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Friday 9 October16

  1. 14:03702The Azania Mosaka Showheard as “Joburg CBD”Johannesburg CBD0.7 km

    At least 10 cars were torched and one shop was looted. Several armoured metro police vehicles and police cars deployed have since been redeployed to the Joburg CBD, where a group of men have been marching against the Concord's July.

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  2. 12:27SAfmUpdate at Noonheard as “Bramfontein”Braamfontein1 km

    Now, that was the Home Affairs Minister, Dr. Leon Schreiber, speaking to SABC senior news reporter Kanima Panga. Meanwhile, Johannesburg police have fired rubber bullets at protesters outside the Constitutional Court in Bramfontein.

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  3. We've been stationed at MCN Bree taxi rank at Newtown, but now we have moved down further down Helen Joseph Street, and the police are still maintaining that presence. And there seems to be no desire to disperse from the protesters. And in

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  4. 12:17702The Midday Report

    Street, just moving down, continuing to move. We've been stationed at MCN Bree Taxi Rank at Newtown, but now we have moved down further down Helen Joseph Street, and the police are still maintaining that presence. And there seems to be no

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  5. 12:00702The Midday Report

    We are currently now stationed at the MTN bushery in Newtown with the crowd and police presence is still here. The demonstrators have been protesting against illegal immigration and the handling of asylum applications following the

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  6. 12:00Cape Talkheard as “MTN Bushery in Newtown”

    as they made their way towards the Johannesburg CBD. We are currently now stationed at the MTN Bushery in Newtown with the crowd and police presence is still here. The demonstrators have been protesting against illegal immigration and the

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  7. 12:00702The Midday ReportJohannesburg CBD0.7 km

    Fandese joins us live now from that area. Analita, take us through what the latest is. Balib, a crowd of protesters has moved out of the Constitutional Court precinct, escorted by police as they made their way towards the Johannesburg CBD.

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  8. 10:39947Mo Flava on 947heard as “Rosettaville”Rosettenville5 km

    you did. Well, then share with me what I might already know. Yes, Santa Rama, Mini Land in Rosettaville. Yeah, listen, I'm also inclined to think the same. Have you been there before? No, definitely. I've taken my son there before. So,

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  9. 09:48702The Clement Manyathela ShowRosebank7 km

    clarity on how to deal with this. To Misani, I'm in Jermiston. Thank you. Is it Okello in Rosebank? What do you want to say? Hi. Sure. Good morning, Clements. I am honestly, I am shocked at the pace at which this conversation has just

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  10. 07:48SAfmThe National Briefingheard as “Sapphire Town”Sophiatown (Triomf)7 km

    And where he met his lifelong mentor, Father Trevor Huddleston. You know, Sapphire Town was alive with jazz and writers and photographers. But from 1955, the state moved people out by force and ultimately flattened the neighborhood. The

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  11. 07:47SAfmThe National Briefingheard as “Sapphire Town”Sophiatown (Triomf)7 km

    of joy, and with good reason. A shared joy tells people that they matter and that their lives are worth celebrating. And apartheid needed Black South Africans to doubt that. So think of Sapphire Town, where the arch lived as a teenager.

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  12. 07:25947Anele and the ClubRosebank7 km

    Higgs got me hooked on it. Right? I first bought it at the pantry there in Rosebank. Yeah. And it was just amazing. Oh my word, your chicken, especially the hard-bodied chicken umle. And then they just stopped stocking it. Then I was

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  13. 04:47702Early Breakfastheard as “Rosebank Mall”Rosebank7 km

    At Rosebank Mall. It's a five-kilometer run or walk and just an incredible family-friendly event. Rosebankmall.co.za, it's the Rosebank Mall Pink Run. Saturday, 24 October starts at 7 a.m. And in the Cape. Let's just take a look at what's

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  14. 04:47702Early Breakfastheard as “Rosebank Mall”Rosebank7 km

    what you feel that you want to donate. The official Paint the Cradle Pink Ride, you'll find the details on their event page. And then just looking ahead, don't forget the Rosebank Mall Pink Run returns Saturday, 24 October, starting 7 a.m.

