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 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
Listener call
Ask AIAsks why traffic lights around Fourways Mall repeatedly stop working and requests that the problem be investigated.
“All around this mall, all the robots are off.”
Zuko
702 · Afternoon Drive · 1 Oct 17:41
Listener call
Ask AIDescribes raising two daughters, fearing dangerous men, and avoiding relationships since her husband's death to protect her children.
“Ever since I lost my husband, 2020 will never get into a relationship.”
Bongi
702 · Afternoon Drive · 1 Oct 17:40
Listener call
Ask AIAsks which primate has the closest equivalent to human language and argues that velvet monkeys use distinct sounds to describe different predators.
“Is which primate has the closest example of language, as in words, to humans?”
Margaret in Tamboerskloof
Cape Talk · Afternoon Drive · 1 Oct 17:36
Listener call
Ask AIDescribes a four-day outage affecting residents and schools, criticises poor communication from authorities, and says the situation is frustrating.
“People are in the dark.”
Jerry in Centurion
Power FM · POWER Drive · 1 Oct 17:26
Voice note
Ask AIReports that a truck accident near the N12 is worse than expected and advises motorists coming from the airport to avoid the route.
“I wouldn't even suggest you try and come this way from the airport.”
A listener
702 · Afternoon Drive · 1 Oct 17:15
Voice note
Ask AIArgues that South Africans react inconsistently to tough action against illegal miners and to soldiers being deployed without taking action.
“This is so absurd.”
Musiso in Prague
702 · Afternoon Drive · 1 Oct 17:11
Listener call
Ask AIArgues that the government should deploy the army to engage zama-zamas and eliminate some of them if necessary.
“Let the army go and engage them.”
John
702 · Afternoon Drive · 1 Oct 17:10
Voice note
Ask AIReports 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
Ask AIArgues that corruption and poor governance make them doubtful about voting, while maintaining that non-voters retain the democratic right to criticise government.
“People must stop saying that when you didn't vote, you shouldn't complain about poor governance.”
Ishu in Lady Grey
SAfm · The National Pulse · 1 Oct 16:59
Voice note
Ask AIAsks whether home solar installations have caused incidents or bad outcomes, and how prevalent those incidents are.
“I just want to know: have there been any incidents or bad outcomes of home installations?”
A listener
702 · Afternoon Drive · 1 Oct 16:58
Listener call
Ask AICites 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
Ask AIChallenges 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
Ask AIQuestions why the media allegedly gave little attention to Madame Nkobani’s acquittal after extensively reporting allegations against her.
“How come now she's been acquitted, the media is silent?”
Michael in Eastern Cape
SAfm · The National Pulse · 1 Oct 16:53
Listener call
Ask AIQuestions the morality of a 59-year-old accused of having consensual sex with an 18-year-old and criticises supporters and his female lawyer.
“You are fifty nine years old, this could be your granddaughter.”
A caller
SAfm · The National Pulse · 1 Oct 16:52
Listener call
Ask AIWarns 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
Ask AIDescribes illegal occupation and inadequate police assistance after a school moved away from the area, saying residents are struggling to get help.
“It's just rough, man. It's just rough.”
Tulani
SAfm · The National Pulse · 1 Oct 16:49
Listener call
Ask AIClaims 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
