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
Argues that state collapse results from incompetent hiring, citing an allegedly incorrect court interpretation during a bail application.
“A person who's been paid for it can interpret. It can't be.”
Bishop in Le Wahomuzu
SAfm · Update at Noon · 2 Oct 12:53
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Argues that the president should cut the VIP protection unit's budget and redirect the funds to the South African Police Service.
William
SAfm · Update at Noon · 2 Oct 12:52
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Argues that porous borders and reduced aid to Zimbabwe are drawing Zimbabweans to South Africa for chronic medication, and calls for a border fence or wall.
“They don't have money to buy chronic medication, so obvious Zimbabweans will cross over and come to South Africa.”
Errol in Durban
SAfm · Update at Noon · 2 Oct 12:51
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Describes students going without food, water and support after staff were barred from campus, while expressing fear and alleging apartheid-like treatment.
“The last meal that students had was 28 September.”
A caller
SAfm · Update at Noon · 2 Oct 12:17
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Describes a peaceful student protest that police ordered them to disperse before firing rubber bullets and chasing students who ran away.
“We got there, sang our songs peacefully with no action of violation against any law.”
A caller
SAfm · Update at Noon · 2 Oct 12:13
Voice note
Argues that people should challenge misogynistic attitudes and notes that violence can occur in situations where bystanders cannot safely intervene.
“I don't even associate with people who date younger girls.”
Freir
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 10:34
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Questions the NHI’s corruption safeguards after hospitals allegedly failed trials and companies received government contracts, and asks that Dr Crisp explain the situation.
“All 10 hospitals failed completely and utterly.”
Mike in Newlands
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 10:26
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Argues that psychologists should study cultural and family patterns of violence and introduce preventive education in schools, including teaching boys not to abuse women.
“You said better prevent it by telling your son not to abuse women.”
The clip plays the first three minutes.
Pravesh in Durban
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 10:23
Voice note
Reports that Makanda clinic has lacked chronic medication for three weeks, leaving elderly patients repeatedly told their medicines are unavailable, and asks for an investigation.
“Can someone investigate and come back to us with an answer?”
Joanne in Makanda
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 10:11
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Argues that prisoners receive excessive food funding while unemployed people receive little assistance, and suggests feeding prisoners once daily for less money.
“All I'm saying is, if they can be fed once a day”
The clip plays the first three minutes.
Ali
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 09:57
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Argues that South Africa must rebuild a caring, unified society by educating people about constitutional values and developing a shared national identity.
“We need to build that society that Madiba talked about.”
Amy in Alberton
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 09:54
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Argues that unemployed, depressed and angry men need jobs long term and support facilities to obtain help immediately.
“In the short term, I think that we need some sort of support facilities where they can go to and get help.”
Morag in Eastern Cape
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 09:32
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Asks whether harsher punishments, including the death penalty, would deter extremely brutal killers and address rising violence.
“Maybe introduce death penalty on critical or very brutal cases.”
The clip plays the first three minutes.
Liso
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 09:27
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Argues that families should teach children about preventing gender-based violence and create awareness before incidents occur.
“Let's create awareness, JJ. Let's not ask her to the legislature to go making noise after when an incident has already happened.”
Zunguza
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 09:25
Voice note
Clarifies that Malema's conviction appeal was dismissed while his sentencing appeal was granted.
“Malema appealed the conviction and the sentence, but the other one was denied, and the other one was granted.”
A listener
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 09:24
Voice note
Argues that Julius Malema appealed both conviction and sentencing, but only the sentencing appeal was granted.
“It's as simple as plain out that I don't think you need a legal expert for that.”
A listener
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 09:23
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Argues that men must challenge abusive behaviour and rejects the death penalty as a response to gender-based violence, citing South Africa’s post-1995 history.
“The only way this is going to move is not when we find more ways of using violence in the society.”
Crispin in Durban
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 09:19
Voice note
Argues that people should not be expected to spend scarce time, energy and resources replacing green ID books, and opposes any fee for the new smart ID card.
“This fee that's behind the changing of the green ID book into the new smart ID card should not be there.”
A listener
SAfm · The Daily Discourse · 2 Oct 09:17
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Says political leadership is ineffective, questions the value of voting and democracy, and argues for dismantling the current political-party system to focus on development.
“Actually, the constitution should be dismantled.”
Tando in Eastern Cape
SAfm · The National Briefing · 2 Oct 08:59
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Urges voters to support and reform the ANC, then asks parents to talk more with children, especially girls, about harmful opportunistic behaviour.
“As parents, are we talking enough to our child?”
Harry in Harrismith
SAfm · The National Briefing · 2 Oct 08:58
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Condemns the president for failing to address crime, cold cases and forensic backlogs, saying there is insufficient political will.
“The president disappointed us again because there is no political will to address these issues.”
Pule in Bloemfontein
SAfm · The National Briefing · 2 Oct 08:57
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Praises a state investigator’s courtroom evidence and says dedicated police officers remain despite wider problems at the police service.
“She was never intimidated, she was well articulated.”
Churchill in Mthatha
SAfm · The National Briefing · 2 Oct 08:56
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Argues that judicial and political systems have failed, citing international justice, inflation, unemployment and corruption, and supports a system that could stop corruption.
“We realized that the judicial has totally failed.”
Titus in Limpopo
SAfm · The National Briefing · 2 Oct 08:54
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Says a contributor brought relief and contrasts that inspiration with businesses closing after failures to provide water and electricity.
“A breath of fresh air. I feel relieved.”
Mandla in Cape Town
SAfm · The National Briefing · 2 Oct 08:52