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  15. Oh, Clement, no, no, oh, Iman is amazing. Prince will go. Okay, I think what's clear is that Melville was the place to be for Iman Rapetti. It was cool once upon a time. You're right? It's 10:30. More of your callers and whatsapps are the

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  16. Melville, when Poppies were still all the rage in Melville. And there was a function going on, and myself and my family and my 13-year-old daughter, 15-year-old daughter at the time, spotted Iman and she came up to me and she said, Daddy,

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Thursday 8 October16

  1. in 1953. And so, very few electrical insulations are probably older than that. I live in Parkhurst, which has very old mining houses, but even my house has modern low-voltage protection gear. So, very seldom will you oversee that. Secondly,

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  2. 21:13SAfmThe Meeting PointRosebank7 km

    also. And Zabzo, of course, was one of their artists. I went to this listening session in Rosebank, found Hore Neman. You know, these guys, they can rap, yes. But I've been scripting and I've been rapping from way back, you know. And I

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  3. 17:23947947 Drive with ThandoMelville4 km

    Can't Beat on 947 Drive with Tundle. And back for day number four, we've got Hannah out in Melville. Melville, how are you doing, Hannah? I'm good in you. No complaints. Hannah, why do you sound so disappointed today? No, I'm not. I'm just

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  4. 16:50947947 Drive with ThandoParktown3 km

    you're driving in a yellow lane. I'd rather just get to work safely myself. Jay Shree out in Parktown, how are you doing? I'm good, sir. How are you? So good. And I think you've got a very important question. This is a very good question.

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  5. 14:58SAfmThe Full Circleheard as “Auckland Park”Aukland Park4 km

    2026. I just shortened it to the Nation Brand Forum 2026. We'll see you tomorrow, not from Auckland Park, but we are going to be out at, we're going back to campus. We are going back to campus tomorrow. We're going back to school. We're

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  6. 14:11702The Azania Mosaka Showheard as “Auckland Park”Aukland Park4 km

    She's a domestic worker in Melville and she went to Campus Square in Auckland Park to do some background, some excuse me, banking and shopping. One of the stores she went into was Pep Home. At the entrance, she was asked to leave her

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  7. 10:38Cape TalkThe Clarence Ford ShowRosebank7 km

    Funded mainly by UCT and some businesses. For further confusion, Alma Road, Rosebank, south side of the road, comes under Rondebash Saps and the north side under Mowbray Saps. And Pippa is a near neighbour. She never. Okay, right. Why?

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  8. 10:37Cape TalkThe Clarence Ford ShowRosebank7 km

    the Joint Civic Association, RMCA, seems to have fallen by the wayside. And one part of Rosebank and one part of Mowbray belong to LMRID, to which residents pay extra rates via cocked account. Another part of Rosebank and Mowbray have a

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  9. 10:29702The Clement Manyathela ShowMelville4 km

    thing about Iman is how she's able to make a switch, you know, with the breakfast news, you know, something serious, and oh, you should meet her on the weekend. I remember those years when I used to meet her at Melville, you know.

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  10. 10:29702The Clement Manyathela ShowMelville4 km

    In Melville, when Poppies were still all the rage in Melville, and there was a function going on, and myself and my family, and my 13-year-old daughter, 15-year-old daughter at the time, spotted Iman and she came up to me and she said,

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  11. 09:20Cape TalkThe Clarence Ford ShowJohannesburg CBD0.7 km

    Hijacked buildings in the Johannesburg CBD, and we'll tell you more as that case gets underway probably in the next hour or so. That and a ton others, Clarence. We're busy, team evaluation. Just how do you manage your passwords? How do you

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  12. 08:14Power FMPOWER Breakfastheard as “Joburg”Joburg CBD0.7 km

    and Audit Readiness Pledge Signing Ceremony, which took place in Brixton here in Joburg on Tuesday, where the Houten Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department, as long along with the Gauteng Provincial Treasury,

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  13. 08:06Kaya 959Kaya Breakfastheard as “Joburg”Joburg CBD0.7 km

    In your weather, a fine start to the day, later becoming sunny across Haudeng. Temperatures in Joburg are set to peak at 26 degrees, 29 in Tsuane, 26 in Ekurlene, 28 in Merafong, and 28 degrees in Sidibeng. Here's Mpoma Boy with your

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  14. 06:05SAfmThe National Briefingheard as “Joburg”Joburg CBD0.7 km

    the Sundown squad for the MTN8 final against his old club, Orlando Pirates. And in cricket, a Joburg schoolboy, Jason Rowls, has landed a 2.9 million rand deal with the Joburg Super Kings at the SA20 auction. All this and more at around

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  15. I was a young Joebug joller. I was thinking about what club am I going to go to tonight in Hillbrow and girlfriends and stuff. And here were these people my age, and they were prepared to die. And for the first time, it dawned on me I'm

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  16. update is. But I wanted to bring this conversation through because these things have happened. These things have happened. Many, many years ago, I found myself in Rosebank. A man was begging on the side of the road. I had my scuff teeth.

