people advocating a return to apartheid because of current corruption, recalling apartheid’s cruelty and her own age.
“I'm 61, I'm almost 62 years of age.”
Kylie
SAfm · The Meeting Point · 1 Oct 21:36
Listener call
Ask AIEncourages Lindiwe to continue Chris Hani’s legacy, offers a university invitation, and urges unity to address South Africa’s problems.
The clip plays the first three minutes.
Manfrey
SAfm · The Meeting Point · 1 Oct 21:33
Listener call
Ask AIArgues that churches should use politicians’ reliance on their prayers and endorsements to call them out when they do wrong.
Collien
Power FM · POWER Perspective · 1 Oct 21:28
Listener call
Ask AIDescribes that their mother died the previous January after working for Woolworth, before the presenter moves the discussion offline.
“My mother passed away last year in January.”
Tavis
Power FM · POWER Perspective · 1 Oct 20:58
Listener call
Ask AIArgues that Johannesburg voters went backwards after 2015, blaming politicised land allocation and municipal services for informal settlements that do not pay.
“Jove is broke because there was this notion, a political notion that says grab every land you get.”
Ole in Middleton
Power FM · POWER Perspective · 1 Oct 20:55
Listener call
Ask AIArgues that parents must address teenagers’ revealing clothing, expensive possessions and relationships with older men, while calling for stronger moral guidance and police intervention.
“These old guys, men with big range roofers here, is they are taking these small kids.”
Manza in Giyani
Power FM · POWER Perspective · 1 Oct 20:51
Voice note
Ask AIArgues that men are often not taught to discuss emotions and must model vulnerability for younger men and friends to change that culture.
“Men often aren't brought up with the culture of speaking our emotions.”
A listener
702 · The Aubrey Masango Show · 1 Oct 20:50
Listener call
Ask AIClarifies that he respects certain black leaders but believes they misuse their power, while lamenting the lack of unity among black South Africans.
“All I'm saying was: yes, they've got the power to challenge, but they use it in a wrong way.”
Masuku
Power FM · POWER Perspective · 1 Oct 20:49
Listener call
Ask AIArgues that social pressures, materialism and infidelity damage relationships, urging people to seek love rather than wealth or appearance.
“Stop lusting after things that are not yours.”
The clip plays the first three minutes.
Rolex in Rustenburg
Power FM · POWER Perspective · 1 Oct 20:40
Listener call
Ask AIRaises concern that a developer is clearing bush at Limana College of Education and appeals to government to restore its heritage legacy.
“There is a developer there who is busy clearing the bush.”
A caller
SAfm · The Meeting Point · 1 Oct 20:40
Listener call
Ask AIAsks what advice to give someone who sacrificed education and money to raise siblings but is now excluded from family decisions.
Braciu in Turffontein
Cape Talk · 1 Oct 20:33
Listener call
Ask AIAsks 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
Ask AIArgues that police are absent in Kempton Park and criticizes many officers as ineffective or mere puppets.
“I never come across with one cop.”
A listener in Kempton Park
SAfm · Market Update with Moneyweb · 1 Oct 18:00
Listener call
Ask AIArgues that water damage and inadequate protection at substations reveal a broken electricity system and contribute to prolonged power outages.
“It means that the system in the country is broken.”
Prince
Power FM · POWER Drive · 1 Oct 17:57
Listener call
Ask AIDescribes a storm-damaged substation, explaining that burned transformers caused unreliable load rotation and asking residents to be patient while repairs proceed.
“They left it one now. So, what they're doing now is that they put us on a load rotation.”
Prince in Pretoria East
Power FM · POWER Drive · 1 Oct 17:52
Voice note
Ask AIArgues that President Ramaphosa repeatedly says what the country must do instead of describing achievements, making his speeches tiring and infuriating.
“Everything is always saying we must, we must.”
A listener
SAfm · The National Pulse · 1 Oct 17:47