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Wednesday 7 October13

  1. 22:21947The Night Shift with Ndabeheard as “Joburg”Joburg CBD0.7 km

    in South Africa and bringing those back is Msaki, who's going to be part of the tour as well in Cape Town. Also, shout outs to Wanda Limbambeni in Joburg as well. It feels like a full circle moment. How do you feel connecting with people?

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  2. 21:49SAfmThe Meeting PointParktown3 km

    The meeting point on SAFM. I've got Oman Vui, Parktown North. How are you? It's been a minute. I am good, thanks. I actually want to talk about two things. One was the crime conversation that you covered, and the one is the one with the

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  3. 17:41702Afternoon DriveSouth Hills8 km

    At an orphanage in South Hills, Johannesburg. And my plea to the 702 listeners, the children at the home, they need a TV and then I was thinking of building them like a bookshelf where they can sit and read books in our

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  4. 15:58702Afternoon Driveheard as “Brownfonteen”Braamfontein1 km

    as 25, especially when the medium you're working in or the framework you're working in is itself so fast-moving. What have you changed for this year that wasn't there before? So, historically, the festival was in Brownfonteen and then it.

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  5. 15:48Power FMPOWER DriveGreenside6 km

    Pretoria, then let me go to Greenside. Temba High, good afternoon. All right, so how are you? I'm a Niya Pila. You know, Bongi, I think refrain from making irresponsible statements. Especially like Seiper saying the churches don't know the

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  6. 14:24702The Azania Mosaka ShowHyde Park9 km

    Me driving from Hyde Park to your studio. Actually, you are actually on the money about that. I need to ask. Much safer, and that's because of improved monitoring that has come into anesthesia. So, anesthesia now is much, much safer than

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  7. 12:41702The Midday Reportheard as “Troyville”Troyeville3 km

    creative heartbeat of Joberg. It stretches across the eastern inner city. So it spans neighborhoods like Lawrenceville and Troyville and Bertrams. And it's a dynamic grassroots movement. It's a creative ecosystem where social enterprise.

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  8. 12:41Cape Talkheard as “Troyville”Troyeville3 km

    heard of Victoria Yards. And Makers Valley is the creative heartbeat of Joberg. It stretches across the eastern inner city. So it spans neighborhoods like Lawrenceville and Troyville and Bertrams. And it's a dynamic grassroots movie.

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  9. 10:45Cape TalkThe Clarence Ford Showheard as “Day Bellevue”Bellevue5 km

    years ago, my car was broken into. I went to the police station to go report it, specifically Day Bellevue Police Station. And sitting there in the GBV desk was a lady reporting something to the police officer. The police station was dead

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  10. 09:04947Mo Flava on 947heard as “Joburg”Joburg CBD0.7 km

    21 degrees in Joburg. Good morning. I'm Timbek Ilem Kototo. The Randberg Magistrates Court will hear more discussions today around the recordings of suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya when his bail hearing

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  11. 08:41702702 BreakfastLinden9 km

    October will survive in my house. We've had a scorpion, we've had a crab because I live in Linden, which has got a very high water table. If it rains a lot, sometimes we've had a crab in our garden that survived. I have thrown stones at

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  12. on a Monday? Like, it's like when you think of an impromptu thing to do on a Monday around Parkhurst or in most restaurants, they are closed on a Monday. Come on, guys, help us out. You know, maybe I'm trying to impress, and it's a Monday

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  13. big lockdown. And we opened up across the road or down the road from Theo. Yeah. Yeah, how did you guys survive that? I mean, every most businesses really struggled. During COVID. So Kolonaki in Parkhurst is just a very special restaurant.

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Tuesday 6 October14

  1. 23:34SAfmNight Fallheard as “Joburg”Joburg CBD0.7 km

    councillor. You can't have a ward councillor chosen by 5,000 prisoners. Or if I'm living in Joburg, I can't pick the ward councillor in Bloemfontein. Pretty much. So the prison thing is an anomaly, and yes, they can't vote, but pretty much

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  2. 22:59702The Aubrey Masango ShowMelville4 km

    702 serving the 702 family in 702 land, including those of you living in Melville. Copies goes back 3 billion years. Stone Age tools have been found on the copies and several iron smelting furnaces dating back to the Iron Age have been

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  3. 21:57SAfmThe Meeting PointMelville4 km

    the lights are on M1. It might be for you. Ben says the lights are on the M1. I drive through Melville. The lights are out from the cemetery. Yeah. Bottom of the cemetery, bottom of the hill, all the way through Melville. Bayers Nordir

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  4. 21:47Kaya 959Point of ViewKensington6 km

    just give us his sense of what they believe is happening around the city of Johannesburg's Kensington and Malvern area. The City of Johannesburg spokesperson, Tatisi Modingwana, thank you so much for making time for us. Good evening and

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  5. Mufupi. What a busy day. So many of you might be familiar with Kaya House. We are here in Rosebank on 195 Jansmut Avenue, and right across the road from us is a filling station. Earlier on today, and even looking right across the window

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  6. 18:04Kaya 959Kaya Bizheard as “Joburg”Joburg CBD0.7 km

    Then tomorrow, temperatures in Joburg are set to peak at highs of 26 degrees, 29 in Suane, 25 in Ekurhuleni, 26 in Mirafong, and 25 degrees in Sidibang. If you missed it, with just hours left for motorists to fill up before the fuel price

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  7. 15:17702Afternoon DriveParktown3 km

    market during the week of corporates. And then obviously on the weekends, come into your family. We're in such a great encounter area with the schools. So whenever there's water polo or rugby happening at St. John's or Parktown Ball.

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  8. 13:22702The Azania Mosaka ShowHyde Park9 km

    a bad thing. One double eight three oh seven oh two, the WhatsApp line 0727021702. Nadosh in Hyde Park. Hi, Nadosh. Hi, good afternoon to you. How are you? Good, thanks to you. Good, thank you. Well, listen, thank you for the opportunity.

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  9. 09:29702The Clement Manyathela ShowBruma8 km

    We are currently located. We are located in Bruma, 39 Ernest Oppenheimer Avenue. So it's around Johannesburg, just near Bedford View. Yeah. But it's like opposite Eastgate and McDonald's, right above that area. All right. What difference do

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  10. 07:57702702 BreakfastRosebank7 km

    at the market in 94 when it opened. Goodness me. I mean, you can get almost anything at the Rosebank market. Just give us a sense of the variety that's on offer in terms of what the traders sell there. So, first of all, we have a lot of

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  11. 07:57702702 BreakfastRosebank7 km

    one of those that is sort of a landmark, certainly a feature of Johannesburg. How long has the Rosebank Sunday market been open now? The Sunday market was started in 2013, but the original Rosebank market was opened in 1994. Oh, my

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  12. 07:56702702 BreakfastRosebank7 km

    are and in the category: greatest food and craft markets. KG, drum roll, please. It's the Rosebank Sunday market. And the CEO of the Rosebank Sunday Market, Dana Duran, is with us this morning. Dana, congratulations! Thank you so much. This

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  13. 06:04Kaya 959Kaya Breakfastheard as “Joburg”Joburg CBD0.7 km

    the victims' release. In your weather, a fine start to the day across Gauteng. Temperatures in Joburg are set to peak at 21 degrees, 23 in Suane, 21 in Agurulene, 21 in Merafong, and 22 degrees in Sidibang. Here's Mpoma Boy with your

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  14. currently. Many, many stories like that. Can you tell us a little bit about Pinkhurst? What is Pinkhurst all about? Parkhurst, the beautiful community in the north of Johannesburg on Fourth Avenue, that street where all those beautiful

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Monday 5 October1

  1. 23:35702The Aubrey Masango ShowGreenside6 km

    of the organization, and how the country is behaving. Let me stop you there. Thanks very much for your call. What do you make of what Sakil has to say? Yeah, give me a call. Michael is in Greenside. Hi, Michael. Hey, Obi. I definitely can.

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